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Born in Bogota, Colombia, Richard J Bosner is a Latinx award-winning Producer/Director who has established himself as one of the leading voices for a new generation of diverse, politically charged filmmakers. He is best known for producing the true story Fruitvale Station starring Octavia Spencer and Michael B. Jordan which received the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Grand Jury Prize in the Dramatic category and the Sundance Audience Award along with 44 nominations/wins during the 2013 Awards Season. Bosner has also produced numerous breakout films such as Nick Sandow’s The Wannabe starring Patricia Arquette, with Executive Producers, Dean Devlin and Martin Scorsese; Other People starring Molly Shannon, Mapplethorpe starring Matt Smith; and Netflix’s Take the 10 starring Josh Peck and Tony Revolori. To hear my interview with Richard press play on the embedded player below:

GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN  Director: Richard E. Chuna Stars: Sally Fraser, Buddy Baer, Morris Ankrum, and Bob Steele The picture above, says it all. If you see that image and want to know more, you should check out Richard E. Chuna's 1958 backyard horror schlockfest GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN.  From a first-time director, writer, and producer the film has an infectious energy that's only possible from a group of people who have no idea what they are doing. If you imagine a film somewhere in between Ed Wood and Roger Corman you won't be far off.  Dr. Frederick Cleveland (Morris Ankrum) and his daughter Janet (Sally Fraser) are joined by scientific researcher Wayne Brooks (Ed Kemmer) in the pursuit of ancient artifacts from Vargas, a giant 500-year-old Spanish conquistador, you know that old chestnut. When a lightning storm interrupts their search, the team finds much more than artifacts when the long-lost Vargas returns to life, with a murderous rage and an ax to grind! While amate

 Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired worldwide rights to distribute Thomas F. Mazziotti’s THE MIMIC. Written and directed by Mazziotti, THE MIMIC stars Thomas Sadoski, Jake Robinson, Austin Pendleton, Gina Gershon, Jessica Walter, M. Emmet Walsh, Jessica Keenan Wynn, and Josh Pais. After a successful world premiere at the 2020 Cinequest Film Festival, the comedy is slated to release in theaters and on demand on February 5, 2021.  Based on a true story, ‘the Narrator’ (Thomas Sadoski) is befriended by his young new neighbor (Jake Robinson), after he joins the local newspaper team. Obsessed with the idea that ‘the Kid’ may be a sociopath, ‘the Narrator’ goes to extreme lengths to uncover the truth about him. After unsettling rendezvous, the truth he finds is anything but what he expected. "Sociopaths have been portrayed as a shady bunch up until now. Inspired by true events, this confrontational comedy explores the uncharted territory of the lighter side of

Written and directed by Award-winning AFI alumnus Matthew Gentile, American Murderer is based on the true story of Jason Derek Brown — a charismatic con man turned party king who bankrolls his luxurious lifestyle through a series of scams.  When his funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots his most elaborate scheme yet and, in the process, becomes the FBI’s most unlikely — and elusive — top ten fugitive.   Schneider currently stars on Amazon’s “Tales from the Loop,” and is known for his roles on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” and Warner Bros. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Other notable film credits include Bright Star and MGM’s Lars and the Real Girl. VanSanten was recently in Amazon’s meteoric hit “The Boys,” and currently stars in Apple TV’s “For All Mankind,” which was just picked up for a third season ahead of the season two launch in February. Other credits include the CW’s “One Tree Hill,” and the USA drama series “Shooter.” Corrigan’s

  The award-winning film FEELING THROUGH has been breaking barriers. Not only does it star a DeafBlind actor, but the director Doug Roland has also been holding fully accessible screenings across America (first in person and now virtually). The film was inspired by a chance meeting Roland had late one night with Artemio, a DeafBlind person. The topical film has been selected for numerous high-profile international film festivals and has been taking home numerous awards.  FEELING THROUGH can be seen online during Slamdance in February 2021. This 13 time award-winning film (made in partnership with Helen Keller Services) marks the first time a DeafBlind actor has ever starred in a film. This coming of age story follows Tereek, a teen wandering the streets of New York, desperate for a place to crash when he encounters Artie, a DeafBlind man in need of help getting home. What begins as an awkward meeting between strangers, quickly becomes an intimate bond between friends and a journey that

 Yingying Zhang, a 26-year-old Chinese student, comes to the U.S. to study. In her detailed and beautiful diaries, the aspiring young scientist and teacher is full of optimism, hoping to also be married and a mother someday. Within weeks of her arrival, Yingying disappears from the campus. Through exclusive access to Yingying’s family and boyfriend, FINDING YINGYING closely follows their journey as they search to unravel the mystery of her disappearance and seek justice for their daughter while navigating a strange, foreign country. But most of all, FINDING YINGYING is the story of who Yingying was: a talented young woman loved by her family and friends.

  Today I'm joined by Kevin Mcdonald from The Kids in The Hall, Colin Mochrie from Whose Line is it Anyway, and director Mike Stasko to discuss their film Boys Vs. Girls. The film is set squarely in 1990 and is about a summer camp that is forced to go co-ed for the first time for financial reasons. The counselors don’t like the change and a battle of the sexes ensues. The film is currently available on VOD. To hear the interview press play on the embedded player below

  Academy Award and Emmy Nominated Uli Edel (Baader Meinhof Complex, “Houdini”) has signed on to direct Shadow Song, which is based on the 2017 Award-Winning short, A Children’s Song. Academy Award Nominated screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs (Chocolat) wrote the script. The feature film will be produced by Sid Ganis and Nancy Hult Ganis at Out of the Blue Entertainment, and The H Collective’s (THC) Kent Jianhui Huang and Mark Rau, who was recently named CEO of THC Germany. Ganis, who is on the board of THC, produced A Children’s Song, which won top awards at more than 20 film festivals worldwide. Inspired by the true story, the film is set in contemporary times with flashbacks to WWII and tells the story of an aspiring Chinese music student who comes to the U.S. and befriends an equally talented young Jewish student at the same school. When they are to perform an unpublished piece for their academic requirements, they discover that they are playing the same song. As they both race to p

Estranged from his manipulative cancer-stricken mother, Stan, a quixotic 19-year-old, dons a disguise and joins a therapy workshop for disfigured patients in a misguided attempt to reconnect with her. But when his deception is revealed, Stan, who is desperate to gain coping skills to care for his disease-ravaged mother, offers the afflicted patients a bargain: he stays with the group, and in exchange he teaches them how feel good about themselves : by using their "ugliness" as a weapon against our beauty-obsessed culture. The film features music from the Violent Femmes & more.

  A family fights for survival as a planet-killing comet races to Earth. John Garrity (Gerard Butler), his estranged wife Allison (Morena Baccarin), and young son Nathan make a perilous journey to their only hope for sanctuary. Amid terrifying news accounts of cities around the world being leveled by the comet’s fragments, the Garrity’s experience the best and worst in humanity. As the countdown to global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.