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katetsubata
Past work includes freelance journalism and leading the international NGO, "WAIT" to teach HIV/AIDS awareness through performing arts, reaching 24 countries.
Has co-written songs with composer Mehrdad Mizani, produced three musical albums: "Crazy Quilt", "Jewels Against the Night", and "Home of Love."
Has numerous finished screenplays ready for production. website: www.dancingjoymovie.com
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The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
Realistic and heartwarming ensemble story
This film grabs you from the first scene and carries you to the very last. Every character is portrayed with total believability. Domestic violence, mental illness, broken lives...are shown with dignity and compassion. An uplifting reminder of the simple, healing power of kindness and second chances.
All Saints (2017)
Embracing and Hopeful
I was pleasantly surprised by the strong acting and professional quality of this film. "All Saints" depicts the struggle of a fledgling pastor to revive a nearly-defunct church, while trying to meet the needs of a wave of refugees from war-torn Burma. While many faith- based films focus on miraculous conversions and battles with the secular, this film dealt with the more prevalent problems many congregations experience. Shrinking membership and aging populations, as well as the financial struggles of maintaining buildings--these are the painful reality for many faith communities. Poised for dissolution, the All Saints Episcopal church is about to be sold off, and the members scattered. Rather than go along with the sale, the people band together--old and new--to try to save the church through growing produce. The story is powerful, and the filmmakers have mixed professional actors and actual congregation members in the cast. This, and the use of the actual church and grounds for the filming location, brings a strong authentic feel to the film. Audiences will resonate with both the dilemma--and the solutions found by the main characters. Kudos to all for a relevant and uplifting film!
Ghost Town (2008)
This one hits the spot!
This was such a refreshing film for me. Extremely funny, totally unpredictable, and filled with little cameo nuggets that make you happy to see each weird character show up again. (I won't spoil it with examples, but you'll see...). The resolutions of the various sub-stories were moving. The main characters were each eccentric, making for some very funny interchanges. The plot is a roller-coaster ride--building you up and then pulling you in a totally unexpected direction. Great story, great direction, great acting. In our theater, people howled, wheezed and sobbed with laughter, and we all applauded spontaneously at the end. Very human, very touching too, without being soppy. Nice lift for your week.