YOUNG FILMMAKERS
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 Warner Sisters, Inc., Founded by Cass Warner Sperling.
As the founder and president of Warner Sisters, I whole-heartedly believe that the moving image—in the form of films, television, video and other media—is an incredibly powerful communication tool. It can be equated to today’s tribal drum—carrying emotional, intellectual and philosophical messages, which are hummed almost unknowingly or subliminally as the result of taking in this form of entertainment.
Warner Sisters is here to carry on the purpose of the original Warner brothers’ motto that my grandfather, Harry Warner, president and founder of the studio, initiated and implemented for over fifty years. Producing entertainment that “educates, entertains and enlightens” is my legacy. Inspiring other artists and businessmen to increase understanding amongst their fellow man is, I believe, our creative duty and honor.
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The Brothers Warner, A Feature-Length Documentary by Cass Warner The Brothers Warner is the intimate portrait and saga of the four Hollywood pioneers: the strategic general, Harry Warner; honest Abe; visionary Sam; and volatile Jack. It’s the definitive story of a family who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies persevering to create a major studio with a social conscience. Cass Warner founded Warner Sisters to forward the legacy of her grandfather, Harry Warner, founder and president of Warner Brothers studio. “My grandfather and his brothers recognized the power that motion pictures have to set trends, introduce new ideas and influence social issues. This documentary has been shown at most film festivals and has been greatly recieved by critics and viewers. It's a feature documentary on PBS.
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Warner Sisters gave this "Sister" time to touch Tuscany--a reward of the highest order! Planting myself across from Monteriggioni--a little village and walled city with 14 towers in the Siena province built in the first two decades of the 1200s. Time to listen. Time to take in this soulful land. TIme to feel her gentle wind, her summer storms, her rolling hills, her walled-cities, her elegance, the history in her ancient structures, and her aesthetic magic. I felt invited to breath her air and treated myself to the quiet while piecing together all the quotes and speeches of my grandfather, Harry Warner, which makes me even more able to understand his passion for film making, the importance of the power he knew he had, and the difference he attempted to make. Time to change my pace. Time to taste new flavors. Time to appreciate what is. Time to explore. Time to not have to be elsewhere. Time to imagine while driving through the Tuscan countryside while singing along with Andrea Bocelli or discovering a new flavor of gelato. Enjoying the ritual of eating a multi-course dinner with new friends for hours at a time, or at the table of an Italian family which was much like eating at my Jewish grandmother's table. In other words, asking for a doggy bag is not considered polite. Ain't life grande! Enjoy! Enjoy!
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Greetings to those of you whose eyes see this! As we all know, being acknowledged for one's passion & work is a wonderful thing. In fact, I'm of the school who believes strongly in validating as much as one can in others as I've found that it tends to bring out a wish to do more of the same in someone. Have you found that to be true? Mr. O'Brien greatly complimented me with his words below which I greatly appreciate! It means I'm doing my job-- forwarding a reminder that once there were some brothers who had a strong wish to use film in the way described below. May I reach and encourage many others to use this form of communication in this way. "Thank you for making this film and making it available to be seen on the big screen! I think it has one of the most important messages of any film in that it deals with the responsibility of the filmmaker for the world around him. Your ancestors set a very high bar in this respect. Well done on creating a film that ensures their courage and compassion will be remembered and will inspire future generations of filmmakers." - Michael O'Brien To you and what you're creating! Cass
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A red double decker bus tour adventure through the beautiful city of Bologna, Italy with the most colorful and wonderful cast of characters who came for the Biografilm--International Celebration of Lives Film Festival.
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I did it! I'm high--literally, 35,000 feet high in the sky on my way to Bologna, Italy with 305 other folks in what feels like a cruise liner with wings! Can't help but marvel at how man has figured out how to get this amount of metal and weight to stay up in the air!So rather than try and figure this out, I've sat back, plugged in to the opera channel and have started singing arias or a solo vocal piece. Do you think the other passengers will mind?
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The lovely Mendocino Film Festival that took place the end of May needs to be mentioned as a highlight for me and THE BROTHERS WARNER. "Moving" pictures--took on another definition. I was really touched by how the audience was openly "moved" emotionally--a reward of the highest order!
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Doing an Irish jig with abandon here, as VARIETY Magazine posted an announcement on Saturday, May 16th from the Cannes Film Festival. It took a French producer of "La Vie en Rose", dear Alain Goldman, to understand the value of telling my family's story on the big screen!
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Good News!!!! What a feeling! Around 7:30pm on November 1st, my breath was literally taken away by receiving the most prestigious acknowledgment for a film at The Savannah Film Festival–the HBO Films Producer Award!!!
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Warner Sisters is proud to report that Cass Warner is co-producing a big budget feature film with notable producer, Alain Goldman, of Legende Films! Her book, “The Brothers Warner” has been optioned as well. |
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