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Mi America

Mi America

FILM: “Mi America”

FORMAT: 35 millimeter full length feature

BUDGET: US$ 1,000,000 (approx.)

WRITER / DIRECTOR: Robert Fontaine, Jr.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Rick Porras & Doug Claybourne

TARGETED START DATE: 2012

GENRE: Character-Driven Drama

PRINCIPLE STAR CAST: TO BE DETERMINED

SUPPORTING CAST: TO BE DETERMINED

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Synopsis “Mi America” is an ensemble, character-driven feature film, that takes a hard look at the racial identity crisis in America. A hate crime perpetrated in a small community of Brooklyn, NYC will upset the delicate balance of an ethnically diverse populace. Rolando Ramirez, a resident of this community, and the detective investigating the hate crime, will ultimately be challenged and forced to question his own identity and beliefs about what it means to be an American.

Our Team

Is a union of respected and established producers, with track records of great successes, direct access to established talent, and strong film industry personal relationships developed over decades in the motion picture film industry. We are uniquely positioned to produce commercially and critically successful pictures to meet the new, exciting, and growing domestic and international market opportunities in independent motion picture filmmaking.

Doug Claybourne (Executive Producer)

Doug is one of the top Hollywood American producers of all time with +40 years in the business and trusted as first choice producer by WARNER BROTHERS Studios.

Doug has executive produced and / or assisted on some of the greatest motion picture films of our generation.

Doug’s films have grossed +US$ 500 million in theater box office revenue alone.

www.dougclaybourne.com/film.html

Doug: continued

A recent effort, “NORTH COUNTRY” (2005); brought Academy Award nominations to two of its stars, Charlize Theron and Frances McDormand. Co-stars included Sissy Spacek, Woody Harrelson, and Sean Bean. Doug most recently completed Executive Producing duties on “NIGHTS IN RODANTHE” (2008); starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane for Warner Brothers.

Upcoming projects are “THE THREE MARY'S”, “MIS-FITS” and “WRAPPED IN BLUE”.

Doug’s Credits:“APOCALYPSE NOW” (1979); starred Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, and Robert Duvall

“RUMBLE FISH” (1983); directed by Francis Ford Coppola (in Doug's native Tulsa)

“PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED” (1986); starred Nicholas Cage, Kathleen Turner and Jim Carrey

“THE WAR OF THE ROSES” (1989); a black comedy in which Michael Douglas & Kathleen Turner battle each other into oblivion, grossed >US$ 160mio worldwide.

“THE MASK OF ZORRO” (1998); with Steven Spielberg as Executive Producer starred Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, and co-starred Anthony Hopkins, boasted a worldwide gross of >US$ 250 million against a negative cost of US$ 57 million.

“THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS” (2001); a totally unexpected smash hit, that June 2001, with a weekend gross of US$ 42 million, and an ultimate worldwide box office gross of >US$ 200 million. It also grossed >US$ 100 million in video rentals.

Additional Credits Include such films as:

“JACK” (1996); starred Robin Williams with Director Francis Ford Coppola; “MONEY TRAIN” (1995); starred Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, and Jennifer Lopez; “DROP ZONE” (1994); starred Wesley Snipes, Gary Busy, and Yancy Butler; “D2: THE MIGHTY DUCKS” (1994); starred Emilio Estevez and Kathryn Erbe, “MR. BASEBALL” (1992); starred Tom Selleck; “Delirious” (1991); starred John Candy and Mariel Hemingway; “V.I. WARSHAWSKI” (1991); starred Kathleen Turner and Jay O. Sanders; “THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW” (1988); (Budget: US$ 7mio, USA Gross: >US$ 20mio), this well-regarded 1988 Wes Craven genre picture was jointly produced with David Ladd; “ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS” (1988); starred Jim Varney; “LIGHT OF DAY” (1987); starred Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands, and Joan Jett; “RUMBLE FISH” (1983); directed by Francis Ford Coppola starred Matt Dillon, Micky Rourke, Diane Lane and Dennis Hopper; “THE ESCAPE ARTIST” (1982); starred Raul Julia, Griffin O´Neal, Desi Arnaz, and Teri Carr.

Rick Porras (Executive Producer)

Rick  is  an  established  and  highly  successful  Mexican-American  producer,  whose  notable  film credits include 3 of the top grossing, box office hits of all time, namely:

•  “LORD OF THE RINGS” (2001) (Worldwide Box Office: US$ 870 million), •  “THE TWO TOWERS” (2002) (Worldwide Box Office: US$ 925 million), and•  “RETURN OF THE KING” (2003) (Worldwide Box Office: US$ 1.1 BILLION) 

          

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Rick; continued

Rick attended Stanford University, graduating in 1988 with a degree in History. 

