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ABOUT
Exertion Films is an award winning independent production consortium, specializing in realizing the vision of either the Director or the client.
We produce narrative features, documentary, music video and short film.
We cover all levels of production and have a clear understanding of HD, RED and emerging technologies. We enlist an award winning stable of production staff both above and below the line.
ABOUT DAVID BIANCHI
In his quest to find long term success as an artist, his hidden talents as an actor warrant Oscar applause. With roles in major films including, Elizabeth Town, Priest, Filly Brown and Politics of Love where he co-starred with the likes of Paul Bettany, Orlando Bloom, Karl Urban, Maggie Q, Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Ann Lynn McCord has forced Hollywood to take him off their waiting list. And while his talents are undeniable, his humility transitions into the hearts of many pursuing a legacy in film.
His producing career starting with an Award Winning Film called David Bianchi Soldier,http://soldierthefilm.com/ it was selected by 24 domestic festivals including Palm Springs, Los Angeles. It won Best Short at Queens, Rochester, San Tan and was voted the #2 best film not seen in 2006 by Film Threat Magazine,
“Bianchi brilliantly captures the anguish and chaos of the Iraqi occupation from the viewpoint of young American soldiers sent into the Baghdad slaughterhouse.”Phil Hall – FilmThreat.com
David also wrote and produced the acclaimed short “Our Vows” that is an official selection of the Hollywood Film Festival, while producing “Susan’s Remembrance” (of which he also adapted the screenplay) which will also premier at the Hollywood Film Festival and is geared for the A List festival route directed by Ryan LeMasters.
Our Vows is HARROWING!!!
- Jet Lowe – The filmTalk.com
He also produced and co-starred in the critically acclaimed feature film “Farewell Darkness” that world premiered in Chicago to a sold out crowd and won Best Feature Film at the Delray Beach Intl. Film Festival (2008) and Best First Feature, Best Feature Film at the Drake International Film Festival (Caserta, Italy, 2008).
Originally from Rochester, NY now based in Hollywood, CA he first hit the stage in 3rd grade. He is a classically trained actor with a BFA in Theatre and Film from Arizona State University and graduated top of his class Magna Cum Laude. David is fluent in three languages (Spanish, Portuguese and English).
He is the founder of Exertion films with multiple producer credits. His original feature length screenplay titled CAR was nominated for the Golden Palm Award at 2006 Beverly Hills International Film Festival.
He recently completed writing his fourth original feature length screenplay currently titled DYSFUNKTION, scheduled for production in the Fall of 2011.
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PREVIOUS WORK
- OUR VOWS (2010)DIRECTED BY: Ryan LeMastersWRITTEN/PRODUCED BY: David BianchiSTARRING: David Bianchi, Isabella CascaranoTwo lovers trapped in their addictions discover the true value of loss in their final conquest to quell their crack cocaine habit.
I WANT HIM DEAD! (2010)DIRECTED BY: Daniel J. PicoPRODUCED BY: David BianchiSTARRING: Cisco Reyes, David Bianchi, Leslie ConnellyWhen a girl is cheated on by her boyfriend, she tries to get away from him only to see him on every billboard, TV commercial and magazine cover. In order to rid him of her life she has no choice but to kill him.
OUTSPOKEN (2008)DIRECTED/WRITTEN/PRODUCED BY:David BianchiCO-PRODUCED BY:Ryan LeMasters, David TolbertWhat is injustice, and who defines that? What makes us speak out? That is the exploration of “Outspoken” a feature length documentary that focuses on Americans that commit themselves to ending the war through their unique styles of protest.
“Outspoken” reaches into the motives of how and why. Why do these characters speak out? What is their history? These are real stories of real people telling their truth. Outspoken puts a profound human face on the American anti-war movement, and examines the intimate side of protest.
'Outspoken' is a character study much more than an anti-war documentary, the film offers viewers a portrait of Americans who feel compelled to engage the democratic process for change, driven by their personal experiences and struggles.
