Bond on Cinema

What Happens When Entertainment Meets Ministry on THE MERCY SHIPS TV Series?

For the first time in television history, entertainment and ministry come together with the incredible new series THE MERCY SHIPS brought to you by Angel Studios.
Did you know over 50% of the world’s population lives near a coast, the Mercy Ships are the best way to reach people in need with safe, state-of-the-art medical care. In places without access to medical care, there are children and adults suffering and dying from treatable causes. Without help, 1 in 11 will die before age 5. .
The Mercy Ships  reach these vulnerable children and families and provide the hope and healing they have been praying for. These incredible hospital ships are filled with state-of-the-art medical equipment and a volunteer crew of doctors, nurses, medical staff, technicians, teachers, physical therapists, and other caring people driven by mercy to help make the world a better, healthier place for all.
You can catch the new television streaming series THE MERCY SHIPS on the Angel Studios streaming app beginning on June 18th. The Angel Studios app is available on AppleTV+, Google TV, ROKU or go to http://angel.com to watch. Also go to THEMERCYSHIPS.TV and join the mailing list to keep updated about this uplifting and inspiring new TV series. 
For those of you who want to know more about the ministry of THE MERCY SHIPS head over to http://MERCYSHIPS.ORG for more information on how you can help or maybe the Lord is calling you to aboard an adventure of a lifetime to help those less fortunate.
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Chris Lemonade Blessing Feature Film Interview: Two Young People Navigate their Ideas, their Hormones and their Parentsts

LEMONADE BLESSING is an incredible coming of age film. A mixture of adolescence, innocent, religion, morality, parenting and even mentorship. When parents have kids, they are never given a manual on how to raise them. They’re given an empty canvas and told to wing it.
LEMONADE BLESSING shows this perfectly, but we see the other side of things with John and Lilith pretending in the art of love, but end of finding themselves or breaking out of their parent’s idea of growing up. The film is funny, heartfelt, sacrilegious, but not blasphemous. Watching two young people navigate their ideas, their hormones and their parents in LEMONADE BLESSING is very enjoyable to watch.
There is a bit of THE HOLDOVERS, a bit of SUPERBAD, and let’s not forget it’s filmed in 35mm. If you are a true cinephile, the cinematography makes you fall in love with this film even more.
The use of light and shadows emphasizes the battle between good and evil. It’s just beautiful! Absolutely loved this film and you will too.
#religion #teenagers #morality #divorce #featurefilm #film #cinema #cinematography #theholdovers #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmdirector #filmproduction #catholicschool 

DIE LIKE A MAN Explores the Rites of Passage and Codes of Masculinity

Set in the heart of a rapidly gentrifying west Los Angeles neighborhood still reeling from decades of guns and gang violence across the four corners near Venice, a working-class single mom desperately tries to wean her 17 year-old son Freddy away from a veteran gangster who has become a father figure to him. "Die Like a Man" explores the rites of passage and codes of masculinity that are at the forefront of our current era's zeitgeist, as well as the acceleration of gentrification and its effect on communities in LA today.
Eric Nazarian’s DIE LIKE A MAN is what cinema is all about. Depicting real life. The film is set in the heart of a rapidly gentrifying west Los Angeles neighborhood still reeling from decades of guns and gang violence across the four corners near Venice.
A working-class single mom desperately tries to wean her 17 year-old son Freddy away from a veteran gangster who has become a father figure to him. 
"Die Like a Man" explores the rites of passage and codes of masculinity that are at the forefront of our current era's invisible force, as well as the acceleration of gentrification and its effect on communities in LA today.
The film co-stars Miguel Angel Garcia (TV series Promised Land) and Mariel Molino (NCIS: Origins) as Luna, who sees who Freddy could be, the film was shot entirely in L.A.’s inner-city neighborhoods with real community ties—including a partnership with Father Gregory Boyle’s Homeboy Industries and Berenice Molina's from The Street to the Sets.
DIE LIKE A MAN is a must see film, for both young people and adults. This film can change lives, neighborhoods and helps to define what real manhood is and it’s not holding a gun. 
I loved this film, because it shows how impressionable young people are today and we need more mature, wise adults to stand up end lead them in the right direction. A direction of following your dreams and knowing you can go beyond your surroundings or help change your surroundings. 
This film is gritty, tense, heartbreaking and believe it or not, it’s full of wisdom if you take time to listen. There are lessons to be learned from this film. So make sure you add it to your list of must see films.
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Psychological Thriller Film Discussion - IN THE FLESH with Director Connor Doyle

