Tff 2008

I was curious to see how director Brian Hecker, a fellow South Floridian, would depict our neighborhood in his feature film Bart Got A Room, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival last week.

Tribeca understands and fosters the idea that films go beyond the world of sales agents and distributors. Each film is a small miracle in the fact that it even exists at all; and Tribeca knows it.

I've always felt the projects I gravitate towards are those that are character driven or rather, derived from the drama of the human condition. As a child of the 60's and 70's, I grew up idolizing the work of Frankenheimer and Coppola; directors who I feel best exemplified this style.

What drew me to From Within? There is great diversity to these characters. It was important to me that each one seemed real ...someone you might identify with.

To ponder our path is overwhelming, but when I simplify its core, I realize we are all still humans being and we are all one.

The world premiere of Chevolution at the Tribeca Film Festival is an important moment! The famous portrait of Che Guevara, "Guerrillero Heroico," was taken in 1960 by Cuban photographer Alberto Korda.

Next week my documentary, Waiting for Hockney, is fortunate to premiere at the TriBeCa Film Festival. My producing team---which includes Geralyn Drey...

I've always had a secret desire to make films about the experiences of Colombians and other Hispanics because of my personal experiences in their countries. Unfortunately, all Hollywood had been making were films about drug dealing, as if that was the only significant activity below our borders.