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Features — Directors Marc Zammit, Laura Jean Marsh London. Sets UK, Hungary, Pre Malta. Member Maine Film/Arts Waterville, Member of Sundance Art Houses U.S. | Lincoln Theater Indie Member, StonyBrook Indie Staller Cntr Member StonyBrook, NY ; Maine Int’l Film Festival | Former Chicagoland, present Maine MidCoast.
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Lautir (2021)
Flawless filmmaking
Brilliantly Done. Fantasy-terror in short film. Makes for a great study in film editing.
El embarcadero (2019)
Why were Eng ..subtitles removed in US?
Wonderful, enjoyable film. However subtitles now are unavailable. Limited showing entirely. Cinematography lovely..location lends to story wonderfully. Characters well acted. Perfect casting. Writing "natural", organic via communication of delivery . With no disrespect to a film, but Stars lost for platform lacking subs once available.
Métèque (2020)
Award Winning Short-Métèque
Timely needs to be seen. Based on a true story. Immigration, displacement.. the power to change comes from understanding.
Lyna Dubarry, French Moroccan, Writer of Métèque
🖊"My main objective with this film is to reflect on how we treat immigrants in our countries, the shame we make them carry."
Says it all!
Homeless Ashes (2019)
Homeless Ashes - Truth To Film-Homelessness, how did we get here?
There have been other films made revolving around the homeless. And we've seen the tents, cardboard shelters erected in allies, under bridges, the homeless sleeping in city parks, shopping carts that carry one's only possessions; but didn't you wonder how that person got to the place of homelessness-where hopes & dreams quickly vanished, lives shattered, trust turned to fear-often overnight?
In his film, "Homeless Ashes", storyteller Marc Zammit (with George Willcox, scriptwriter) takes the audience into the life of a young boy, "Frankie" (amazing actor in Hector Bateman-Harden), a runnaway to the streets, with his quickly packed backpack holding a child's prized possessions, after traumatized by a single tragic family event, no child should ever have to face.
Frankie now must adapt to a scary unfamiliar world filled with strangers holding on to the shadows of their own pasts, haunting them each and every day, doing whatever they can to cope, survive til the next day and the day after that.
Marc Zammit not only directs, he produces and acts-portraying the adult "Frankie", who has grown up on the streets. We get to know the people he meets-some good, some bad, and some ugly.
What's the adage-
"Until you walk in someone else's shoes?"
The story is told by a remarkable, talented cast and crew who gave of their hearts, their talents into the making of this Indiefilm, taking 4 years to complete on a small budget + the generosity generous people coming together from all over the world because they believed in the story "Homeless Ashes".
The film will bring tears, at times may leave you silent; but when you do speak of this film, and you will; don't be surprised to hear "I knew someone:"
"who was homeless or rough living-son, daughter, brother, sister, business associate.."
"I couch-hopped", "I worked in the daytime (tech company, divorce), slept in my car at night, no one knew"
"We helped a family member with medical bills, used our savings, we were this close to homeless ourselves"
I applaud Director-Producer Marc Zammit-a memorable film made from the heart, and Homeless Ashes was made from the hearts of many.
The homeless, destitute, their stories, finally told.
Everyone should see this film-"understanding the whys" is the first step that leads to combating a
tragic human issue-Homelessness, domestic violence.
%ticket proceeds will go to homeless/domestic violence related orgs. Several in the homeless community also cast in the film.