Racing the sun: The pete romero story
Pete Romero, Sports Illustrated (June 26, 1967), full page photo
"Bright Faces of the Future"
PETE: Coach I want to be the California State Champion in the two mile and I want to win the nation's best High School Seniors race.
COACH OSTRAND: Okay, young man you should hit the sack. You gotta get up early. You're gonna be racing the sun tomorrow.
PETE: Yeah, I'm gonna beat the sun too!
GENRE: Sports Biodrama
A true story about overcoming massive psychological and physical obstacles to become a sports hero.
A Mexican American “Rocky”?Well, not a boxer, but a track star!
Based on the life of Mexican American Track star, Pete Romero. Born to Mexican immigrants, and as a Spanish speaking immigrant himself, Pete overcame language, discrimination barriers and deportation to become the California State record holder and National High School Two Mile champion and a celebrated AAU Hall of Fame legend.
Kicked out of his home at age 15 by his father because he refused to quit school and work in the fields, Pete knew education was the key to breaking the poverty barrier. Adopted by his coach and mentor Cam Ostrand, Pete prepared physically and mentally with grueling 120 mile a week workouts. Eventually battling and defeating the biggest names in Track history of the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Including his legendary race with Jim Ryun the "Fastest Man on Earth".
Kicked out of his home at age 15 by his father because he refused to quit school and work in the fields, Pete knew education was the key to breaking the poverty barrier. Adopted by his coach and mentor Cam Ostrand, Pete prepared physically and mentally with grueling 120 mile a week workouts. Eventually battling and defeating the biggest names in Track history of the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Including his legendary race with Jim Ryun the "Fastest Man on Earth".
visit to a lonely planet
HARRY: Then how come they haven't sent us a message?
VALENTINA: Hey the Universe is a big place. And the aliens are busy beings. They've got errands to run, bills to pay. And little aliens to feed. Or they might be having some alien marital problems they're working out.
Gleep Glop's always coming home late at night because he's supposedly 'busy at the space station' .
GENRE: Comedy
When Valentina, a quirky small town librarian, lands a job in San Francisco, her dream comes true. Now she can explore the city where dreams are made of.
She encounters Harry, a weird, depressed, hermit-like homeless guy with a mysterious past who is down on the world, down on life, and down on humans with all their petty squabbles and selfishness.
Watch Valentina and Harry bounce around San Francisco while discussing the meaning of life, love, and the question: Are we really alone in the Universe?
the blue lava staircase
MRS. OTOSHI: That's it! Leave! Just like you did nine years ago after your brother died. You always run away. When Hunter went to fight. Why didn't you go with him like all the other boys?! I know why. You're a coward. You hear me. A coward!
DAN: Sorry, maybe you'd be happier if I died instead of Hunter!
GENRE: Mystery/Drama/Film Noir
Set on the Big Island of Hawaii in 1954, "The Blue Lava Staircase" was originally developed at the East West Players, David Henry Hwang Writers Institute in Los Angeles.
This mystery/drama, the first of its kind, is about a Japanese American who refused to fight in World War II. With the backdrop of impending statehood, a murder, an old flame, and the burden of guilt and shame, our defiant protagonist struggles to prove to himself, friends, and family that his decision not to fight was honorable and just.
Finally, a Japanese American WWII story about the heroism and courage of conscientious objectors rather than those who chose to fight.
the wannabees
CLAUDE: Yeah, so the mountains of garbage start seething and evolving from the chemicals and toxic waste regurgitating inside them. Soon they've developed consciousness and seek revenge on humans. Then they come to life and want to destroy all humans! And they hate banana peels because they never decompose!
GENRE: Comedy
In the middle of middle America, in the middle of the middle of nowhere, on the corner of self-delusion and envy, the members of a small town public access TV station scramble to create their film "masterpieces" in hopes of a one-way ticket on the train of fame and fortune.
Their hoped for destination? That mythical, unreachable land far far away, where grapefruits bask in the warm sunshine 365 days a year and a spray tan is considered basic hygiene.
Yes, you guessed it!
The Dream Factory....Hollywood, California!