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Tara
Golden
Filmmaker Tara Golden has found a rich vein of creativity in
the luminous red rocks of Sedona. Formerly a business owner
who worked with local artists, Golden became inspired by their
ability to create their own worlds. In 2004 she returned to
school, attending the intensive one-year film program at the Zaki
Gordon Institute.
Her thesis film explored the
boundaries of filmmaking, using one single 8 minute moving
shot, and local improv actors. Her first commercial short, Film
Dreamers, was shot on the move in Park City Utah in
January of 05 at the Sundance film festival. Operating without
credentials, she soon convinced key Sundance personnel to participate
and was successful in making a 20-minute documentary that captures
the inspiration, passion and creativity of filmmakers, actors
and film lovers everywhere. She turned to filmmaking as much
as an artistic expression as a way to reach and inspire others
in an uncertain world. Her first feature, Peace Walker, is
the story of a man who travels from despondency,despair and
feeling like he can never make a difference to hope, inspiration
and the joy of seeing his effect on others in the world.
Chase Korte
Chase Korte was born in Minneapolis MN,
but spent his formative years in a pseudo suburb, Elk River (its
tagline is "Where the city and country flow together"),
before moving back to the city to pursue a degree in theatre arts.
After graduating from the University of Minnesota with a B.A.,
he relocated to L.A. in January, where he has been working steadily
in commercials, also appearing in an episode of Seconds
From Disaster about the Titanic
for the Nat'l Geographic Channel. Chase also
enjoys tennis, music from the UK and existential comedy. He is
excited at the prospect of hiking across the entirety of Great
Britain, a place he has never been.
Chase became
interested in the Peace
Walker project
after seeing a posting online. He met with Tara at her home
in Sedona, AZ and began what he hopes will be an introspective
and life-changing journey. Having always considered making
a living as an actor his goal, he never thought he could
skip over the goal and move directly to his dream: doing
meaningful work as an actor. With Peace Walker, Chase believes
he is beginning to live his dream. Tara also introduced Chase
to the life and pilgrimage of the woman known simply as "Peace
Pilgrim." Chase
has begun to study her life and book (which he considers
high philosophy) and regards her as somewhat of a mystic
and enlightened one. He hopes to channel some of her spirit
and grace into the character of Ray and continue her message
of world peace.
Rhett Brewer
Composer Rhett Brewer escapes easy classification. Although
Brewer is classically trained, his music weaves in and out
of cultural boundaries. Brewer lives and works in London,
England and began composing music for films after the release
of the collaborative album These Wings Without Feathers,
which also features Lisa Gerrard. Classical contemplation
intermingles with Arabic chants, Byzantine hymns, Understated
percussion and a Cinematic sensibility. Unusually Brewer
uses the human voice as an instrument, himself a Vocalist
as well as a Composer. A gentle intensity infuses his work
and Brewer’s brand of atmospheric seduction spans a
wide range of human emotions.
Most recently, Brewer’s work has featured
in the Touchstone Pictures series “The
Path to 9/11”
which was screened in September on ABC in the US. Brewer has
also scored a number of feature films including the British
thriller “Every Picture” and
the soon to be released independent American film “The
Lot.”
Brewer’s current solo recording venture Hotel
de Ville has just been released online, and has introduced
his work to an ever wider audience. The previously unreleased
track “The View from Afar” has been used for
the most recent Peacewalker preview trailer “A
Single Step” and marks the beginning of Brewer’s
creative relationship with the project. Brewer was drawn
to Tara’s vision of a narrative that mixes fact and
fiction, through a story that humbly and passionately bypasses
war for peace.
Links:
Myspace/rhettbrewer
Interview
which mentions Peace Walker
More
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