FAREWELL DARKNESS (2007)WRITTEN/DIRECTED BY: Daniel J. PicoPRODUCED BY: David BianchiSTARRING: Keith Compton, Brianna Weaver, David BianchiA young Chicago native heavily abused by his father as a child, grows up to face adversity socially, mentally and eventually Operation Iraqi Freedom as a Marine. Upon his return from tour (suffering from PTSD), he learns his mother has committed suicide by the hands of his abusive father. He must face his past to learn to deal with his present.
SOLDIER (2006)DIRECTED BY: Daniel J PicoPRODUCED/WRITTEN BY: David BianchiSTARRING: David Bianchi, Jason WittmanDavid Bianchi, nationally recognized Performance Poet joined forces with award winning Director Daniel J. Pico, to bring you a visually stunning and emotionally charged, one of a kind short film depicting the inner struggle of a soldier suffering from the loss of a fallen comrade at the front lines of the Iraq War.
This gripping narrative told entirely in peformance poetry and gaelic verse by Vietnam Veteran Jason Wittman, taps deep into the psyche of a man in the extremest of human conditions. Through hardline images and breath taking perfromace “Soldier” is a harsh and socially relevant awakening ab out the grim realities of loss and war.
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CURRENT WORK
- SUSAN'S REMEMBRANCE (2011)DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Ryan LeMastersPRODUCED/WRITTEN BY: David BianchiSTARRING: Kinga Philipps, David Bianchi, Christina DeRosaSusan suffers from delusional schizophrenia and over the course of three decades is interrogated for double murder, she forcefully affirms her innocence, but cannot speak for her multiple personalities.
DYSFUNKTION (2012)DIRECTED BY: Ryan LeMastersEXEC. PRODUCED/WRITTEN BY: David BianchiPRODUCED BY: Christina Jo'Leigh, Val TassoSTARRING: Sally Kirkland, Andy Dick, Emilio Rivera, Gerry Bednob, Carlos Ramirez, David Bianchi, Isaac Singleton Jr.Dysfunktion is the story of one day in the life of 9 odd Hollywood types that all live in the same run-down, oversized mansion. Each with their own character defects driven to pursue their dreams. Dysfunktion is what happens when personality defects collide, everything goes wrong, and life-changing decisions are made. Dysfunktion is a dark comedy revealing the best and the worst of the Hollywood type and the Hollywood human condition.
CAR (IN DEVELOPMENT)Donny, Lester and Jerry are three 17 year old friends who live together in a beat-up Volvo for 3 months, with their wardrobe in the trunk. With one shared cell phone and their street smarts they survive selling weed and hallucinogens until crossing paths with BJ (a known ecstasy dealer). This connection moves them out of the car and to the next level of the drug game; it sets in motion the fall of a seemingly indestructible friendship.Sex, drugs, and money brought them together; but will also tear them apart forever. CAR is a story about three friends whose live seemed destined forever. It is based on a true story.
WHISPERS IN THE WALLS (IN DEVELOPMENT)A young girl is forced to move to a Latin Country with her Mother and Father on a business trip.She instantly feels discomfort and a strange presence in her new cavernous home. At first she mistakes it for delusions and nervousness that quickly turns into manic fear of the unknown.When her parents don't believe her stories of the sound of foot-steps, scratching and pounding emanating from the center of the house; it places her on a self mission to find the truth...What starts out to seem supernatural, not only is natural... but lethally human.'The Truth Lies Beneath'
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COLLABORATORS
- GROS VENTRE PICTURES
SPARTAN PICTURES
CINEMATIC ARTISTRY
REGEERED MEDIAGREENHOUSE STUDIOS
HI DEF RENTALS
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CONTACT
- CONTACT:David BianchiExecutive Producerinfo@exertionfilms.com
Rachel DenisAssociate Producerrachel@thedysfunktion.com
