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Bob Bryan’s Personal Journey |
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" 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 |
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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 GV10 HIP-HOP DANCE: Moving in the Moment GV11 Voices From Da Hip-Hop Undaground (Part 1)
Read The GV8 - GV11 Press Release
Enjoy and Experience our Online Screenings. If you'd like a complete head-to-toe online preview of any of our documentaries, please contact Loida bryworld@aol.com and she can provide you with a "for your Acquisition Consideration." Trailers courtesy of youtube.com (Bryan World Productions Trailer Play-list) http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=72C3FEF6440B00BB Read what some reviewers are saying about the GV8-GV11 documentaries. More reviews are available on our web site "Gives an amazing view of the appreciation of Hip-Hop culture." ---Angie "Hip-Hop Angel" Griffin, Temple of Hip-Hop, Universal Zulu Nation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Definitely Dope. Surprising !" A rare peek inside an intimate conversation with established beat-boxing artists." ---Chesney Snow, Co-Founder of the World Beat box Association -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOPE, DOPE, DOPE, DOPE DOCUMENTARY!!! GV9 is a film that truly captivates the unadulterated essence of what it means to be DJ, the skills needed, the magical creative process and the passion that goes into being the best." -- Timothy Classik Muzique, Dj --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "This film took my knowledge of B-Boyin' / Hip-Hop to a whole other level." --Salinda "Cyn" Carter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Inspires you to "bust a move", even if you don't know how to dance. Watching the documentary you can actually feel the rhythm run through you." --- Frances Lozada - Actress/Writer/Dancer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "An intriguing documentary that had me on the edge of my chair, reminiscing about dance moves I did back-in-the-day and how they’ve evolved into the Hip-Hop genre that we know and love today." ---Review by Troy “Pappy” Johnson, writer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "In the GV11: The Hip-Hop Emcee Bob Bryan tells the story of one of the most creative yet most misunderstood artists in music, the underground Hip-Hop emcee. ---Jeffrey “The Rhymecologist” Walker, Emcee, Poet, Author, Therapist/Teacher -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Voices from Da Hip-Hop Undaground IS AN EXTRAORDINARY, GRAVITATING AND A "MUST-SEE" DOC FILM ! " ----Anji Champagne Lloyd., Champagne Productions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A brilliant work and worth rating as an UNDERGROUND CLASSIC. " ---MALICK NDIR, Thiès, Senegal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Get ready for the Hip-Hop ride of your life and bring a notepad because the education is fast and real." --Rhonda Harper, WUN MAGAZINE ------------------------------------------------------- We hope that you'll take the time to screen the Trailers and look forward to your continued support of the Multi Award-Winning Graffiti Verite Documentary Series. Thanks in advance and enjoy!
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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! " |
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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.. 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!!"
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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. |
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"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! " |
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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Brief Synopsis of The Graffiti
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