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JOSE ZAMBRANO CASSELLA

DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

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INSIDE ME OFFICIAL Brides of Jesus
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INSIDE ME OFFICIAL Brides of Jesus

https://www.bridesofjesusmovie.com/ Brides of Jesus, the eponymous band in the Blacklist celebrated feature script Brides of Jesus, and the award-winning short film, “Brides of Jesus – Inside Me,” are releasing their second video single, “Inside Me” on YouTube tomorrow here. The song was sung in the video and short by musician/actresses Kathryn Jurbala and Natalie Von Kirk who lead the titular band in the short. Drums on the track were laid down by actor/drummer Steven Martin, the short’s band’s drummer. The rest of the track was recorded by the film’s writer/director/producer Joe Bartone who also wrote all the music and lyrics in the short. While the short is only a small look into the world of Brides of Jesus, it’s been a fantastic proof of concept for the feature film. The short has won 18 awards at festivals including the Independent Shorts Awards, the New York Movie Awards, the Venice Film Awards, the Hollywood Gold Awards, the Indie Short Fest, the Culver City Film Festival, and others. The feature script has also generated laurels with the Beverly Hills Film Festival, the Glendale International Film Festival, and the Rhode Island International Film Festival. The film centers on the young nun led New England Punk Rock girl group, Brides of Jesus, who get sucked into dirty doings by the monsignor and the Knights of Columbus in this comic book style comedy thriller. Bandmates CC and Tigre fall in love as they fight the evil cleric and his henchman to clear their names for the Mother Superior’s murder. The movie has the grit and women-led music and sexuality of The Runaways plus the comic book vibe and action of Sin City and New England’s issues with Catholicism in as seen in Spotlight. The lead creatives on the project are musician/composer/director/screenwriter/producer Joe Bartone, who based the film on his experiences growing up in the heavily Catholic community in Rhode Island, which he escaped by diving deeply into the state’s influential music scene that birthed artists including Talking Heads, Throwing Muses, The Cowsills, John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, Combustible Edison, and Les Savy Fav. He is joined by his co-director/producer/cinematographer/editor Jose Zambrano Cassella who brings experience from directing four features, music videos for artists like Shakira, and over 600 national and international brand commercials. While the short continues to rack up laurels internationally, Joe, Jose, and their team are actively looking for financing for the full-length film, which, as Joe notes, “now is the perfect time for a film about young women fighting against an unfair system while falling in love with each other, making great music and saving the day, against a backdrop of comic book influenced production design.”
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Jose Zambrano Cassella, experienced and award winning Director and Director of Photography.

Experienced in several theatrically released feature films, over 2000 national and international TV Commercials from top agencies and much more.

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THE HARBINGER, will premiere at the TCL Chinese on June 17 at 9:30 p.m.

June 17th

Will Klipstine directed from his and Amy Mills’ script. Photographed by Jose Zambrano Cassella, the film was filmed on location in northern Minnesota where a Native Veteran local, Danny Feltus, became one of the first beneficiaries of the Veteran Films program, which provides a paid training environment for Native Americans, Veterans and Victims of Domestic Violence.

SNEAK PEEK: 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUrTpWL3e0s

JOSE ZAMBRANO CASSELLA ATTACHED TO DIRECT "UNTIL SHE SLEEPS", starring RICHARD DREYFUSS

June 11th

Writter  by Allison Van Diepen

and produced by Lionel Chetwynd 

The film will be directed, shot and edited by Jose Zambrano Cassella end of 2022/ early 2023

IMDB PRO page: 

https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt15837804/?ref_=nm_filmo_projindev_23


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Jose Zambrano Cassella's new music making waves in Spotify

June 1st, 2022

Jose's musical entity is called KS.

Under the name of KS , Jose has released 5 well received albums. Even though he started with Rock music, electronic music has become his main style.

“The mixture of electro, dance, rock, funk, and pop works wonders as it swirls together in its sly, limber grooves. Melodies radiate such tremendous color and there is a celebratory spirit within each track.”

