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Crushed

 

Climate Change and the Wine Country Fires

Produced by Barbara Barrielle Scroll Down Intro In 2017, Sonoma County residents were abruptly awakened to raging wildfires that catastrophically affected life, business, and agriculture. Scars are lasting but, just as the wine country, wineries, and residents were recovering, they were slammed with fires in 2019 and 2020. ​ How is climate affecting our wine country's lives, wine production, and our future? What can we do and what are we doing to manage and react to nature's fury? And, this is only part of the story. Wine countries around the world from Burgundy to South Africa to Africa are being wildly derailed by the need to change grape varieties, growing practices, and winemaking. Fortunately, we have wine. We are resilient and we will survive to swirl, smell and sip the way those before we have. Our future generations just may have to adapt.

 

Break Night

 

Safecracker Jimmy Hill was going to die in prison. At least until a face from his past showed up to offer him an intriguing bargain-- Jimmy can leave prison on his feet instead of a pine box, in exchange for one night of his life to pull a near impossible job for an on-the-rise shot caller looking to consolidate his turf. Back out on the street, Jimmy's looking to win back his former flame Louly, the woman who has had to pay dearly for the mistakes of Jimmy's past, as well as duck a crooked SFPD Parole Officer, a former partner on a jewelry store stick-up, and a burn-out Narc Cop as all the sins of Jimmy's past converge on him on one fateful night.

 

Metal Man

Kyle Finn is just an ordinary college kid. He bites off more than he can chew when he accepts a position working with Dr. Arthur Blake, a bio-mech engineer. Kyle tests the new metal helmet and suit for Blake. But the experiment goes wrong and Blake is murdered by evil weapons dealer, Sebastian Reed. Kyle is locked in the suit and can t get out. Blake appears to him as an A.I. program in the helmet and helps Kyle escape. Now, Reed will stop at nothing to find Kyle and the Metal Suit. He murders Kyle s parents and kidnaps his girlfriend, Julie. Only the beautiful Dr, Marissa Lee, who also wants revenge on Reed for killing her father, can help Kyle. Together, they will learn the awesome powers of the suit, force-fields, invisibility, morphing and more! But they will need them all to fight off Reed s ninja henchman and his ultimate secret weapon, the Mecha Terror robot, programmed for one thing... to destroy Kyle Finn... a.k.a. Metal Man!

Deadly Little Christmas

 

On a beautiful California Christmas Day, the Merriman family celebration is interrupted by massacre and eight-year old son Devin walks out of the house with a blood-covered knife. Now, 15 years after little Devin brutally murdered his father and the family housekeeper, he escapes the sanitarium where he has been locked away with only one thing on his mind-- another bloody Christmas! Produced by David Sterling for horror fans that long for the slasher films of the '80 such as Friday the 13th, Silent Night Deadly Night, Don't Open Till X-Mas, or Christmas Evil comes the scariest slasher film of all--Deadly Little Christmas!

 

 

 

CRUSHED

A documentary on the wine country fires that ravaged Sonoma and Napa Counties in 2017 and continue each year and what the wine industry is doing to sustain vineyards and agriculture for the future.

THE GHOUL

A contemporary horror film. A Ghoul hides in the woods killing those that have done wrong. The real story behind the Ghoul's haunting goes deep into the racist past that destroyed him.

2000 MILES TIL CHRISTMAS

An unlikely pair are snowed in before Christmas and are forced by circumstances to find their way to their loved ones, only to find love may not be where you expect.

Anderson Valley: A Coastal Love Affair With Wine (Documentary)

Join us on a historical journey through the heart of Anderson Valley, California, as we delve into the rich history and passionate vision that shaped this renowned wine region. Our documentary captures the pioneering spirit of winemaking legends like Donald Edmeades and Tony Husch in the 1960s, followed by the trailblazing efforts of Brad Wiley, Allan Green, Ted Bennett, and Deborah Cahn in the 1970s. Discover how their dedication and love for this cool coastal region transformed Anderson Valley into a celebrated area for exceptional wines. Experience the legacy of these wine trailblazers, their challenges, triumphs, and the enduring impact they've had on modern winemaking. "Anderson Valley: A Coastal Love Affair With Wine" is a tribute to the passion, innovation, and resilience that continue to inspire wine enthusiasts and winemakers worldwide.

Directed & Produced by Barbara Barrielle, Palate Press. Filmmaker Kellen Lim, Twin Giants Media. The Executive Producer is Courtney DeGraff, AVWA

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