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" 'silenceofmind' is a dark drama,
which tells the story of a young man haunted by childhood memories of an
abusive father who lurks in his nightmares. Not certain of that which is
dream and that which is reality, he must confront his past in order to find
hope for his future."
Crew Cast
Director's Bio - Anthony Flessas Anthony Flessas began his film career shortly after stepping out of a darkened theatre in Memphis, TN., and turning to his father saying, "That's what I want to do with my life. Make people feel like that." The film was E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, and Anthony was a mere 14 years old. Almost immediately he began to learn the techniques of screenwriting and began work on his first script. Although it was a script he would not want anyone to read today, that experience started him on the journey to becoming what he knew he was meant to be a filmmaker. Over the next few years, Anthony attended college eventually graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Production and Direction from the University of Memphis. For his senior thesis project he completed his first 15 minute short film, THE RUNAWAY, which received much acclaim locally. Following completion of THE RUNAWAY, Anthony moved to Orlando, FL., and began to pursue his career through screenwriting. Even though he came close to selling two screenplays at various times which eventually did not pan out, he did receive much acclaim for his works from several industry veterans, including many higher-ups at Kevin Costner's, Tig Productions. His screenplay, GREY, was called by industry experts, "One of the most passionate screenplays [they had] read in years." He eventually returned to Memphis to act as Associate Producer on a film inspired by Gladys Knight's classic song, Midnight Train to Georgia. When this film fell through at the last minute, Anthony found himself back in Memphis with little to no funding, so he threw himself back into his writing, completing now a total of seven feature screenplays. At last, when nothing seemed to be moving forward any longer, Anthony decided to begin his dream on his own, and thus gathered a small amount of capital and started SP Pictures, a new independent film company based in Memphis, TN. Since then Mr. Flessas has completed JUMPER, his second short, and SILENCE OF MIND, his first feature film. Both JUMPER and SILENCE OF MIND have now been screened to critical and audience acclaim! SILENCE OF MIND will now begin its festival runs throughout 2005 and onward, with the fully loaded special DVD of SILENCE OF MIND coming in 2006, which will contain the JUMPER: Extended Edition (with 5 never before seen scenes that conclude the Tommy Saga) as well as THE RUNAWAY: Director's Cut, Featurette, Outtakes and the acclaimed Original Score for SILENCE OF MIND by Australian composer Stuart Spoard. With so much praise and a star on the rise that one time statement made to his father so many years ago has now found its way into reality. |
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