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BREAKING NEWS
Director-Videographer
Benny Ontiveros and Ralph Delaurentis
along with Photographer Jesse Ramirez
have signed on to film:
"IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY"
A Documentary about Poverty in America
-A Fred Brito Film-
A Fred Brito Film
Street Sense Entertainment, LLC
* * *
There have been many documentaries about this subject,
but what makes this documentary unique is that it
will be the first time that you will see and hear
their stories as they themselves tell it.
Single Mothers who work the streets
in order to provide for their children.
Veterans who served with honor
and now live in peril and despair.
Children who sell themselves
in order to survive yet another day.
Elderly men and women who
call home, in a cardboard box.
You, may not believe that these thing exist in America,
but they do. Now you will see it. Raw uncut footage of
life in America for over two million Americans who
live in desperation and unbelievable poverty.
These are their stories:
Raw, Vivid and Unscripted.
No one has told these stories in such a powerful
and riveting way. Maybe, by telling their stories,
you will be moved to stop the judgments, and be
Called into Action.
This is one documentary
that you will not want to miss.
* * *
Directed, Videographed and Edited by
Benny Ontiveros & Ralph Delaurentis
Still Photography
Jesse Ramirez
Music by:
TBA
Produced by Fred Brito
* * *
WWW.FREDBRITO.NET
Director-Videographer
Benny Ontiveros and Ralph Delaurentis
along with Photographer Jesse Ramirez
have signed on to film:
"IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY"
A Documentary about Poverty in America
-A Fred Brito Film-
I am delighted to announce that we are preparing to begin production on this epic documentary about Poverty in America: "It Does Not Have To Be This Way." Nothing has ever been done like this before and I am excited that we will begin shooting soon.
Part One: Depicts life for millions of disenfranchised Americans living in poverty. This is raw footage and powerfully disturbing, but in order to tell this story, you need to flush out the truth, and many times that truth can be powerfully raw and poignant. Many people will produce films on this subject, but what makes our film different is that we tell the story as realistic as we can by using the people themselves to tell their story. We want at all times to maintain a sense of respect and at the same time treat this subject with dignity.
Part Two: For me this part is what makes this documentary so powerful. While filming people living is poverty and despair, it is also my duty and obligation to do all that I can to not only tell the story, but to lift those in our story out of poverty and provide for them the opportunity to lead normal lives. Therefore, Part Two will depict the story of those people we have taken from poverty and helped them to lead normal lives. We will tract their story as they rebuild their lives while never forgetting where they have been and the responsibility to look back and help someone else to achieve as well.
For me, I know first hand what living in poverty is like. I lived it for a short period of time, living on the corner of 7th and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. For me, I could not believe how many live homeless in Los Angeles.
Just today, the count is over one million in some form of homelessness in Los Angeles. I can't imagine how many more that live in poverty in other metropolitan cities across America. Many more will lose everything and end up homeless as our current economy dips even lower into recession. "It Does Not Have To Be This Way" is a film that tugs at the hearts strings of all Americans, and demands of each of us to Reach Out, and do what we can to make a vital difference in the lives of others less fortunate. This is my life's work, and no matter what I have done in the past, no matter what mistakes I have made over the years, I know that through my work on this film will hopefully Change a World from sitting in judgment of others, and doing what we can together to lift others up. This is a powerful film that demands of us all to Stop the Judgments of others based on their economic abilities. For too many years the disenfranchised have been judged unfairly. We cast them about as unworthy, filthy, uneducated, criminal, psychotic and to some, not even human. However, in the end, If I were to quote a famous line from yet another powerful motion picture, "The Elephant Man" it would be this:
Remember if you will, when the Elephant Man was chased through the train station by a lot of people wanting to beat up the Elephant Man because of the way he looked. They finally cornered him in a rest room and as they were about to beat him to, he raised his hands and yelled... "Stop... I... am... Human."
