Bryan
World
Productions,
LLC.
GRAFFITI
VERITE' DOCUMENTARY SERIES
P.O.
Box 74033 Los Angeles, CA 90004 USA
Tel.
No. (323) 856-9256 / Fax (323) 856-0855
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 (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", the 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 (see www.graffitiverite.com/c-stores.htm).
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.
The
summer of 2001 has proven a very busy time for Bob. Already this summer
Bob was the Director/ DP/Producer of the indie feature Wash, Dry &
Spin Out. Immediately following WDSO Bob went on the road
and DP'd the Caregivers series for PBS. 
Following the Caregivers series,
Bob came back home to Los Angeles Directing/ DP/Producing the indie Hip-Hop
comedy feature Naked Brown Men starring Dante'
Basco and his real life actor/singer brothers Dion, Derek and Darion (Fly
Brown Dragons).
Naked
Brown Men was written / produced by Adam G and Derek Basco.
Adam G (LoveChild) was also set to co-star. Production began
on August 15th 2001. The sound track for Naked
Brown Men will be scored by Fly Brown Dragons & LoveChild.Article
on the Basco Brothers.
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.
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. GV7
has already gone on to garner the 2009
Platinum EMPixx Award, 2009 Telly Award
and The 2009 Indie Fest
Award (with more awards to follow).
Next
on the horizon for Bob is GV8 which
promises to explore the Hip-hop Movement in a unique and captivating way
never attempted before. Look for GV8's
release towards the beginning of 2010.
News at Eleven!
Graffiti Verite' is now available on iTunes
for rental or purchase
To Order the other Videos in
the Documentary Video Series - Click the Cover Art
The GV Series can also be purchased from the following e-retailers
Academic Schools
and Libaries where the Graffiti Veries Series can be found
Amazon.com
GV Series Video on Demand (VOD - with trailers)
GV
Screening Page - Online Screening of the Graffiti Verite' Docs
Graffiti
Art Therapy
Schools
& Libraries Purchase Orders
GV1-7
Product Info pdf
Brief
Synopsis of GV DVDs
GV1-7
Previews) (Total
Vid Preview)
GV1
- GV7 DVD Preview Screenings
GV7
Press Release
GV6
Press Release
GV6
Film Reviews
GV6
Poet Bios
GV
Authorized Distributors
GV
Distributors List
Archive of GV Documentary Media
Interactions
Graffiti Verite' Media Reviews & Articles
GV4 Movie Reviews
Graffiti
Verite' International Graffiti Art Tours
Graffiti Verite' Press
Release
GV2 Press Release
GV3 Press Release
GV4 Press Release
The
GRAFFITI VERITE' DOCUMENTARIES SeriesVolumes 1 - 7
are NOW AVAILABLE
for immediate NETFLIX
ONLINE RENTAL (Worldwide rental distribution - DVD's delivered
directly to your home)
For
more information about Purchasing GV Videos
please
contact Bob Bryan at:
Bryan
World Productions, LLC.
PO
Box 74033
Los
Angeles CA 90004
323/993-6163
or fax 323/856-0855
e-mail
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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.
