Philippe G. Brunot
Philippe G. Brunot is an independent filmmaker born on the island of Madagascar. Of French origins, Philippe was raised in Madagascar and the U.S., before receiving his BA from San Francisco State University with a Cinema Studies degree. He currently focuses on documentary filmmaking.
Kenya and Tanzania, then Thailand and Vietnam, Philippe set out to discover exotic worlds and cultures. He notably documented a discreet centuries-old profession, that of the gem seeker. After a feature film produced and directed on the subject, Philippe became passionate about these men and women of courage and exceptional character that we most often encounter in such nations on the rise.
Lately, Philippe documented the art of painting with gemstones: Gem Painting
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Interview: by Eunsun Cho – World Policy Journal
Interview: by Leslie Jordan Clary – The Jewellery Editor
Contact Philippe: pbrunot@treeoffilm.com
Jared M. Feldschreiber
Jared Feldschreiber is a writer and journalist whose writings and articles often concern foreign policy but remains passionate about the importance of press freedom, largely in nascent democracies. He continues to cover various film festivals, as a roving journalist, and has written numerous cinema and theater analyses, understanding the deep tenets of their historiographies.
Jared’s eclectic works have been published in Huff Post, Kyiv Post, Jerusalem Post, Russia Beyond the Headlines, and elsewhere. He continues to interview dissidents, filmmakers, poets, and journalists, oft-times in regimented societies.
Reckless Abandon, his debut novella, concerns an up-and-coming playwright and producer who learns of the toils of assembling a “dream project” set in the summer of 1984 in New York City. For his latest film project, he is in early stages of a documentary (or perhaps narrative) that chronicles bohemian writers.
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Michel Chaleunelangsy
Michel Chaleunelangsy’s varied career coalesces his successful information technology business with cinema. He spent considerable time working in film distribution, in which his mentor while living in Los Angeles taught him the detailed process of negotiating with content exhibitors. This led to Michel supervising a team at Limelight Films, in which he managed a portfolio of diverse feature films and documentaries. He was responsible for managing the team’s resources, and handling its marketing strategy.
Michel has also dealt with buyers and acquisitions on an international level, having participated at the American Film Market, Marché du Film and the Cannes film festival. Michel also has much experience in sales distribution.
As a visual artist, Michel is experienced in videography, editing and directing, and has put together many audiovisual projects.
He served as President of ‘Moov’Art, a movie association company where he produced various audiovisual projects including a thriller, a concert film of the funk/soul band “Me-Sages” and a corporate video for a business school in Paris.
Michel has traveled and lived in L.A., London, Paris, Chengdu, Singapore and Bangkok.
Contact Michel: michel@treeoffilm.com
Matthieu Rakotobe
While Philippe and I have known each other since our high school years in Madagascar, we truly grew closer together in the process of developing our mutual artistic sensibilities: Philippe in the visual arts, and I in the musical realm.
When composing for motion pictures, I naturally feel the need to reach for the filmmaker’s soul so to grasp all facets of his art. Philippe now being a close friend and collaborator with whom I feel in phase, I can almost intuitively comprehend his deepest intentions and therefore compose for all of his films with authentic spirituality.
Ever since our first major collaboration – as musical composer and performer for the feature documentary film Follow the Zebra – Philippe enjoys repeating to me:
“Your music always succeeds in adding another dimension to my work. Without it, none of my films would feel complete.”
Contact Matthieu: matthieu@treeoffilm.com