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Astoria Park Staged Reading at Hellgate Social
The Q Note and Crescent Street Films present a staged reading of the feature film script Astoria Park Sunday May 16 at Astoria's Hellgate Social. Read the Full Story...
Astoria Park: Staged Reading Promo
There never was a hotter montage of freestyle rap, Hindu wisdom, emotional explosions, social & political commentaries, racial tensions, unbridled homophobia...all filmed on the Nuyorican stage! Check out the clips from our Staged Reading of Astoria Park. Read the Full Story...
CSF in El Diario: Translated Article
The wonderful thing about this film - which was written by both of these guys, starring Paras and filmed by Valantis-is how it achieves to expose racial conflicts among boys, which in most cases were born in the US, but from different backgrounds. Read the Full Story...
Astoria Park: Pictures from the Staged Reading
The staged reading of Astoria Park was a huge success!!! Thanks to the Nuyorican, the audience, and to our wonderful cast and crew. Take a look at some pics from the reading! Read the Full Story...
theQnote: What Really Happens in the Park
When they were students at Syracuse University, watching Bollywood flicks with a group of friends was a tradition for Stamelos and Chaudhari. Inspired, they wanted to make their own movie, centered on basketball. Read the Full Story...
Putting it all on the Line: Sherlock Holmes' Kung Fu Stuntman
The latest stunts Mike has pulled can be seen in 2009's Not Your Grandma's Sleuth Story, feature film, Sherlock Holmes. Mike was assigned as Mark Strong's (Lord Blackwood) stunt double, no easy task. There was wirework and free falls and wooden planks, oh my, and some stunts done only in one take. Read the Full Story...
Paras Chaudhari & Ami Sheth to Join Zee Cinema in Panel Discussion
Independent filmmaker and actor Paras Chaudhari and up-and-coming television and film actress Ami Sheth will join Zee Cinema executives in a lively discussion on the history and future of Indian cinema, while examining the evolution of cinematic portrayals of women in India. Read the Full Story...
Astoria Park Staged Reading at Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Crescent Street Films presents a staged reading of the feature film script Astoria Park. After six years in the making and a short film version, Chrysovalantis Stamelos and Paras H. Chaudhari present to you their groundbreaking first feature. Read the Full Story...
Daily News: Film pals ready to give Astoria its closeup
Trying to capture the diversity of Astoria in a 90-minute film seems a like a hefty task. But two Queens filmmakers are attempting to do it - using just a basketball court and some poignant rap lyrics. Read the Full Story...
Desipina: The Mirza Sisters 'Conveniently' Break Down 'Barriers'
The numbers "7" and "11" have always had a particular connotation in American society. One mainly thinks of a convenience store clerk, particularly one with a brown skin tone, wearing an ornately folded turban... Read the Full Story...