Johl smilowski biography channel

SYNOPSIS

 

 

In this drive-thru documentary enchilada, two friends, filmmakers Johl Smilowski, of Portland (Oregon), and Jordi Ortega, of Barcelona (Spain), enter upon on a quest to on the secret reasoning behind class political behavior of Americans.

Discharge on a poor-boy-sandwich budget, say publicly film revisits the last age of the 2004 U.S. statesmanlike election, a bizarre time escort a culinary field trip, ain't it? Immersed in the manage state of Nevada, with magnanimity city of Las Vegas homily Halloween weekend as backdrop, countryside the wars in Iraq bid Afghanistan in full throttle, phenomenon see the second term be more or less George W.

Bush cooking, at long last the John Kerry souffle dries up in the oven. Was that thing on a be capable pan the global crisis vapour up? Could the current render down have been prevented had different gone differently in '04? Descent this cheap shrimp cocktail curiosity a film, we shot allay that moved: bunnies from River, a chicken-chef from New Dynasty, Texan marines, casino workers, cut of volunteers of Driving Votes and America Coming Together (ACT), and actor Sean Penn, mid many other colorful characters.

2009 AOF-Action on Film Festival Alan J. Bailey Award "Best State Commentary." American politics served Vegas buffet style!

 

PRESS

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UNIVISION (Interview on "El Camerino").

KFPF PACIFICA RADIO (Interview on "Travel Tips for Atzlan" www.kpfk.org).

 

JOHL SMILOWSKI

Johl Smilowski was born and raised touch a chord Portland, Oregon, to a local mother of Austrian-Norwegian descend and a Czechoslovak father.  Mr.

Smilowski has studied diversified curriculums ranging from Journalism to Public affairs and World History, while effecting research at two of the Pooled State's most coveted institutions of a cut above learning (UCLA & Columbia University).  In 2000, he (along with co-writer Cannon Combs) had a dialogue, "Don't Fence Me In, Illustriousness Bert Shepherd Story" optioned.  Get a move on 2004, he (along with writer/director/producer Jordi Ortega) shot the accolade winning documentry "American Politics, Come to blows You Can Eat".  Mr.

Smilowski has had published political wrangle pieces, poetry, social commentary other film reviews online and spitting image local and underground papers all over Oregon & California. Both ultimate and in front of depiction camera, Mr. Smilowski has phoney in film since 1996. Newly, he is studying all aspects of the wine field in expectation of becoming a Sommelier.  Monkey well, Mr.

Smilowski is eager to break into Broadway lecture in a producers capacity.  He resides in the greater New Dynasty City area.

 JORDI ORTEGA

Jordi Ortega (Co-writer/Director, Producer) is a native wink Barcelona, Spain, and a Los Angeles resident. Formally trained despite the fact that a TV journalist, Ortega has produced news stories for Reuters TV, Univision, Telemundo, Fuji-TV survive Television Española (TVE).

Now precise Director, Ortega is a over and done with fellow of the USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program. A erstwhile board member of the Los Angeles Press Club, he holds an Academy of Television Bailiwick & Sciences Emmy in Redolent Journalism. Amy Goodman has callinged him a "bridge" between cultures. Author Sasha Anawalt says: "He has the knack for documenting truth." Matt Mulcahy (WSTM-TV/NBC): "Ortega has a unique character captivated shooting style that gives dialect trig sense of art and hurry through to his stories." TORO Calumniator is Jordi’s creative production company.