-DOPECAUSEWESAID.COM - Album review.

“8/10 review. This one may have to stay in rotation for a bit!"

-Bucketlist Music Reviews.

SPOTIFY:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6nGZpiVcA1ytwwcRaLIqkd?si=su_CIm6ATre3Uv6Flhh11w

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RECENT AWARDS

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2021

Anatolia International Film Festival

Nominated, Best Director

Best Director for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


Nominated, Best Short Film

Best short movie for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2021

BlastOff

3rd place, Short Film

Best Short Film for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


3rd place, Jury Prize

Best Director for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2021

Europa Film Festival

Won, Jury Prize

Best Music Drama for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2021

European Cinematography Awards (ECA)

Won, April Award

Screenplay for Brides of Jesus

Shout! Factory Films


Won, May Award

BEST SCREENPLAY for Brides of Jesus

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2021

Global Independent Film Awards

Won, Gold Award

Best Short Film for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2021

Golden Gate International Film Festival

Nominated, Golden Gate International Film Festival Award

Short Film (Under 31 mins) for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2021

Independent StarFilmfest

Nominated, Jury Prize

Narrative short for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2021

Indie Short Fest

2nd place, November Award

Best Short for BOJ: Inside me (2021)

Small Films LLC


2021

IndieX Film Festival

Won, Annual Award

Finalist for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2021

Interrobang Film Festival

Nominated, Festival Prize

Best Short Narrative for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2021

New York True Venture Film Festival

Won, NYTVFF Award

Short Narrative for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2021

Out of The Can Film Festival

Nominated, Out of the Can Short Film Festival Award

Best Short Film for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2021

The Macoproject Film Festival

Won, Honorable Mention

Short Films for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2020

Across the Globe Film Festival

2nd place, November Award

Best Editing for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


Won, November Award

Best Cinematography for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


3rd place, November Award

Best Short Film for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)

Small Factory

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2020

Aphrodite Film Awards

Nominated, November/December Edition Award

Best Fiction Short Film for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2020

Cefalù Film Festival

2nd place, Best Short Film

Short Film for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2020

Culver City Film Festival

Won, Best Editing Short Narrative

Small Factory


2020

Falcon International Film Festival (FIFF)

Won, Festival Award

Best Musical Film of the Year for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2020

Florence Film Awards

2nd place, December Award

Short Film for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)

Small Factory


2020

Gold Star Movie Awards

Nominated, Gold Star Movie Award

Small Factory


2020

Golden Nugget International Film Festival

Nominated, Gold Award

Best Drama Short for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)

Small Factory


2020

Hollywood Gold Awards

Nominated, December Award

Short Film for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)

Small Factory


2020

Independent Shorts Awards

Won, Silver Award

Best Narrative Short for BOJ: Inside me (2021)


Won, Silver Award

Best Director, Male for BOJ: Inside me (2021)


Won, Silver Award

Best Indie Short for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)


2020

Indie Short Fest

Nominated, December Award

Best Indie Short for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)

Small Factory


2020

IndieX Film Festival

Won, Outstanding Achievement Award

Best Indie Short for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)

Small Factory


2020

New York Movie Awards

Nominated, December Award

Short Film for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)

Small Factory


2020

Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards

Nominated, December Award

Best Short Film for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)

Small Factory


2020

Thinking Hat Fiction Challenge

Nominated, Festival Award

Short film for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)

Small Films LLC


2020

Venice Film Awards

2nd place, December Award

Drama Short Film for Brides of Jesus - Inside Me (2021)

Small Factory


2019

Olympus Film Festival

Won, June - Apollo

Best Cinematography for The Derailers (2019)


2018

Southern Shorts Awards

Won, Award of Merit

Cinematography for The Derailers (2019)

Small Factory


2010

Tabloid Witch Awards

Won, Tabloid Witch Award

Best Horror Feature Film for The Sacred (2009)

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