Arthur Kanegis Is a screenwriter, producer and founder of One Films, LLC and the nonprofit FUTURE WAVE (Working for Alternatives to Violence through Entertainment.) He produced www.WarWithoutWinners.com, narrated by Paul Newman and shot by Haskell Wexler, 1st place, American Film Festival.
Researching the impact of nuclear war for ABC’s Jason Robards TV movie The Day After was a turning point in his life – see www.unconquerable.org
His “OOOPS!” screenplay won the Actors Choice Award. Sundance coverage: "OOOPS! is an exhilarating ride -- brimming with life, joy, fear, change, hope, and dreams...It's an absolutely beautiful story with a well-researched concept that works. Any way you look at it, this one is very special, clearly destined to make a difference."
He wrote the Moondance Film Festival finalists: "The Legend of the Bullyproof Shields" and the winning script: “One!”
Arthur's short documentary "One! The Garry Davis Story" won "Best Global Documentary" in the New York International Film Fest, and awards in Moondance, My Hero, Ions and the World Peace Film Festival. Elements of that are incorporated in his new short "My Country is the World. “
Arthur has fun and writes his screenplays on the beach in Baja, an hour south of San Diego -- see www.freshtraveler.com/Baja. For more biographical information see http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2410842/
MELANIE BENNETT, has been Associate Producer at One Films LLC since 2006. She co-produced My Country is the World and is consulting on the screenplay for the feature film.
Prior to working with One Films and FutureWAVE, she was Production Manager and talent coordinator at One Productions. She also promoted the film Captain Milkshake on the festival circuit. She has held management positions in France and the US for many years.
GARRY DAVIS will be 90 on July 27 2011! He lives in Burlington Vt. For more info click on Garry's blog at www.WorldService.org.