Rick´s career began working on memorable films such as “DEATH BECOMES HER” (1992), starring Meryl Streep and Bruce Willis  in 1992, as a production associate. Additionally, he worked with film director Robert Zemeckis on “PUBLIC EYE” (1992); starring Joe Pesci.

Rick; continued

Rick again worked with Robert Zemeckis on “FORREST GUMP” (1994) (Worldwide Box Office: US$ 677 million),  starring  Tom Hanks, where Tom Hanks won  the Academy Award Oscar  for Best Actor  and Robert Zemeckis the Oscar for Best Director with his first directorial nomination.  

The film won the Academy Award Oscar for Best Picture. The film was a blockbuster and the most commercially-successful Best Picture winner (to that point)  in Academy history on “only” a US$ 55 million production budget. 

Rick’s films have grossed over US$ 4.5 BILLION in theater box office revenue!

Rick; continued

Additional film credits include:

“KING KONG” (2005) (Worldwide Box Office: US$ 550 million), with noted director Peter Jackson; and “CONTACT” (1997) (Worldwide Box Office: US$ 170 million), starring two-time Academy Award winner Jodi Foster, with noted director Robert Zemeckis. 

Robert Fontaine, Jr. - Writer and Director

Robert is an established Hispanic-American actor and international celebrity with screen, television and live theater credits that have gained him worldwide recognition. Robert began his acting career in New York City in 1980, training with the late and legendary theater director / teacher Gene Frankel. Robertʼs first film “The Beat,” shot  in  New  York was  Paul Monesʼ  directorial  debut  and  got  the  industry  interested  in  his work.  This  lead  to featured roles in “China Girl,” “Pay back,” “Whispers,” “Nightlife,” and “Mrs. Weber.”

Robert was  then offered a  contract  role by ABC Television  to  star  in “General Hospital.” Accepting  the  job, he instantly gained more press as being the only New York actor to be cast for a Los Angeles based show in eleven years.  His  work  on  “General Hospital” gained  him  a  Soap Opera Digest Award Nomination and an Emmy Nomination. Robert later moved on to star on the NBC show “Santa Barbara,” from which Robert earned another Emmy nomination and in 2000 “As The World Turns.”

Robert Fontaine, Jr. - Writer /Director (cont’d)

As an actor Robert has also worked with notable directors such as Wes Anderson (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, Royal Tennebaums), Paul Mones (The Beat), Able Ferrara(China Girl and The Bad Lieutenant) and most recently an Eric Schaffer project “Mind The Gap.”

In 1995 Robert made his directorial debut with the short film entitled “Rebels.” That film led to the financing of the full length feature “Crispy, Crackers and Beans,” which Robert co-wrote, co-produced, directed and starred in. The film had itʼs premier in New York 1997 at the IFFM,  and fostered strong interest from studios and distributors and caught the attention of Martin Scorsese. Currently, “Crispy Crackers and Beans,” has been acquired by NETFLIX, and is quickly becoming a “Cult Classic.”

Velasco is a Mexican director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Has directed several short films, three TV movies and co-directed an indie feature film. Shot the EPK footage for films like Apocalypto and Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and has worked as director and first AD in foreign and Mexican commercials. 

Participated in the Talent Campus Guadalajara 3 and the cinematography master classes Writing With Light 2 and 3 lectured by Guillermo Navarro (ASC) and Gabriel Beristain (ASC, BSC), respectively. Also coursed several film workshops on directing actors, screenwriting and production. 

Has been awarded twice with the PECDAV (Vera Cruz state arts grant) and won a grant given by IMCINE (Mexican Film Institute) to produce his latest short film Juan & La Borrega (2011).

J. Xavier Velasco - Director of Photography

“Mi America” 

CLIVE OWEN – (“A“ List Actor). "I wish I could do this film. It's unlike anything I've ever been offered before.

But because of nearly two years worth of commitments, there is just no way to fit this in.

A great loss for me“.

Mi America Script Critical Acclaims

Mi America Script Critical Acclaims

“Mi America”Dana Offenbach – (EVP, Production, NEHST FILMS)

"The pitch of this project was awful ... my mother had just passed away and I did not want to read or know anything script or film related. On a phone call with my brother, I was flipping through the script lying on the counter. Within minutes I was submerged. I had to put the phone down and read it. Immediately I found solace and found myself riveted and traveling through another persons pain and redemption. I could not put it down.

I thought if we (NEHST) don't do this we have missed an important train ride.“

“Mi America”Matthew Plouff – (Creative Executive, Focus Features)

“There's all the right stuff in this story to make it an award winner and international box office success.

It's themes are universal and hold up a mirror to societies social-logical issues that desperately need to be addressed today.

With the right ensemble it cannot fail. It should not.“

Mi America Script Critical Acclaims