Tim Green, a popular independent mega award winning filmmaker, TV host and syndicated radio personality

Philadelphia, PA -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/04/2012 -- Tim Green, a popular independent mega award winning filmmaker (http://www.timgreenefilms.com/), TV host and syndicated radio personality known for a variety of films and finding new acts, including Rapping Granny, who he managed to over 35 national TV commercials and 25 feature films and the "Lil Homeez," Children's film franchise and merchandising line has provided free actor/filmmaker workshops in Los Angeles, Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Memphis, Baltimore, New York City and Washington, D.C. People also call Tim Green "The Walt Disney Of Hip Hop Filmmaking".

At a recent event at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in Washington, Tim Greene described for his audience, young and old alike, about the ins and outs of the movie industry and dispensed advice to aspiring actors to keep handy proper head shots, business cards containing their photos, at least 10 resumes and reels with samples of their work.

The main attraction, however, was an interview Tim Green conducted with Elizabeth Harrington, a 4-foot-8, cute, incredibly witty and humble 15-year-old film director, who already has a children's film, "Super Kids, Super Heroes," a new documentary film "From Tragedy To Triumph" and an assistant director credit under her belt with Tim Green Films-Hollywood.

Unlike most directors who rely on visuals when making movies, the ninth-grader relies on hearing and her other senses. Elizabeth is completely blind. She was born with anophthalmia, which means without eyes. Her eyes are prosthetics, but she does not let anything stop her from going after her dreams and goals.

Elizabeth is believed to be among the youngest blind filmmaker worldwide.

But the turning point for Elizabeth came when she met Tim Greene at an acting convention at age 11 and, no doubt, impressed by the determined young woman, he promised her that they would work together someday.

And true to his word, they have made their first project together, with Green handling the technical aspects of their film, while Elizabeth gives the actors and actresses their instructions and feedback.

She said she would love to work with many other actors, including, Will Smith at Overbrook Entertainment, child star China Anne McClain, and Tyler Perry of Tyler Perry Studios.

She also said she is inspired by Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder, because of their music and because they are blind.

Success, Elizabeth said, "takes heart, practice and faith."

And, of course, there's filmmaking.

"Mr. Tim has helped me learn the trade of acting and directing, and I wouldn't trade him for a million dollars, he's loyal," Elizabeth said.

"She's teachable and unique," Greene said of Elizabeth.

As for Elizabeth herself, she has the whole filmmaking thing figured out: "It takes heart, practice and faith."

"She fits right in with the 'Discover Your Greatness Tours' that I do around the country," Greene said. "I will now look for corporate sponsors to sponsor a national tour for Elizabeth and I to speak to kids and adults worldwide. I will also pitch her to different organizations for her to be a spokesperson for kids with disabilities starting later this year." I will also book her on various Television Talk Shows around the world.

And if this story doesn't make you feel good all over, then nothing will.

Some of Tim Greene's past speaking engagements include: The Directors Guild Of America, Los Angeles Film Festival, Philadelphia Film Festival, Uplifting Minds Tour and Film Independent- Diversity (FIND).

Tim's latest documentary project "From Tragedy To Triumph" tells the story of a community who took an abandoned supermarket in their crime infested neighborhood and turned it into a productive community center to better their neighborhood. The kids in that community went from getting D's in school to getting straight A's.

He is a national Dean's list graduate and Sony Innovators Award Finalist with a B. S. Degree in Business Management, with a communications minor.

Tim even launched merchandising for Rappin Granny with "Granny's Own Hip Hop Soda Pop" and "Granny-O's- Breakfast Cereal" and "Granny's Greeting Cards. As a songwriter Tim has produced over 17 single releases and has two Billboard Top Ten Hits to his credit and has won over 120 tennis trophies. Story By Kevin Wilson

Company:
Tim Green Films
Contact: Tim Green
Box 20554
Phila,Pa. 19138 USA
Phone: (323) 698-2252
e mail: timgreene2012@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.timgreenefilms.com/

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Timothy Green produces feature films with financing from supermarket rebate checks.

Phila, PA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/15/2012 -- Timothy Green who is also called The Disney of Hip Hop Films is living proof that there is no greater power than ingenuity to drive an independent movie from start to finish. Forget ultra-low-budget fare such as El Mariachi and Sundance film festival winner Primer; Green's plan makes their $7,000 budgets seem downright bloated. Having completed his fourth feature film (a G-rated family movie), he has single-handedly invented his own low-budget legacy, including his new feature films "Little Homies", Tim Greene's Professor Genius, Supa Kidz and The Re-Programmers. The writer-director (whose movies can be found at http://www.timgreenefilms.com/) has followed the hip-hop beat of his own drummer and created four features in less time than it generally takes Hollywood to package and produce a single movie.

"The thing is, I didn't have any money," says Green, as he prepares to take a slew of studio meetings in Hollywood. "So I just looked at single-parent homes [for inspiration]. My mom raised five boys and one girl by herself, because she knew how to work coupons." With more time than money on his hands, Green put his nose to the grindstone and came up with a plan to finance his films on his own, cutting corners with coupons and subsidizing the whole affair with rebate checks he'd get from a wide array of vendors. Greene's gift for thrift got him through the process of producing his films with money to spare. I would just buy out every store with all the coupons in 3 states. I'd get $40 worth of food for free and make $8 back in rebates, and my cast [was] eating Haagen Dazs ice cream."

Before lil homiez, Greene had no feature film experience. Tim Greene read 50 film books, such as Filmmaking for Dummies by Bryan Michael Stoller. "Really every book [is useful], because everybody writes their own thing," says Greene. Books formed the basis of his film education, but nothing could prepare him for what he would encounter on his first real-world shoots. All his work paid off, however, as his first completed feature was an instant direct-to-video success. "I finally got the picture done three years later. It stayed on the new release shelf [at video stores] for 11 months; the average studio film stays on the shelf for three.

"This [first feature] was 15-20 hours [of work] a day." Though he subsequently found himself speaking in front of crowds at The Director's Guild Of America, The Los Angeles Film Festival and Rappin Granny playing in London, Italy, Japan and at the Tromadance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, he says these spoils can be had only after countless hours of thankless work. Also figuring strongly into Green's business model is a very clear understanding of who is hungry for his product. His films are made "for my hip-hop audience, [whose] age range is 10-26," he says. "There are, like, over 100 million kids online who are into hip-hop worldwide. If I just sell my movie for $1.99, out of 42 million, you're going to get at least 10 million kids to download my films to view on their mobile devices."

Working outside the Hollywood studio system has enabled Greene to enthusiastically wear more hats than most filmmakers are ever permitted to don. His skill set has grown from directing and producing to just about every craft on a film set and beyond. He says, "I do my own PR and book my own 30 city promotional tours. With his endless energy, down to earth persona and enthusiasm for filmmaking, Greene has gone from complete obscurity to hip-hop pioneer in four work-filled years. Four features, hundreds of coupons, and thousands of dollars in rebate checks later, he has birthed a body of work on which he looks with pride. Timothy Green also served as the Grand Marshall for the Kingdom Day Parade held in Hollywood which aired on ABC TV.

Company:
Tim Green Films
Contact: Tim Green
Box 20554
Phila,Pa. 19138 USA
Phone: (323) 698-2252
e mail: timgreene2012@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.timgreenefilms.com/

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