Music & Film Production

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A label currently in development dedicated the highest quality recordings possible with, mostly, unprocessed acoustic instrumental and vocal. With releases on vinyl, Redbook CD, 24/96, 24/176 and 24/192 CD and download.

Core artists reflect crossover and pure Jazz, Pop, Folk, and Classical. In discussion and initially contractually cleared: Bela Fleck, Tuck and Patti, Manhattan Transfer, and Richie Havens.
Distribution is intended to expand from the historical "Audiophile" Market with artists of a broader reach.
Initial talks have been with Concord Music Group for Distribution.

"An Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Blind"

The following statement is a distillation of my vision and purpose for Writing and Producing the film herein described:

I am in pre production on a unique film, with actors, for theatrical release using an innovative structure and style. It addresses the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. The story of the Refusniks of the Israeli Military refusing missions of revenge or occupation.

Potential source material is the Peretz Kidron Compiled and Edited, "Refusnik!: Israel's Soldiers of Conscience". Widely vilified and frequently imprisoned, this film will portray the Refusniks as true heroes.

As additional thematic source material Avraham Burg's (former Speaker of the Knesset and Chairman of the World Zionist Organization) recent best seller,
"The Holocaust is Over We Must Rise From its Ashes". "In Burg's view Israel must move beyond Hitler's poisoned legacy. If they cannot or will not do this, the Middle East will never see peace and Israel has no future."

Additional potential source material: Norman Finkelstein’s, “Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History”. “ …about the daily practices of the occupation and colonization of the Palestinian territories by Israel …why the blind defenders of Israel, by basing their arguments on false fact and figures, actually bring more damage than gains to their cause”-Baruch Kimmerling, George S. Wise Professor of Sociology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

I feel that it is past time for Israel to stop using the Holocaust as an excuse to oppress others and for all Jews to follow G-d's commandments.
If Jews are not obligated to take the moral high ground, who then?
Is this not exactly why Jews are "the chosen"?

The current conception of the structure of the film is a "coming of age" story of a righteous, but naive young American man who makes Aliya to Israel (emigrates) and joins the Army. A grandson of Holocaust survivors, very close to his grandparents, he develops a commitment to human rights at a young age.

The setting is at the time after the 2009 Invasion of Gaza.
As our young protagonist learns of real life in Israel, he discovers that the "Holy Land" is anything but being rife with hypocrisy. He learns graphically about the unjust suffering of the Palestinian people-especially innocent children.

This narrative will be inter-cut with news/interview footage pointedly reinforcing the immoral present reality. The structure will expand and depend on the precedent of the usage of documentary-like material used to help drive a narrative film.

The narrative/dramatic material will be shot in the style of Electronic News Gathering (ENG). The most current similar example is Jonathan Demme’s, “Rachael Getting Married, shot with hand held cameras using only available light.

The viewer of our film, at times, will not know if they are watching the narrative story or the inter-cut documentary-like footage.

I do not have a platform or desire to present any peace proposal (s).

Only the moral imperative.

I seek like minds to consult and any potential funders/Producers.

It seems feasible that the inter-cut news/interview footage compiled may define/inspire the narrative script.

Initial funds are needed to develop the documentary-like material and narrative script

The working title for the film comes from the lips of M.Gandhi:
"An Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Blind".

Best,
Michael Gliksman
CEO/Producer
Luckyman Media Group
www.luckymanmediagroup.com
831-423-5523