Connor Doyle’s newest short, IN THE FLESH, Ted, an unlikable office manager, is one day kidnapped by Jeremy and forced to play-act his dead brother David. Slowly gaining Jeremy's confidence, Ted discovers his captor's true intentions and makes a plan to escape.
This is a psychological thriller keeps you on the edge of your seat. Nothing is given away in this film. You are taken along on a man’s disturbing actions to prove what he did was right, even when his actions were wrong. 
Chad Malen plays the deranged Jeremy, who again wants to justify his actions to his brother David. But Ted, played by actor Tanner Goldberg slowly starts to see the light come into view as to what Jeremy’s true intentions are for him. 
Connor Doyle’s writing places all of us into the shoes of the character Ted. We are watching the story unfold and we place ourselves into Ted’s shoes and we keep asking ourselves, what would I do in that situation. That’s brilliant writing when the audience feels like they are living the part of the kidnapped victim. 
I encourage everyone to see this film. The next time you walked through a parking lot at night, you may want to make sure you have a taser or pepper spray in your hand, or you could end up playing the part of somebody’s dead brother.
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Writer/Director Matt Winn with THE TROUBLE WITH JESSICA: Interview/Film Breakdown

Ladies and gentlemen, I find it rare in cinema today to come across films in which the storyline, the character development, acting and in this case the additional brilliance of the music score just proves cinema is safe in the hands of visionaries like Matt Winn. It’s got to be part of being blessed with the polymath gene I guess. 
THE TROUBLE WITH JESSICA is about a successful professional London couple Sarah (Shirley Henderson) and Tom (Alan Tudyk) are in deep financial trouble. Their situation takes a terrifying nosedive with the shocking behavior of their uninvited dinner guest, Jessica (Indira Varma). Faced with the moral dilemma of their lives--and dragging their best friends Richard (Rufus Sewell) and Beth (Olivia Williams) with them--they make a series of choices that could be either their salvation or their destruction.
THE TROUBLE WITH JESSICA was such a delight to watch, I want to watch it again. I am a bit bias as I do lean more towards British comedies more so than the American films we see now and then. The British just have a better sense of humor, even if it’s a dark comedy. 
Everything about this film is on point. Every character’s personal issues and flaws just come pouring out. The whole drama shows we all know how to hide things or put on a fake mask, but when pressure is applied, the truth comes out. 
This film has A+ cinematography, an all-star cast, and little nuances that fill in all the blanks. And make sure you have your hears tuned in as the music score that Matt Winn and Matt Cooper created is a thing of brilliance and just adds the emotion to the whole film. 
THE TROUBLE WITH JESSICA is a five star dark comedy you don’t want to miss!
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COUNT ME IN Film Documentary Discussion with Filmmaker Mark Lo - The Most Famous Drummers in the World

Ladies and gentlemen, from heartbeat to backbeat, caveman to techno rave man, rhythm has driven our world for centuries. COUNT ME IN is a film music documentary that takes you on a journey with a cast of drummers, to discover the joy and exhilaration of a life dedicated to driving the beat. 
In their own words, they share the passion that has taken them from banging on pots and pans as kids, to playing on some of the world's biggest stages. 
Along the way, they pay tribute to the drummers that have influenced them, including the likes of Ringo, Charlie Watts, Keith Moon, John Bonham and Ginger Baker. You can have rhythm without music but you can't have music without rhythm.
COUNT ME IN is available right now on Prime Video, so check it out. It’s a great ride with some of the greatest drummers of the past and present.
Filmmaker Mark Lo. He has worked in film and TV for more than 20 years. First as a music agent and supervisor, collaborating with composers and artists to bring music to picture and then as an Executive Music Producer on films including Carol, The Railway Man and Belle.
After forming the production company Asylum Giant, Mark recently produced and directed the feature music documentary Count Me In. An offbeat celebration of drummers and their unique ability to drive our music.
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Director Marcellus Cox Discusses His Powerful Short Film LIQUOR BANK: The Real Struggle of Sobriety

Marcellus Cox’s LIQUOR BANK is a true depiction of someone fighting the demons of alcohol addiction. This film shows what alcohol does to people’s mental health. Alcohol leads to depression, uncertainty, self-depreciation, insecurity, self-doubt, but becomes a trap that many can’t get out of even when help is standing in front of them.
Actors Antwone Barnes and Sean Alexander James bring the characters of Eddie and Baker to life. There is tension, but there are silent cries for help from the character Eddie played by Antwone Barnes. His eyes are the windows to his soul and you feel his struggle, but you feel his cry for help without saying a word. 
Baker, portrayed by Sean Alexander James brings forth his character has someone who has already walked the road of alcohol addiction and into sobriety. An experience that only has one goal, and that is to help others. Sean balances understanding, patience, strength, gentleness and tough love when it comes to dealing with Eddie’s demons. 
Both bring incredible performances that will help those dealing with alcohol addiction, because for many it will be like looking into a mirror. And see that help is close by. 
The cinematography comes across as very film-like. The noise within the frame adds a realism to the film, which I liked very much.  
LIQUOR BANK ends with these words, “We are not put on this earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other. If you are there always for others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you.” Jeff Warner - Simply put, we reap what we sow.
#shortfilm #alcoholism #alcoholaddiction #cinema #cinematic #cinematography #bondoncinema #filmmaker #filmmaking #actor #acting #filmdirector #sobriety 

