HEART OF THE CITY – KATRINA FIVE YEARS LATER The story of a community filled with broken promises, abandoned homes and disrupted lives. Five years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Ninth Ward is a documentary about the spirit of perseverance powered by hope. A BET/NEWS prime time documentary special airing […]
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IN THE NEWS..
Check out Jaffa Films new weblog for the feature length documentary project, ‘Blessed are the Meek’ http://theblessedproject.wordpress.com/ We look forward to sharing this project with you, along with our hopes for the revival and resurgence of Haiti. As collective artists and activists, we will explore the challenges and triumphs of […]
SCENES & STORYBOARDS
Scenes from Jaffa Films historical documentary, ‘Rediscovering Kate Carew’. (1) Actors: Dolores Gonzalez as Mary Williams/Kate Carew; William Rogers, as Harrie Kellett Chambers. Circa 1898. (2) Animated storyboard: Kate Carew’s first drawings for the New York World documented the world of stage, cabaret, dance halls, and movie houses. Actor, John […]
HAITI
Port au Prince, Haiti Photo courtesy, Christopher Porche West “Blessed are the Meek†…Jaffa Films documentary project. Director/Producer: Barnard Jaffier Editor: Lewis Erskine Colorist/Finisher: Patrick Inhofer Executive Producer: Samuel Pollard Fiscal Sponsor: City Lore Legal Counsel: John Ives ** For project news & updates join us on Facebook/or our weblog […]
It’s that time again..
The Tribeca Film Festival, April 20th-May 1st. http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/ http://www.tribecafilm.com/ Celebrate the spirit of independent film. Films big and small, encompassing documentaries and feature narratives from around the world.
In the edit suite..
Award winning filmmaker and multimedia artist Laia Cabrera. Ms. Cabrera edits Jaffa Films’ upcoming feature documentary, ‘Rediscovering Kate Carew”. Stay tuned for project updates.  http://www.laiacabrera.com/press.html
And the Oscar goes to…
Which film has your vote for best picture? For more information: http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/index.html
SUNDANCE
http://www.sundance.org/festival/article/2011-competition-film-announcement/
Documentaries Get Even Harder to Define..
 Producer/Director, Barnard Jaffier, interviews Principal/CEO, Dr. Doris Hicks. Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School. New Orleans, LA New York Times article.. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/movies/17scott.html?_r=1&ref=documentary_films_and_programs Photo courtesy: Darren Wallace
REDISCOVERING KATE CAREW
 A historical documentary, produced by Jaffa Films, LLC Producer/Director, Barnard Jaffier WWW.KATECAREW.COM NEWS PAGE @ https://www.jaffafilm.com/?page_id=51 Follow us on Twitter @ Twitter.com/KateCarew and on Facebook.