CORPORATE & COMMISSIONED FILM WORKS

BETRAYAL ON 14TH STREET

BETRAYAL ON 14TH STREET

A New York STORY (Work-in-Progress)

Written, Produced, Directed and Edited by John DiLeva-Halpern / MDS Films

Despite the cancelling of the 14th Street L-Train Shut Down - the City of New York proceeds with the work-around plan for the Shut Down. Area residents and businesses are infuriated. (Fiscal Sponsor: New York Foundation for the Arts/ NYFA - Inquire for tax-deductible donations.)

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THE OPERA - MILA - GREAT SORCERER

THE OPERA - MILA - GREAT SORCERER

Work-In-Progress - 2019

Executive Producers: New Vision for NYC Opera / Gene Kaufman
Produced / Directed: John Halpern /MDS Films
Camera: Morgan Robinson / Ruben O'Malley / John Halpern

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FIRST 30 YEARS TIBET HOUSE

FIRST 30 YEARS TIBET HOUSE

TIBET HOUSE US

Written, Produced, Directed and Edited by John DiLeva-Halpern / MDS Films

The film traces Tibet House US origins from the time of exile, the Dalai Lama's emergence in pop-culture and the embrace of western artists, educators, more, in the preservation of the Tibetan culture and Buddhist path.

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THE SILENCE OF SUDAN

THE SILENCE OF SUDAN

Produced and directed by John Halpern. The story personally narrated by photographer, James Nicholls, covers his three trips to the endangered peoples and land of Sudan.

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CRANE ON EARTH, IN SKY

CRANE ON EARTH, IN SKY

Executive Producer: Heather Henson
Producer / DP / Editor: John Halpern

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AMERICAN BUDDHA

AMERICAN BUDDHA

BUDDHA MAITREYA THE CHRIST SHAMBHALA MONASTERY

Executive Producer: Shambhala / Buddha Maitreya Foundation
Produced / Directed / Edited: John Halpern / MDS Films
DP – Ruben O'Malley / Camera: Ian Levine

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PELOTON The BIKE A NEW CONCEPT IN FITNESS

PELOTON The BIKE A NEW CONCEPT IN FITNESS

PELOTON CYCLE

EDITED by John Halpern and Erin Kennedy

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THE 13TH DALAI LAMA - 1913 DECLARATION

THE 13TH DALAI LAMA - 1913 DECLARATION

(Freedom from the Manchu Empire)

TIBET HOUSE US

Professor Robert Thurman Narrates an Exhibition about the History of Tibetan Sovereignty During the 13th Dalai Lama's Leadership

Producer / Director: J Halpern

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TEAR IN THE SAFETY NET / HEALTH CARE

TEAR IN THE SAFETY NET / HEALTH CARE

LABOR UNION 1199SEIU

The Story of Hospitals Closing in Queens New York

Directed / Produced by John Halpern / DP, Ruben O'Malley / Nararator, Sarita Choudhury

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MAX BECKMANN IN AMERIKA

MAX BECKMANN IN AMERIKA

Executive Producer: ARTE – Europe
Director/ Producer: Barbara Dickenberger
DP / Co-Producer: John Halpern

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SAVING LIEB HOUSE

SAVING LIEB HOUSE

LIGHT FOR LIGHT FILMS

World-Renowned Architects Robert Venturi And Denise Scott Brown Scramble To Save Their Iconic Pop Art Creation In 10 Days, As The City Of New York Cheers Them On

Director / Producer John Halpern & Director / Producer James Venturi

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JAMES CAMERON: DIRECTOR TURNS ACTIVIST

JAMES CAMERON: DIRECTOR TURNS ACTIVIST

TRIBAL LINK

Director James Cameron Speaks About His Activism For Indigenous Peoples at Special Screening of AVATAR, Director's Guild, New York.

Directed / Produced by John Halpern

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KASHMIR: MR WONDERFUL FLOWER MAN

KASHMIR: MR WONDERFUL FLOWER MAN

AMERICAN LIFE TV

On a Research Trip for American Life, We Met A Remarkable Man and Heard His Story "He Is The Personification Of The Beauty That Remains In Kashmir Despite The Horror And Bloodshed Of The 60 Years Of War In The Kashmir Valley." Halpern

Directed by John Halpern / Produced by Morgan Robinson

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ADVOCACY FILMS

RICHIE JACKSON - HOMECOMING

Richie Jackson, renown producer, returns hometown to tell his 1980's coming-out story to todays high school students. Produced for Live Out Loud.

RICHIE JACKSON - HOMECOMING

PARIS COP-21 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PAVILLION - CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT

Executive Producer: United Nations Development Program Produced, Filmed Edited: MDS FILMS

PARIS COP-21 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PAVILLION - CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT

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HUNGER STRIKE FAST FOR TIBET AT UN NY

Protesting continued genocidal conditions in Tibet and in solidity with a sudden eruption of self-immolations, Tibetan Refugees fast until death outside the UN.

HUNGER STRIKE FAST FOR TIBET AT UN NY

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Parody: 1% GWEN #1 Zuccotti Park/Occupy Wall Street

Performance artist/actress, Cynthia Adler and actor/writer, Andy Caploe enact a news story on-the-spot at Zucotti Park during Occupy Wall Street.

Parody: 1% GWEN #1 Zuccotti Park/Occupy Wall Street

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KASHMIR ONCE PARADISE

Given present circumstances in the region, this previous confidential film offers greater understanding of the stifling conditions in today's Kashmir.

KASHMIR ONCE PARADISE

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FREE TIBET NOW

Executive Producer: Anonomous Donor
Producer/Writer/Editor, John Halpern

FREE TIBET NOW

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Laurie Anderson
Joseph Beuys
Bernardo Bertolucci
Sheryl Crow
James Cameron
His Holiness Dalai Lama
Allan Kaprow
Mark Epstein
Philip Glass
Melissa Mathison
Jetzunma Tenzin Palmo
Sharon Saltzberg
Martin Scorsese
Jesse Paris Smith
Oliver Stone
Eric Ripert
Robert Thurman
Mr. Wonderful Flowerman
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