R.I.P. David Gerstein Villanueva (Mexican Film Director)

On July 2nd 2017, the film community lost a rare and true talent.
Mexican art-film director David Gerstein Villanueva passed away
from complications caused by cystic fibrosis. David had recently completed
two short noir pieces entitled, "La Sangre Devota", or Devoted blood (starring Yadira Pascault Orozco) and "Oso Blanco". 

David had unique vision of story-telling, never initially revealing too much information to his viewers, preferring to allow the building blocks of the story plot to slowly reveal themselves. And visually-speaking, his images were absolutely next level.

Other films by David Gerstein Villanueva: Perifoneando con Rufis Taylor (2008), La pena negra: el agua que desemboca(2007), Evitando la extinción del unicornio: Carlos Jurado, fotógrafo (2005), M.O.R. (2005) 

 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2157343/

Photograph of David Gerstein Villanueva 
by Ithaka Darin Pappas in Mexico City 2015

Clint Santiago Dahl

Clint Santiago Dahl

Clint Santiago Dahl (Director)

 

Clint Santiago Dahl is an American writer, director, producer and executive producer. He was born in San Bernardino, California, but largely grew up in Fresno. As a young adult he relocated to Southern California where he has been active every since.

Long involved with mixed martial arts, Dahl began his entertainment career in 1998 producing Extreme Shoots, a series of popular underground fighting clips for the internet. He has since co-created and produced several televised MMA programs such as Venom First Strikes and Venom Annihilator hosted by John Salley (both for Pay-Per-View in 2004). He was also the co-creator, producer and executive producer of "Freedom Fight" in 2005 for TSN (ESPN's Canadian sister station). Freedom Fight was the first televised prime-time mixed martial arts program ever shown in Canada.

In 2005, Dahl produced "Corpocracy: The Outsourcing of America", a controversial politically-oriented documentary featuring Ron Paul and directed by Clyde Gentry..

He is the CEO and head director/producer of Norsemen Films based in Orange County, California 

Director Gus Van Sant - Photographed By; Ithaka Darin Pappas

 

Acclaimed film director, Gus Van Sant (My Own Private Idaho) photographed in Beverly Hills - September 2016 

by: Ithaka Darin Pappas 

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Director: Clint Santiago Dahl On Location in Suburban Chicago - 2016

Director: Clint Santiago Dahl On Location in Suburban Chicago - 2016

https://www.linkedin.com/in/clint-santiago-dahl-17127a13

Photograph by: Ithaka Darin Pappas

GIANCARLO ESPOSITO photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas (Tokyo 1991)

Giancarlo Esposito photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas in Tokyo 1991 - for Switch Magazine.

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Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is a Danish-born American actor, director, and producer of African-Italian descent. He is best known for his portrayal of Gustavo "Gus" Fring on the AMC series Breaking Bad, for which he won the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama award at the 2012 Critics' Choice Television Awards and was nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards. He is well known for his roles in Spike Lee films such as Do the Right Thing, School Daze, and Mo' Better Blues. Other notable films include The Usual Suspects and King of New York. He has portrayed Sidney Glass/Magic Mirror on ABC's Once Upon a Time and Major Tom Neville in the NBC series Revolution.

CARMEN PICCINI Photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas - Los Angeles 1990

Actress, director, writer, CARMEN PICCINI 

Photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas - LA 1990

Star of: The Fortune Teller (2016)

http://foreign.movies.com.pk/people/1771961-carmen-piccini

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