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ISIS Productions is an ever-changing collective of filmmakers. Past collaborators have included Alan Sacks (WELCOME BACK, KOTTER, THRASHIN') David Veloz (NATURAL BORN KILLERS, BEHIND ENEMY LINES), Radium (SPIDER MAN 2, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, TITANIC, BMW SHORTS), Joshua Tree New Bohemian Ted Quinn (HELP WANTED, DOG YEARS), industrial pioneers Mentallo and the Fixer (NO REST FOR THE WICKED, BURNT BEYOND RECOGNITION), San Francisco guitarist Clay Hawkins (INFINITE SYMPHONY, TRAVELING SONGS), progressive fashion designer Roxy Marj, and many others. In 2005 Arayna Thomas and S.E. Kenlon began production on RUNE, an independent feature which in the fall of 2006 made film history in becoming the world's first major feature film, independent or otherwise, to World Premier on the iPod Video. The film garnered praise by cinephiles and technophiles alike, and showcased the duo's dynamic, collage-like visual style. Previous works by Thomas and Kenlon include CORNERED, which previewed at the 53rd annual Cannes Film Festival and went on to win first prize in the Expresión en Corto short film festival. IL INFERNO, a Dantesque short film with Verna O. Hobson (HANNA AND HER SISTERS), explores the dream world within a Dantesque paradigm, and played many art house cinemas in New York City and also at the Cannes Film Market. IL INFERNO won the audience award at the Pioneer Film Slam in NYC and also was featured at Woman’s Center Stage Film and Art Festival in NYC. The one documentary that Arayna produced and directed, FOOTSTEPS IN FAITH, was acquired for national television broadcast. Kenlon's SLEEPLESSNESS won an award from Brooklyn College’s film school for best Short Screenplay. The project BEAST (6 randomly selected frames in 6 groups of 6) won an award for editing, also from Brooklyn College, but the film was confiscated by the department head and its whereabouts today are still unknown. His docu-drama THE NOTHING PLANE, which he wrote, directed, animated, and edited, caused a spontaneous heated debate among the audience members of the Tenth Anniversary Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films. |
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