Tune in Tuesday, June 29th at 7PM (PST) as KXLU Los Angeles proudly presents Center Stage with Mark Gordon featuring special guests:
After exploring the phenomenon of TREKKIES, filmmaker Roger Nygard took on THE NATURE OF EXISTENCE itself. Combining an investigative approach to the spiritual with a humorous edge, Nygard offers a challenging, funny, and enlightening view to one of humanity's most universal quests, as the most important journey we ever take may be the journey to find meaning in our own existence.
Senior Vice President at Gravitas Ventures, Michael M. Murphy will be talking about the in and outs of distribution. Gravitas Ventures offers thousands of hours of quality entertainment comprised of feature films, documentaries, animation, alternative sports, wrestling/mixed martial arts, comedy, and music concert programming.
After exploring the phenomenon of TREKKIES, filmmaker Roger Nygard took on THE NATURE OF EXISTENCE itself. Nygard brainstormed the toughest questions he could think of, about the meaning of life, and then traveled the world researching each of the world's philosophies, religions, and belief systems -interviewing spiritual leaders, scholars, scientists, artists, pizza chefs, and others who have influenced, inspired, or freaked out humanity.
Nygard's travels highlight the words of such luminary figures as Indian Holy Man Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (The Art of Living), evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion), Chinese Taoist Master Zhang Chengda, Stanford physicist Leonard Susskind (co-discoverer of String Theory), wrestler Rob Adonis (Founder of Ultimate Christian Wrestling), confrontational evangelist Brother Jed Smock, novelist Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), film director Irvin Kershner (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back), Stonehenge Druids Rollo Maughfling & King Arthur Pendragon, and many more...
Combining an investigative approach to the spiritual with a humorous edge, Nygard offers a challenging, funny, and enlightening view to one of humanity's most universal quests, as the most important journey we ever take may be the journey to find meaning in our own existence.
Gravitas Ventures specializes in the aggregation of entertainment content for worldwide distribution via established and evolving platforms in the cable Video On-demand (VOD), broadband, mobile and airline/hospitality industries. The company connects independent filmmakers, production and distribution companies to leading cable, satellite, telco and online distribution partners including AT&T U-verseSM TV, Apple iTunes, Amazon VOD, Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DISH Network®, Netflix, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon FiOS TV.
Working with more than 250 content partners, Gravitas Ventures offers thousands of hours of quality entertainment comprised of feature films, documentaries, animation, alternative sports, wrestling/mixed martial arts, comedy, and music concert programming. Recent acquisitions include critically acclaimed films such as Lance Hammer's Ballast (Sundance), Ondi Timoner's We Live in Public (Sundance), Stacy Peralta's Crips and Bloods Made in America (Sundance), Robert VanAlkemade's What Would Jesus Buy? (SXSW), Jay Jonroy's David and Layla (Cannes), Kate Churchill's Enlightened Up!, Marianna Palka's Good Dick (Sundance), Kevin Rafferty's Harvard Beats Yale: 29-29, Benson Lee's Planet B-Boy (Tribeca), Brant Sersen's Splinterheads (SXSW), James Palmer's The Ceremony (SXSW), Michael Keaton's The Merry Gentleman (Sundance), and Adam Goldstein's The Snake (SXSW). Gravitas Ventures' mission is to deliver ideas to the digital market; bridging the gap between independent producers and cable, satellite, telco and online opportunities.
Michael M. Murphy is the Senior Vice President at Gravitas Ventures. He has been instrumental in growing the company's distribution footprint. Michael is responsible for acquiring and programming 25 independent films and events to cable, satellite, and telco operators in North America each month. He has negotiated numerous license agreements with leading entertainment companies including Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, AT&T, Rogers Cable, Cogeco Cable, Hulu, Netflix, Google/YouTube, Suddenlink, and DISH Network. Gravitas will license more than 350 titles to the VOD marketplace this year making it the largest supplier of independent transactional VOD content to cable operators. Prior to joining Gravitas Ventures in 2007, Michael was a Captain in the United States Army where he served over four years on active duty as a Judge Advocate. During 2005 Michael deployed with the 3rd Infantry Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Michael holds a JD from the University of Akron School of Law (cum laude) and a BA from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.
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