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Israel Brothers
Director / Screenwriter
Barkeep, set us up with two more.

Male
37 years old
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
United States



Last Login: 7/4/2009
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Websitebackandforthfilms.com
Influences(in no particular order): Eric Rohmer, David Lynch, the city of Berlin, Matthew Barney, Fassbinder, John Cassavettes, Great Lakes bar (Park Slope), Robert Altman, Jim Jarmusch, Ingmar Bergman, Alan Moore, Patrick Suskind, Frank Miller, Julee Cruise, Francoise Hardy, Wanda Sah, Bjork, New Yorker Magazine, Rebecca Moore, Bjork, Adrian Tomine, Spartanburg, SC, Fellini, Godard, Frances Gall, Iceland, Wong Kar-Wai, Coen Brothers, Tim Burton, Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, Nina Simone, Cat Power, mini-comics, Six Feet Under, New York Times, keeps going and going
FestivalsSouth by Southwest, Sarasota Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, Coney Island Film Festival, Global Peace Film Festival, LA Shorts Film Festival, Big Apple Film Festival, Rooftop Films, Brooklyn Independent,
Professional AffiliationsThe Motion Picture Editors Guild

    Israel Brothers's Interests
Groups: The kind of rage I feel... A Fassbinder groupIn the Mood For Wong Kar-waiThe Genius of Ingmar BergmanIn Praise of GodardIceland on MySpace!!!! Avid Editor User Group !Film MakersThe Terrence Malick Fanclub

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Status:Swinger
Here for:Networking, Friends
Zodiac Sign:Virgo

   Israel Brothers's Schools
University South Carolina
Columbia,South Carolina
Graduated: 1993
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: English
Minor: Creative Writing and Screenwriting
 

1991 to 1993


Israel Brothers's Films [View All Films]
Films: 4 Total Plays: 468 Plays Today: 0
Face Value (2 scenes)
Face Value (2 scenes) rating
Scenes from 5 Short Films
Scenes from 5 Short Films rating
The Tourist
The Tourist rating
Back and Forth
Back and Forth rating
 

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   Israel Brothers's Blurbs
About me:
Back and Forth Films is a creative collaboration between James Israel and Jeff Israel.

Their projects include short films and feature length screenplays. They just completed Face Value, a new short film that will premiere on the festival circuit in 2007. Other short films include: The Tourist, which had its world premiere at the 2005 South by Southwest Film Festival and is available on the DVD anthology The Journal of Short Film They are currently in development on a feature, "That Woman".

Who I'd like to meet:
Filmmakers, Actors, Actresses, Producers, Film Festivals, Musicians, Creative Types

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BlueCat Screenwriting





Jan 4 2009 7:56 PM

2009 BlueCat Screenplay Competition CALL FOR ENTRIES!!! $10,000 winner, Five $1500 finalists, Every entrant receives written script analyis.
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Oct 7 2008 4:07 PM

New photos up @www. kyrakvernophotography. com
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Sep 22 2008 1:19 AM


MySpace Graphics & MySpace Layouts
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Aug 7 2008 11:04 PM

D'AMORE'S PIZZA LOVES U AND IS ALWAYS HAPPY TO FEED UR HUNGRY BELLIES!!!!!
LA SHORTS FEST





Aug 7 2008 9:36 PM

The 12th Annual LA Shorts Fest returns to Hollywood August 15-21, 2008 at the Laemmle Sunset 5 theatres. LA Shorts Fest will be honoring Shane Black, writer/director/producer, with the prestigious Maverick Filmmaker Award” on opening night, August 15, at 7:30pm. Shane Black’s credits include Lethal Weapon, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, as well as the films The Last Boy Scout, starring Bruce Willis, The Long Kiss Goodnight, starring Geena Davis, and Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.

The festival also includes celeb directorial debuts: Josh Brolin’s X, Kirsten Dunst’s Welcome starring Winona Ryder, Rita Wilson’s film The Trap starring Janine Tripplehorn. Other short films star Adrien Grenier, Jenna Elfman, Bodhi Elfman, Kelly Preston, Ed Begley Jr., Robert Redford, David Koechler, Laura Kightlinger, Mickey Rooney, Adam Corolla, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, and Whoopi Goldberg.

The festival will also feature a handful of music videos, including the U2 music video for Window in the Skies. We received over 42 original creative commercials submitted by top ad agencies, including CAA, Arnold Worldwide, Fallon and Leo Burnett.

Our esteemed list of jurists includes Sandra Oh (Actress, Grey’s Anatomy), Andrew Reimer (HBO), David Bossert (Disney Animations), Seth Cohen (Comedy Central), Alex Meenehan (Smoke House), J. Sikura (Robert Evans Company), Susan King (LA Times) and Ernest Hardy (LA Weekly) www. lashortsfest. com
Coney Island Film Festival





Jan 3 2008 2:08 PM

Happy New Year!

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Toshya





Dec 20 2007 10:54 PM

Hey guys... happy holidays! Hope you're doing well.
Coney Island Film Festival





Dec 16 2007 4:55 PM

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Oct 12 2007 2:19 PM

Thank you, thank you, I could watch your films forever!
T.
Niabi Caldwell





Sep 23 2007 5:02 PM

happy birthday my dears!!!! xoxoxo
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Sep 22 2007 6:49 PM

happy birthday!!!!111111
Chris





Aug 10 2007 8:32 AM

Sup Jeff,

Entering some 12 hour film contest that starts on August 18th. I'll send you a video file when it's done. Hope all is well. Giants are going to the Bowl this year. ::::cough cough:::::
Magpie





Aug 8 2007 7:00 PM

No, YOU ARE!
chris





Aug 7 2007 10:11 PM

thanx for that info!
carolyn





Jul 30 2007 10:07 PM

karaoke + dugouts + tappas = way fun, dont be a stranger!
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Jul 26 2007 4:03 PM

This is LOLCATS:
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Jul 24 2007 4:29 PM

tomorrow motherfuckers.
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Jul 23 2007 1:55 PM

2 days and counting! I'm all yours soon :)
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Jun 30 2007 1:44 AM

jillie





Jun 13 2007 6:35 AM

Hi guys - thanks for connecting - I enjoyed your work - congrats about the film fest!
all the best in all you're up to,
& have a beautiful week
Jillie
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May 10 2007 8:20 PM

Hi,
Thank you for the add!
I like your work too.
It was funny to see Rebecca in your short movie. We met her in NY in 2004.
Don't hesitate to watch our work too!
Bye bye.
la_poule_timbree





May 5 2007 12:32 PM

Thank you for the add! i really like your work!
Kiss
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May 4 2007 8:31 PM

i really enjoyed the 2 for 1 happy hour last night. special thanks to jimmy for picking up the tab. i didn't get a chance to thank him for riding me like a drunk sailor all night long. HAHA
Shannon Guirl





May 4 2007 2:37 AM

Jeff. You suprise me as well. Especially that time when you wore jean cut-offs and dirty danced to DJ Jazzy Jeff all night. With Gumby.
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Apr 25 2007 2:27 PM

hi hot stuffs. I'm bringing Max up there for you to watch him. I'll bring his straightjacket.
i'm gonna be in nyc may 2-6, but this is my "girls gone wild" trip. the July 25th-30th is dedicated to some twin action in the Slope. schedules aligned? activate.
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