GV Docu-Series Multi Award Winning Filmmaker - Bob Bryan's Personal Journey

" When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone,

for you are not alone; nay, God is within, and your genius is within.

And what need have they of light to see what you are doing? "

- Epictetus (55 AD - 135 AD), Discourses

Bob Bryan’s Personal Journey

The Multi Award-Winning Graffiti Verite' Docu-Series is now available for online Download Video, Streaming or DVD purchase.

Bob Bryan (Director / Writer / Executive Producer / Director of Photography) understands the notion of the independent filmmaker and revels in it.

"Hollywood wasn't exactly beating down my door

looking for a tall, bald yet handsome filmmaker.

I was basically an outsider with no family,

professional or romantic connections;

so I had to hustle to make things happen! "

By being persistent and accepting the good will of strangers, Bob managed to break into "the bizness," initially as an actor turned cameraman, turned director, turned producer. Some of his freelance production credits include: Hill Street Blues, Hard Copy, Murphy Brown, Murder One, The US World Cup / Studio Pele', Up Close and Personal, Mad City, Deep Impact, The Truman Show, The Goofy Movie and fifty-nine (59) Interstitial Spots for The Discovery Health Channel etc....The next creative step in Bob's eclectic career was to get his 45 minute Indie documentary entitled Graffiti Verite' produced. Looking realistically at his modest budget he decided to hire himself as the writer, executive producer,director, director of photography, audio-mixer and finally editor and publicist.

"For me, its all about believing in yourself, in order to get things done. Live your life passionately, prepare yourself, invest in yourself and take the plunge! It's not like you're throwing money away in Vegas. I mean, my personal affirmative action program requires that I've got to put one foot in front

of the other and "complete the mission". It's an action-oriented discipline that offers me zero excuses

for failure."

Self producing and financing Graffiti Verite' (1995) was not an easy way to go. It meant making hard choices which impacted the everyday quality of Bryan's family life.

"I remember at that critical juncture in '95, I was either going to pay the mortgage or put that

money into my film. For me it was a supremely clear and simple decision for me to make..

To be or not to be! Every time I put more money into the film, I could feel it (the film) grow and

expand as if it had its own life force. I was not about to abort it !!! It was an amazing time and I was hooked. I chose to live through my film and go for it ! This of course resulted in some major "

survival fallout issues" with my wife as well as almost losing my home of over 11 years. The fact is,

when you stop making mortgage payments for 6 months in a row; the banks are no longer

user- friendly. The pressure was on!!"

Everyday I bounced from Heaven to Hell. Creatively I felt great, but in the real world we had no extra money for food, gas or bills. Checks were bouncing all over the place and honestly my life was a living hell... but I still believed "full-force" in Graffiti Verite'. Miraculously, 2 days before my "sympathetic bank" was to foreclose on my home and throw me and my family out into the street (the day after Xmas), an angel disguised as a video distributor, Fed Ex'ed a check for a substantial order, purchasing enough VHS copies (remember those) of Graffiti Verite' to literally stop the eviction. I was saved from the life-shattering experience of having to tell my kids that its not that 'Santa Claus doesn't really exist or love you; it's just that daddy doesn't have any money'... We immediately went out and bought a wonderful Xmas tree and celebrated the best Xmas Holiday Season that we've ever had," Bob shared.

"That extraordinary experience reinforced my belief in myself, the process and made me even stronger. It came right down to the wire!

I always share with folks that they've really got to be consciously

careful of what they ask for. The journey to realization involves allot

of pain and sacrifice. There's no easy avoidance of the anxiety and soul shaking reality-check type drama that oftentimes accompanies that choice. Believe me, the indie filmmaking journey is it's own unique traumatic experience and paradoxically … I love it! "

Graffiti Verite' and his second filmed documentary about the Graffiti Art movement GV2: Freedom of Expression? (1998) has gone on to win a:

· CINE "Golden Eagle",

· The Educational Media Network, "Gold Apple",

· The Colorlab Award "Outstanding Documentary,"

· '97 Telluride IndieFest "Best Documentary",

· The Honolulu Underground Film Festival "Best Documentary",

· The AVC Regional "Silver CINDY" award,

· Texas A&M Film Festival 2001"Audience Choice Award" for documentary,

· The Communicator Awards "Award of Distinction",

Freaky Film Festival "Best Documentary" and many, many other honors.

