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Ron GilbertI am now living in the heart of the film industry and have been involved in the film and theates industry for almost 50 years.I started out in New York City which was where the acting scene at the Actors Studio (I am a lifetime member) included Robert DeNiro,Dustin Hoffman ,Al Pacino,Robert Duval and other name actors like Martin Landau ,Rod Steiger,Shelley Winters,Paul Newman,Ben Gazzara and the list goes on. That was then and the picture has changed. A stage play in New York names a name Hollywood actor to make a profit. The independent film scene has also changed. Steven Soderbergh commented on that recently at the San Francisco International Film Festival and major companies have taken over the studios. I still work as an actor in commercials,TV and mostly independent films. I ahve worked with the major directors like Francis Ford Coppola,Sydney Lumet, and Bryan Singer whom I met on his first feature and the relationship is same even now. Currently I can be seen on reruns,commercials,short films and indie films. We are currently shooting this web series www.mamaluke-tv.com I have 2 award winning films on the festival circuit American Bred and Courier X http://pro.imdb.com/name/ In addition as a member of the Actors Studio I have taught at Strasberg Institute and Theatre of Arts and created 2 acting academies in Italy and have done workshops in London and other cities.the I have been a judge on many film festivals and worked with Independent Film Projects West as a producer on the feature film program and the Spirit Awards. Dog Sweat Turns up the heatDOGSWEAT turns up the heat
Director/writer/producerHossein Keshavarz along with Maryam Azadi who is alsothe writer/producer of this film take us on journey into the lives ofyoung adults who are living in Tehran and are dealing with issues which are commonplacein our everyday lives in real life and on reality TV in America. Thefilm’s title is the Iranian term for moonshine. So this is not a doggie moviebut a presentation what a dog’s life can be if you follow the culture and itstraditional values. Soyou will not be able to see this story on reality TV in Tehran because the system would never allowit to be shown but now fortunately for us we have a film completely shot guerilla style secretlyin Tehran using cinema verite in the truest sense Thesecourageous filmmakers placed themselves in danger in order to create thisportrait of present day Iran and Pandora’s Box is opened for us to view. Weenter the lives of six people and those of us who are parents are well aware ofthese difficulties that our children go through and the choices that they haveto make and the risks they take becausemommy and daddy would not permit them todo so or tell them not to do so Wesee the real Iran without censorship and not what the governmentwishes us to see. The risks taken by the filmmakers along with actors needs tobe applauded and praised. Thisfilm is a must see for everyone and will playing again on Thursday in the filmprogram of the Los Angeles Film Festival at the Regal Cinemas in downtown Los Angeles
23.06.2010 | Ron Gilbert's blog Cat. : America Asia Azadi CDATA director /writer Entertainment Entertainment Geography of Asia Geography of Iran Keshavarz Los Angeles Maryam Maryam Azadi Tehran Tehran the Los Angeles Film Festival writer /producer XML You will lead a dog's life if you follow tradition in Iran Hollywood
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