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The Scribe of Uraba

– by Jeff & Michael Zimbalist

    1. Fiction

    2. Date Awarded: Winter 2011

    3. Directors(s): Jeff & Michael Zimbalist

    1. Producer(s): Jeff & Michael Zimbalist, Nick Spicer, Johnny Hendrix

    2. Company Credit: All Rise Films, XYZ Films, Antorcha Films

    1. Film Status: In Development

    2. URL: » All Rise Films site

About the Film:

When a union worker is murdered at a bottling plant in rural Colombia, his 14-year-old daughter embarks on a quest for justice larger than her family, her village, or even her country. Worlds away, a public relations executive is offered a shot to rise through the ranks of her beloved corporation… if she puts a lid on the controversy surrounding her company’s connection to the murder in Colombia. Although they come from opposing worlds, both women face the same question: remain silent in order to survive, or speak out to truly live? An international political thriller based on explosive, real events, The Scribe of Uraba is the experience of a rare moment when opposite lives collide, and the unavoidable transformations that result.

About the Filmmakers:

Jeff and Michael Zimbalist (Co-Writers/Co-Directors/Co-Producers) The Zimbalists’ work has been broadcast on HBO, MTV, PBS, ESPN, BBC, UK4, and theatrically distributed worldwide. Their most recent film The Two Escobars was an official selection of the Cannes, Tribeca, IDFA, and LA Film Festivals, was theatrically released and broadcast in over 20 countries by Disney/ESPN, won four gold medals in the New York Film and TV awards, and is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Documentary, as well as the Writer’s Guild of America’s Best Nonfiction Script of 2010.  Favela Rising, which Jeff directed, shot, edited and produced, was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2005, and among the 36 international awards it won are International Documentary Association’s Film of the Year and Best Director at the Tribeca Film Festival. With ThinkFilm/HBO, Favela Rising hit theaters in five continents, including 34 U.S. cities. Jeff and Michael’s company, All Rise Films, is a Ford Foundation grantee and has produced award-winning films for clients such as the United Nations, the World Bank and the Templeton Foundation.