Graffiti Verite' has also been honored by becoming the Official Selection of the prestigious Telluride Independent Film festival, Mill Valley, Amascultura VIII Encontros Int'l De Cinema (Portugal), Honolulu Underground, Sinking Creek, Columbus Ohio Int'l, Napa Valley Wine Country, Central Florida, Carolina Film, San Jose State, The Hip Hop Film Festival and the Breckenridge Film Festivals.

Graffiti Verite' and GV2 have both aired on PBS while Bob created a phenomenal independent distribution network including Netflix, Blockbuster Video, Tower Records, Hollywood Video, Sam Goody's, Musicland, Sun Coast Motion Picture Films, Amazon.com, Borders, Global Video, Baker & Taylor, and over 200 major on-line distributors and outlets. Today all 7 (seven) films are considered urban classics and are currently in world-wide distribution throughout public libraries, schools, commercial outlets and digital downloads.

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The summer of 2001 has proven a very busy time for Bob as he went on the road and DP'd the Caregivers series for PBS. A real success story, Bob shifted gears and produced his powerful angst-driven narrative drama tentatively titled Rape, which of course he wrote, directed and produced. Rape was completed by the first week of May 2001. CINEVUE INTERNATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL COMPETITION awarded Rape “Best Short: Dealing with Mental Illness.”

From 2001 to 2008 Bob produced GV3, GV4, GV5 and GV6, all multi award-winners.

Shifting gears, this past year (2009) Bob has released his 7th opus installment, dedicated this time, to the SPOKEN WORD Movement entitled GV7 RANDOM URBAN STATIC: The Iridescent Equations of SPOKEN WORD. GV7 has already gone on to garnered the CINE GOLDEN EAGLE, ACCOLADE, TELLY AWARD, INDIE FEST, and PLATINUM EMPIXX AWARDS (with more awards to follow).

Next on the horizon for Bob was GV8 THE FIFTH ELEMENT: The Art of the Beat-Boxer which explores human Beat-Boxing in a unique and captivating way, never attempted before. GV8-GV11 was simultaneously released in 2010.

· GV8 THE FIFTH ELEMENT: The Art of the Beat-Boxer

· GV9 SOULFUL WAYS: The DJ

· GV10 HIP-HOP DANCE: Moving in the Moment

· GV11 Voices From Da Hip-Hop Undaground (Part 1)

The Official Graffiti Verite' Website translated into Español, Alemán, Français, Italiano, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean

This GV13 download is ideal for your personal portable devices. The file is small enough for iPods, iPhones & Blackberries.

2012 is starting out with a big bang for filmmaker Bob Bryan!

January 1, 2012 is the official release date for Bob's two (2) new documentaries GV12 WAYANG KULIT: Shadow Puppet Theater of Bali and GV13 ROLLER GURL: A Complicated "Game-Time" Love Affair.

With GV12 Bob travels to Bali, Indonesia where he films the ancient & mysterious Wayang Kulit Puppet Theater performed by one of Bali's most venerable Puppet Masters. These Shadow Puppets are thought by the Balinese people to possess amazing mystical & spiritual powers. Believe it or not, the amazing Wayang Kulit performances date back over 800 years. All Shadow Puppet plays are accompanied by the Gamelan Orchestra which is composed of musicians & instruments as a distinct entity. The word Gamelan comes from the Javanese word Gamels, meaning "to strike or hammer."

In addition to this unique presentation Bob also includes in GV12 Indonesian Paradise Bali, a stand-alone travelogue documentary that explores the islands' most attractive sites and locations.

GV13 ROLLER GURLS an insightful multi-dimensional look at womens' contemporary Roller Derby; this re-emerging complex Sport that has already swept across every state in the USA with Roller Derby Leagues found around the world.

Set inside the secular underground world of today’s Women’s Roller Derby filmmaker Bob Bryan probes the “serious” gritty reality behind over three (3) dozen Derby women of varying ages and sizes, who have chosen to adopt super-hero and in some cases anti-hero personas and attitudes to play this exciting, hard hitting and incredibly difficult and fast-paced action sport.

GV13_Reviews.pdf GV13_Roller Gurl_Bios.pdf GV13_Press Release.pdf

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