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Films
Two in the Bush
Synopsis: Caught in the space between two cultures, a young man navigates the gray world of love, Arab American style. 1080p XDCAM EX (Blu-ray, HDCam, DigiBeta, DVCam, DVD, MiniDV Available) / 8:50 Writer / Director Ali Imran Zaidi
A Man in the Attic
Synopsis: An American Muslim ponders, discusses and ruminates on his position in America, and the decline of his people in western civilization. A quiet sequence of imagery and poetic words presents a first-hand account of a life, experience and voice heavily underexposed in a time when such voices ought to be heard. 24p MiniDV (BetaSP,(…)
Average Community Wins!
“Average Community“, a partner film shot by Ali Imran Zaidi, wins the Audience Award at CMJ in NYC!
Average Community at CMJ in NYC!
The feature length documentary Average Community (Directed by Fred Zara, Assistant Directed/Shot by Ali Imran Zaidi) is premiering at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City! The Zara Brothers’ feature documentary Average Community will have its official World Premiere this month at the CMJ Film Festival. Advanced screenings of the gritty punk-rock docu-memoir have(…)
Average Community
Synopsis: Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, a post-industrial wasteland of abandoned factories, neglected row houses and urban decay. Trenton is a relic of America’s once-thriving manufacturing economy, the kind of city most of us have long since forgotten. But for Fred Zara, a 30-something family man living an average suburban life near downtown Orlando, it’s(…)
SoCal Film Festival
Two in the Bush has been accepted into the 5th annual Socal Film Festival! It’s in Huntington Beach, CA, an hour south of LA. Hmmmm, worth a visit. Keith David is going to be there. Love that guy. It takes a special kind of actor to be able to make you laugh and totally terrify(…)
Indie Film Jam ’09 – WINNER!
Update! We’ve won the Special Jury Prize! Congrats to all the cast and crew; the whole small band of criminals. A new laurel (coming soon) to post on the Two in the Bush» page! — We screened at the Florida Music Festival’s Indie Film Jam» last night, and it went great. Happy crowd, John Thiesen(…)
Stuck
Synopsis: If everything you throw away comes back to you… Director: Banks Helfrich Visit WhoIsBanksHelfrich.com »
Swear to Me
Synopsis: IN A LAND beset by confusion, IN A TIME just like the present, ONE MAN is presented with life, the universe and everything. And does nothing. 24p MiniDV (BetaSP, DVCam, DVD, MiniDV Available) / 09:30 Writer / Director Ali Imran Zaidi
Life & Times
Synopsis: What kind of world do you want to live in? Loudmouth Joe has very cut-and-dry opinions about what the world should be like, and he’s not afraid to express them. But, when Joe’s roommate is forced to endure an early-morning rant on the brutal tenets of common courtesy, he calls into question whether or(…)
The Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4q1F7-PUKMSynopsis: Two strangers meet at a party and play a seductive game of cat and mouse. Starring: Deborah Stewart with Joe Cipriani and Daniel Vincent Gordh. Directed by Will Gordh. Written by Ali Imran Zaidi. Produced by Showbiz Shorts
The Squirt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrSUkWAgPeESynopsis: A young woman shares her wisdom with a young girl, but something is not quite right. Starring: Brittany Carson with Charlotte Andrews, Jay Mogavero, Alex Andrews and Michael Shapiro Directed by Janessa Joffe. Written by Ali Imran Zaidi and Linda Andersson Produced by Showbiz Shorts
Getting Lear
Synopsis: Did Shakespeare create King Lear for the purpose of educating his audience on the issues of aging, retirement, and ultimately death? A retired English professor and a group of his friends attempt to answer these questions by performing scenes from Shakespeare’s play and then applying the scenes to their own real life situations. Director:(…)
A Tale of Two Megans
Synopsis: Confident science major Mark Jarvis has never encountered a problem he couldn’t solve through cool-headed analysis. But when he falls head-over-heels in love with two women of equal-but-opposite appeal, the cocky whiz kid finds himself faced with the impossible task of having to choose just one. After fruitlessly grappling with rival ends of his(…)