THE PHOENICIANS

An epic narrative series in the tradition of The Vikings and Game of Thrones. With their fantastic fleets of ships spreading trade and culture throughout the Mediterranean, the Phoenicians are the greatest undocumented people in the history of the civilized world. They were a people of mystery, romance, and magic, their stories lost across the centuries. Fearless in a world full of fear, they eschewed empire building for trade and commerce, worshipped pantheistic gods and delighted in Bacchanalian orgies.

CONFESSIONS FROM A WAR

Confessions From A War is a feature documentary in the tradition of The Sorrow and the Pity about the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990). It is not about what happened but about the emotional and psychological cost of war and the value of forgiveness and repentance. Finally, it is not just about this war; it is about all wars.

27 DAYS

8-part series in the tradition of Costa Gavras on the 27 Days in Tunisia from the self-immolation of Bouazizi to the resignation of the tyrannical dictator, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. It is the story of the first “wired’ revolution led largely by kids who had only cell phones and the internet, and they mobilized a nation and gave birth to the Arab Spring

GREAT WEDDINGS OF THE WORLD

Featuring Ziad Nassar, the world’s preeminent wedding planner. Each episode will intercut between the inherent drama of the bride and groom and their families and Ziad and his team as they prepare for the big event.

AMERICAN CARAVAN

Six young Americans journey across the Middle East in the footsteps of the Arab Spring. The narrative is driven by the cast’s quest to meet and be inspired by Arab youth. It became a life changing experience wrought with high drama, danger, adventure, conflict, joy, sadness, music, and love.

LIFE AFTER DEATH

“Life After Death” is a moving documentary that follows two Americans who lost a loved one on 9/11 as they travel to Amman and Madrid to meet with Arab and European victims of terror. Traveling with an international film crew, an American mother and daughter cross religious, cultural and language barriers to share their experiences of losing loved ones at the hands of terrorists. They also confront the changes in their lives, their relationship with each other and their world views. As they engage with family members of victims from the 11/9 Amman hotel bombings and the 3/11 Madrid train bombings, they uncover the universal human toll from extremist violence. Their collective messages of pain, endurance and hope, serve to repudiate and marginalize the use of terror.

ON THE ROAD IN AMERICA

“On the Road in America” is a twelve-part documentary/reality series about four young Arabs from the Middle East traveling across America with an American film crew. The series was created, executive produced and directed by Academy Award and Emmy nominated Jerome Gary.

ON THE ROAD IN AMERICA 2

The second season of the hit series, On the Road in America, follows Lama, who grew up in Saudi Arabia, Sara from Lebanon, Bash from Egypt and a Palestinian refugee, Joseph, on a cross-country road trip to learn about American culture. Their journey begins in Los Angeles and continues to Washington DC via the Southern route; each episode provides context for exploring relevant issues such as capitalism, Western expansionism, religious diversity and racism. The cast sees and experiences what they have asked to see: Lama wants to meet the homeless and the poor, Bash wants to meet a Jewish family and party in Las Vegas, Sara wants to sing and perform on stage, and Joseph wants to meet the equivalents to the Palestinians in America – the Native Americans and the disenfranchised residents of urban projects.
The second season aired several times on MBC1 in March/April 2010 where it was the number two rated prime-time show with an average of 8.5 million viewers. The series is created, executive produced and directed by Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning producer Jerome Gary.

ON THE ROAD IN AMERICA 3

The third season of the hit series, On the Road in America, will follow a new Arab cast in their early twenties on a journey across America. Each location provides the opportunity to address cliches and stereotypes, which are ultimately revealed to be part of the larger and infinitely varied subject that is America today. Their journey also helps American viewers better understand and appreciate the mosaic of faiths, geography, cultures and values that constitute the “Arab world.” The series was created, executive produced and directed by Academy Award and Emmy nominated Jerome Gary.

CONFESSIONS OF A RUNNER

Ultra-Runner. Pilot. A man who turned to running to heal himself traverses Lebanon, a country that he considers to have similar wounds to his own. He has numerous prescient encounters with locals and garners support and enthusiasm from Lebanese runners as he approaches his extraordinary goal. Directed by Bashar Khattar.

SHADEN | FEMALE SUSPECT

One Woman Show. Stand-up comedy series with Cinemoz. Shaden Esperanza is arguably the funniest comedian in Lebanon and she’s gay. Shaden was the pilot for a series on Arab Standup Comedians now in its third season on Netflix.

THE SCREW

Feature Documentary about the life of Lebanese artist, Rafik.

PRE - VISIONAIRE MEDIA

PUMPING IRON

Pumping Iron is a 1977 American docudrama about the world of professional bodybuilding, with a focus on the 1975 IFBB Mr. Universe and 1975 Mr. Olympia competitions. Inspired by the 1974 book of the same name by photographer Butler and writer Charles Gaines[2] and nominally centers on the competition between Arnold Schwarzenegger and one of his primary competitors for the title of Mr. Olympia, Lou Ferrigno.

STRIPPER

The film follows five very talented Strippers as they prepare to compete at a Strippers Convention in Las Vegas. It is an odyssey into the world and psyche of these very compelling women told from their point of view.

LAUGHS

HBO's groundbreaking series that offered TV exposure to up and coming comedians. Executive Producers: Jerome Gary & PJ O'Rourke

THE RUSSIANS

12-part series on life in the Soviet Union (1983), the first series in which the footage was processed in the West. Executive Producers: Michael Gill, Fitzroy MacLean and Jerome Gary.

THE GATHERING

The Gathering is a 2002 British thriller/horror film directed by Brian Gilbert and starring Christina Ricci, Ioan Gruffudd, Kerry Fox and Stephen Dillane.

DRAGSTRIP GIRL

Johnny is a bad guy who is trying to go straight and becomes smitten with Laura, a wealthy good girl who is rebelling against her parents by pretending to go steady with him, all set among the backdrop of 1950s Los Angeles.

OLD BOYFRIENDS

A suicidal psychologist (Talia Shire) travels the country seeking boyfriends (Richard Jordan, Keith Carradine, John Belushi) from her past.

4 DOGS PLAYING POKER

A group of friends steal a valuable statuette for a ruthless art dealer. The amateur thieves botch the delivery of the statuette and the art dealer demands that they pay him $1 million by the end of the week or face the consequences: certain death.