Sunday April 11, 2010, at 6:30 PM

A Tribute to Henri Charr

FORBIDDEN BORDER

a film by: HENRY CHAR

Special Guest: Henry Char, Parviz Nazerian, and

Hassan Fayyad

 

 

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To see Parviz Nazerian Interview
With Henei Charr, Click Here

HENRI CHARR: Writer, producer, director Henri Charr has over a decade of experience making films for domestic television and overseas distribution. His solid track record encompasses a diverse slate, from thrillers to dramas, action-adventures to family and comedies. His films have been translated into every major language, released theatrically and aired on international TV. Worldwide. After graduating from film school Mr. Charr received a grant from The American Film Institute, to produce his first documentary film, “Janice”. His next film, “A Film about Film Making”, won the prestigious Chicago International Film Festival for the Best Educational film. He was later invited to serve on the Festival's Jury. In the early 1990s, Charr made a series of feature films that have been some of the most shown titles on HBO, Showtime, The Movie Channel, Cinemax, TNT, TBS, Animal Planet and other channels. In the mid-l990s, Charrs film. 2“My Uncle: The Alien” was a selection at the Brussels Festival of Fantasy, Thriller and Science Fiction Films. It was broadcast on HBO domestically and has been in popular re-runs since. In 1997. Charr created and Executive Produced “Hollywood Safari”,a TV series for the whole family. Based on his successful feature film of the same title. The hour-long show premier on Animal Planet Channel in 1997 and ran successfully through 2000. Charr followed up with “ Little Heroes “ a rip-roaring action comedy. Televised on Animal Planet from Dec 17, 2000. to March 11, 2001, as Movie of the Month", the film was so popular it became a franchise that spawned two sequels. That where release to DVD by Warner Brothers. In 2002 Charr produced and directed the Action-Adventure film “Wildfire”, which has received great reviews in The New York Times as an “Edge of your seat adventure”. Distributed by Universal Charr’s talent as a director is once again demonstrated in his latest productions, “Abe & Bruno” a Family Adventure Comedy about a Motion Picture Trainer that lives with his best friend, a 600 pound Gorilla, and “Heart of Fear” a heart warming Suspense Drama of a female FBI agent that overcomes all odds to save a little boy who losses his mother on a brutal murder. In 2009 he produced & directed “Forbidden Border” a contemporary story of a girl that travels to Mexico to purchase live saving medicine for her ailing mother only to find herself wrongly accuse and imprison by a corrupt system that involves, the mighty pharmaceutical companies trying to stop Americans from crossing the border to purchase inexpensive medicine. Currently Charr is producing “Redemption” a Suspense Thriller Feature Film about a man searching for forgiveness for a crime that escalated into a major disaster where reality is not always the truth and forgiveness is not always achievable.

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Sunday April 25, 2010, at 6:00 to 11:00 PM

ROYCE HALL, UCLA