I will never forget this powerful message. It is for all of us who have been judged as outcasts and elephant people that I make this film. Often we see dogs and cats walking aimlessly and homeless on our neighborhood streets. But most importantly is what do we as a society do? We pick up these stray animals and we take them home, we bath them, and feed that and find a nice place for them to sleep. Yet, many of us will never do the same to a human being.
"We as a people have a lot of soul searching to do, and my hope that through this film, the judgments of others must stop. Somewhere, somehow we must all find what brings us all together as a people. For me, it is called Love."
-Fred Brito
"It Does Not Have To Be This Way"Part Two: For me this part is what makes this documentary so powerful. While filming people living is poverty and despair, it is also my duty and obligation to do all that I can to not only tell the story, but to lift those in our story out of poverty and provide for them the opportunity to lead normal lives. Therefore, Part Two will depict the story of those people we have taken from poverty and helped them to lead normal lives. We will tract their story as they rebuild their lives while never forgetting where they have been and the responsibility to look back and help someone else to achieve as well.
For me, I know first hand what living in poverty is like. I lived it for a short period of time, living on the corner of 7th and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. For me, I could not believe how many live homeless in Los Angeles.
Just today, the count is over one million in some form of homelessness in Los Angeles. I can't imagine how many more that live in poverty in other metropolitan cities across America. Many more will lose everything and end up homeless as our current economy dips even lower into recession. "It Does Not Have To Be This Way" is a film that tugs at the hearts strings of all Americans, and demands of each of us to Reach Out, and do what we can to make a vital difference in the lives of others less fortunate. This is my life's work, and no matter what I have done in the past, no matter what mistakes I have made over the years, I know that through my work on this film will hopefully Change a World from sitting in judgment of others, and doing what we can together to lift others up. This is a powerful film that demands of us all to Stop the Judgments of others based on their economic abilities. For too many years the disenfranchised have been judged unfairly. We cast them about as unworthy, filthy, uneducated, criminal, psychotic and to some, not even human. However, in the end, If I were to quote a famous line from yet another powerful motion picture, "The Elephant Man" it would be this:
Remember if you will, when the Elephant Man was chased through the train station by a lot of people wanting to beat up the Elephant Man because of the way he looked. They finally cornered him in a rest room and as they were about to beat him to, he raised his hands and yelled... "Stop... I... am... Human."
I will never forget this powerful message. It is for all of us who have been judged as outcasts and elephant people that I make this film. Often we see dogs and cats walking aimlessly and homeless on our neighborhood streets. But most importantly is what do we as a society do? We pick up these stray animals and we take them home, we bath them, and feed that and find a nice place for them to sleep. Yet, many of us will never do the same to a human being.
"We as a people have a lot of soul searching to do, and my hope that through this film, the judgments of others must stop. Somewhere, somehow we must all find what brings us all together as a people. For me, it is called Love."
-Fred Brito
THE DOCUMENTARY
A Fred Brito Film
Street Sense Entertainment, LLC
* * *
There have been many documentaries about this subject,
but what makes this documentary unique is that it
will be the first time that you will see and hear
their stories as they themselves tell it.
Single Mothers who work the streets
in order to provide for their children.
Veterans who served with honor
and now live in peril and despair.
Children who sell themselves
in order to survive yet another day.
Elderly men and women who
call home, in a cardboard box.
You, may not believe that these thing exist in America,
but they do. Now you will see it. Raw uncut footage of
life in America for over two million Americans who
live in desperation and unbelievable poverty.
These are their stories:
Raw, Vivid and Unscripted.
No one has told these stories in such a powerful
and riveting way. Maybe, by telling their stories,
you will be moved to stop the judgments, and be
Called into Action.
This is one documentary
that you will not want to miss.
* * *
Directed, Videographed and Edited by
Benny Ontiveros & Ralph Delaurentis
Still Photography
Jesse Ramirez
Music by:
TBA
Produced by Fred Brito
* * *
WWW.FREDBRITO.NET
