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FILM DREAMS COME TRUE HOMEGROWN MOVIES TO GET SCREENINGS AT METHOD FEST.


While many people think of the Sundance Film Festival as the prime venue to catch independent films in their infancy infancy, stage of human development lasting from birth to approximately two years of age. The hallmarks of infancy are physical growth, motor development, vocal development, and cognitive and social development.  - before they take that sometimes long march toward popular recognition - Valley residents have a showcase for great indie in·die  
n. Informal
1. One, such as a studio or producer, that is unaffiliated with a larger or more commercial organization.

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 movies closer to home.

The Method Fest will be held March 31 through April 7 in Calabasas, featuring both feature length and short films.

Several Valley residents stood in front of and behind the camera in some of the movies.

Granada Hills resident Kavi Raz Kavi Raz is an Indian-born British actor, writer, director and producer. Born in Punjab, Raz left India at a young age for the United Kingdom, where he grew up. He acquired national prominence as an exceptional hockey player in the Midlands.  wrote, directed, produced and stars in the film ``The Gold Bracelet.'' The plot centers on a family from northern India, living in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , who practice the Sikh faith and how their lives change after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

He used a true incident to create the fictionalized script. The incident: Four days after the 9-11 attacks, a man who was a Sikh follower was shot and killed outside a gas station in Phoenix. The shooter mistakenly thought he was Arabic.

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(color) Kavi Raz, (right) of Granada Hills discusses a shot with Frank Conroy This article is about the writer. For the actor, see Frank Conroy (actor).
Frank Conroy (January 15, 1936 - April 6, 2005) was an American author, born in New York, New York.
, director of photography, for the film ``The Gold Bracelet.'' Raz wrote, directed, produced and stars in the movie.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Mar 22, 2006
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