Egyptian-American Actor Sayed Badreya Talks About His Journey from Egypt to Hollywood Stardom

Arab American actor Sayed Badreya. You have seen him in some of the biggest films in Hollywood such as Iron Man with Robert Downey, Jr, Three Kings with George Clooney, Mark Walberg and IceCube, as well as Vanguard with Jackie Chan and Independence Day with Will Smith. His resume is so long it becomes a Who’s Who of Hollywood. Sayed Badreya is truly a global actor.
In 2024, he starred in the BAFTA Award winning short film, Jellyfish and Lobster, portraying a character with Alzheimer’s disease. He gave an inspiring speech at the BAFTAs, as he reflected on his journey of playing terrorists over four decades highlighting the challenges that Arab performers face in the film industry.
In 2025, Sayed collaborated with Skydance Media on the Apple Original animated sci-fi fantasy series "WondLa," bringing his passion to life. He also plays a vital role in the feature film, "Hello Beautiful," directed by Ziad Hamzeh and inspired by a story from talented author Christine Handy. And this film just won the prestigious Golden Palm Award at the 25th Beverly Hills Film Festival.
Throughout his remarkable career, Sayed has appeared in over 75 movies and television shows, sharing the screen with iconic Hollywood actors like Al Pacino, George Clooney, Woody Harrelson, Halle Berry, Gwyneth Paltrow, to name a few. He has experienced the honor of collaborating with esteemed directors such as James Cameron, Michael Mann, Peter Farrelly, Jon Favreau, and Oliver Stone. #actor #hollywoodactor #egyptiaamerican #arabamerican #acting #film #filmmaker #filmactor #cinema #tomcruise #alpacino #georgeclooney #woodyharrelson #halleberry #gwynethpaltrow #avatar #jamescameron #peterfarrelly #jonfavreau #oliverstone #michaelmann #hollywood

4 LIFE CHANGING Lessons from You Can Go Home Whenever You Want Short Film

Ladies and gentlemen, a recluse has been living off the grid for a number of years, isolated from society but for the people who seek him out. He lives at the base of a hill, which may or may not be a conduit to the next life. Those who want to ascend the hill check in with the recluse, and then when they walk to the other side, they disappear, never to be seen again.
You Can Go Home Whenever You Want brings up the topics of transcendence, mortality and the role that human existence, even causes one to think about the meaning of life. Questions of should I stay or should I go. If the road becomes tough, do I check out or do I stick it out.
You Can Go Home Whenever You Want is a film I like, because it causes us to think about many things. When you watch the film, you are focused on the actors, their embodiment of the human experience, truly the depths of life itself.
#shorfilm #shortfilms #cinema #cinematography #lifelessons #lifechoices #lifedecisions #eternallife #paranormal #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmdirector 

Director Rick Korn Discusses Harry Chapin's 'Cat's In The Cradle' The Song That Changed Our Lives Film Documentary

CATS IN THE CRADLE 50th ANNIVERSARY film documentary features interviews with legendary musicians like Billy Joel, Pat Benatar,  Judy Collins, Dee Snider, Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC), Mandy Patinkin, and more, the documentary reflects on the song's universal themes of parenthood, time, and relationships that have resonated with audiences for five decades.
Produced by Rick Korn and S.A. Baron of In Plain View Entertainment, the film carries Chapin’s humanitarian spirit forward by supporting WhyHunger, Long Island Cares, and The Harry Chapin Foundation.
Through a blend of storytelling, intimate interviews, and live performances, this documentary honors both Chapin’s music and his legacy of social responsibility. The film will be released in 2025 on major streaming platforms, continuing Chapin’s mission to inspire a better world.
Since its release in 1974, Cat’s in the Cradle has become a cultural touchstone, resonating with millions worldwide. Its powerful message about the passage of time and missed opportunities between parents and children strikes a universal chord, transcending generations and genres. From music fans to cultural commentators, many have shared stories of how the song sparked reflection, changed perspectives, and deepened emotional connections with loved ones. Featured in countless films, television shows, and cover versions, Cat’s in the Cradle has left a lasting imprint on both popular culture and personal lives alike.
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