About Us
Carlo Nero Director/Writer
Carlo Nero has written and directed a number of award-winning short films and documentaries.
His first full-length feature film was Uninvited (1999), based on the acclaimed novel by James Gabriel Berman (Warner Books), with Franco Nero, Kevin Isola, Vanessa Redgrave, Adam Hann-Byrd, and Eli Wallach: Winner of the "Young Artists Award" Tbilisi Int'l Film Festival. Presented also at 16 other international film festivals, including Cannes, San Sebastian, Hollywood, Moscow, Karlovy Vari, Taormina, Mar de la Plata, and Bratislava. His second full-length feature was 'The Fever' (2004), based on the celebrated play by Wallace Shawn, was produced by Vanessa Redgrave and Jason Blum, and starring Vanessa Redgrave, Michael Moore, Angelina Jolie, Rade Sherbedgia and Joely Richardson. 'Russia/Chechnya: Voices of Dissent (2005) is his most recent documentary.
Vanessa Redgrave Producer
Vanessa Redgrave is a Special Representative for the United Nations Childrens Fund. Since 1993 she has worked in Sarajevo, Belgrade, Zagreb, in Slovenia and Macedonia during the war; and in Kosovo in 1998 and 1999 with UNICEF and the Mother Theresa Society.
She is a long standing supporter of a number of Russian human rights societies, including MEMORIAL, The Sakharov Foundation and 'For Human Rights'. In 1999, with her brother Corin, she founded the International Campaign for Peace and Human Rights in Chechnya.
She works for the rights of asylum seekers and refugees with UNHCR.
In 2004 she worked with UNRWA in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, and with Eyal Bloch and Amos Mokadi for OLYMPEACE. She is a passionate supporter of the West East Divan Orchestra founded by Daniel Barenboim and Professor Edward Said.
She has financed and produced documentary films including: "The Palestinians" 1977. "Can't We Put Human Beings First" 1991 (for UNICEF'S emergency appeal for Iraqi children). "Children's Stories: Chechnya" 2000. "Russia/Chechnya: Voices of Dissent 2005".