( An excerpt from the FALDEF short documentary directed by Diane Paragas of Civilian Studios)
Over the course of the last three
months Diane Paragas has been documenting candid interviews from FALDEF clients
and Board Members. What started out as a public service announcement, has
turned into a short documentary. A short preview will be shown today and the
final product will be premiered at the "Night of Hope" benefit dinner
on March 1.
Diane Paragas is an
award-winning documentary film director and commercial director. Her
films have appeared on Showtime, BET, Discovery, MTV, Bravo and PBS. Paragas
started her career in advertising then went on to work at MTV and for Discovery
Asia. Ms Paragas is also the founder and owner of NYC based Civilian Studios. She has directed award winning commercials
for Fortune 500 companies and is repped by the prestigious Rascal Films. In
2012, Ms Paragas produced and directed the feature documentary Brooklyn Boheme which premiered in February on SHOWTIME networks.
The documentary which was co-directed and co-produced with Nelson George
celebrates the post-civil rights artistic
movement of Fort Greene Brooklyn and features Spike Lee, Chris Rock, Rosie
Perez and Saul Williams to name a few. Diane is a supporter of FALDEF and has
lent her talent by offering to do a short documentary about the organization.
She is currently working on her first feature film Yellow Rose.