Audacity Innovative
Audacity Innovative is an American motion picture company founded by Cristhian Andrews. Ruya Koman is the vice-president of production & creative affairs. Olha Kaly is the production & investment coordinator.
Human Rights Films
Audacity Innovative co-produced Travolta Cooper's documentary The Black Moses. The documentary premiered at March du Film and International Village market in Cannes Film Festival in May 2014. It examines the ‘Moses mythology’ as it was manifested through the life and times of The Bahamas’ first Prime Minister. It follows Pindling as he sets on a course to bring AbOUT social, political, and economic revolution to the British Bahama Islands. It stars Dennis Haysbert, American minister and civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, American politician, diplomat, activist and pastor Andrew Young, Sir Sidney Poitier, former South African President Thabo Mbeki (for Nelson Mandela), former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, former Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson, musician Wyclef Jean, and many other international luminaries. It closed the Bahamas International Film Festival, as Tom Hooper's The King's Speech did in 2010. The Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Michael Jackson Foundation also premiered the film before a packed audience. The Black Moses acquired distribution in Cannes Film Festival.
Audacity Innovative is also known for co-producing Habeeb Lawal's documentary The Veil of Silence which highlights the new law that prohibits same-[...] marriage in Nigeria. The bill was signed in early January and states that those who support gay rights or fail to report someone they know to be gay will be imprisoned. It premiered at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and at the Unitarian Universalist United Nations office in New York City.
Recently, Audacity Innovative has worked with Bollywood director Tushar Tyagi on a film entitled Gulabee. It touches upon the self-power it takes for young girls in brothels in India to escape their current state of life. The company handled all of post-production including editing, scoring & orchestration, sound design and coloring duties on the film. Gulabee received the Royal Reel Award from Canada International Film Festival. The film will be having the official US premiere at the New York Indian Film Festival in May 2014.
Other Work
The company handled post-production on Julianne Michelle's film Awakened. It stars Sally Kirkland, Steven Bauer, Edward Furlong, John Savage and Stelio Savante. The film premiered at the New York City Independent Film Festival and in Los Angeles at LA Femme Film Festival.
A film entitled The Fling was executive produced by Bob Giraldi, the music video director of Michael Jackson's 'Beat it', in which Andrews provided editing, scoring & orchestrations for the film. The film premiered at the Directors Guild of America Theatre.
In 2012, Audacity Innovative worked on Michael Stern's E.A Poe's Berenice, which premiered at the Stony Brook Film Festival and at the Long Island International Film Expo. It won 'Best Drama' at the Cape Fear Independent Film Festival and 'Best Thriller' at the Los Angeles ITVFest (Independent Television Festival).
Upcoming Films
The company is currently in pre-production for a film with Supernova Media. The film will be directed by Tamar Halpern starring Mira Sorvino, Kathy Baker, and Julianne Michelle.
Humanitarian Work
The company's humanitarian efforts include Steven Spielberg's Children at Heart foundation, Chabad's Children of Chernobyl, which evacuates children from the radioactive Chernobyl region and provides them with critical medical care, new homes, and education. Audacity Innovative also participates in St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which treats and prevents devastating pediatric diseases as well as The Alzheimer's Association.
External links
- Official website
- Audacity Innovative at the Internet Movie Database