BRONX PARADISE FUN FACTS
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Bronx Paradise was shot by Johnny Tsang with the Panasonic HVX-200 and the Brevis35 adapter mounted. It was edited with an Avid Media Composer System. |
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Bronx Paradise was shot Guerilla style in the streets of the Bronx with primarily a skeleton crew of five men. |
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Bronx Paradise was filmed under the SAG Ultra Low Budget Agreement. |
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Bronx Paradise encompasses Wayne Gurman’s criminal life from the years 1983 till 1999. |
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70 percent of the film is” word for word” true. The other 30 percent was embellished for dramatic purposes. |
| 6 | - | This is the first screenplay Wayne Gurman has written. |
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James McSherry, an accomplished writer and producer on the film, rejected Wayne Gurman’s wish he finish the screenplay when Wayne was suffering writer’s block. James said, “It’s your story, you have to write it.” |
| 8 | - | Bronx Paradise is seeking a distribution deal as well as development into a cable series. |
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Bronx Paradise is populated by a talented group of quintessential New York actors who lend critical authenticity to the movie. |
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Wayne’s true Love is acting, not film making. After taking some time off to make “Bronx Paradise” Wayne is ready to get back into mainstream roles. |
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To date Bronx Paradise has played in 34 festivals and has won 15 awards, including 9 best picture awards. |