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Films

Award-winning Films - Five Continents 
75+ International Film Festivals

Hungry - 
a story about empowerment, taking action and the urgent need to feed hungry children.

Check out the "Hungry" landing page

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A Chance
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Mia and Caroline reunite in a city park and soon find out that the past is not always quite past. Conflicts are resurrected, sparks fly - and then things get complicated.

IMDB

Watch the trailer on Vimeo
Lost
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"Lost" tells the age old story of a man wanting the woman he craves. Once he gets her, the question arises: Can he handle it without screwing it up?

​Shot during the Carnival in Brazil and intercut with the band rocking hard in the studio, the song will make you get up and dance inadvertently.

Watch Lost on Vimeo
Hungry
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www.hungry.movie
An idealistic grade school teacher has a fear of speaking up in public (other than in front of her kids). But when she finds out that children in her school are going hungry -thanks to federal cutbacks in school lunch
programs- it compels her to do things she wouldn't have thought she could, including confronting a Congressman, in order to help the children.

Watch the trailer on Vimeo
Condor Jam
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Condor Jam is a collage of atmospheric, experimental, rock and nature sounds. The song quotes the ancient tale of the Inca Prophecy Of The Condor And The Eagle. 

Shot mostly in the Brazilian Amazon, Condor Jam makes the case for a better world through respecting nature and the people who live in tune with it (the way of the Condor), rather than controlling and/or raping it, all in the name of progress, energy and profits (the way of the Eagle).

Watch Condor Jam on Vimeo

Available on CD Baby
So Many Ways
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So Many Ways (for Safe, Green, Sane Energy) is the 2012 Golden Reel Award-winner of the Nevada Film Festival, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. 

An Alternative Rock Video that says "Ban Fracking NOW! No to the XL Pipeline! Yes to safe green sane energy!"

Watch on YouTube

Available on CD Baby

Legalize
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Legalize, Musiciens Sans Frontieres' multi-award-winning alt-rock music video (awards listed below), presents the hard-hitting facts of the costs to the U.S. of it's current marijuana laws and the huge benefits that can be reaped by ending this era's disastrous prohibition policy nationwide.

Comparing the current failed drug policies with the failed 1920's-era alcohol prohibition, and weaving in quotes from political leaders, medical experts and law enforcement agents, Legalize points conclusively to the urgent need for legalization in a roller-coaster ride of a music video/PSA hybrid.

Watch on YouTube

Available on CD BAby
Smells Like Teen Spirit
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Smells Like Teen Spirit, in the Musiciens Sans Frontieres' cover version of the brilliant Nirvana classic, is a paen to activism and taking action- "Load up on film..."

Winner of the Aloha Accolade Award for Excellence in Filmmaking, Honolulu International Film Festival 2010, Hawaii, USA;

Award of Excellence in Filmmaking, Best Music Video, Canada International Film Festival 2010, Vancouver, Canada;

Best Music Video at the Los Angeles Global Film Festival 2010, California, USA.

Watch on YouTube

Available on CD Baby
​Lucky Express

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Lucky Express: a full length feature documentary that winds through India’s railways and stations, in the company of destitute children who have made Indian Railways their vast network and home.

Anna Fischer
Producer - Director - Filmmaker

Thomas Simon
Producer - Editor - Sound Designer - Sound Editor - Sound Mixer - Composer

www.LuckyExpress.org

Order: Lucky Express -Now available on Amazon Prime!
The Redemption of the Fish
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La Redempcio dels Peixos (The Redemption of the Fish) is an award-winning film by Jodi Torrent. Original soundtrack by Thomas Simon

A trip to Venice is the dream of thousands but for Marc, his journey is no vacation. Instead, his quest is to meet the father he never knew, a rite of passage for a young man seeking to make sense of his own life story. In the process he discovers his father's murky past as he enters into the age-old labyrinth of Venice: with its temptations, delusions, beauties and its deceits...

Watch the trailer or purchase the movie:
http://theredemptionofthefish.vhx.tv/
Walkabout
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Walkabout is a documentary / travelogue   conceived, shot, directed and       produced by Thomas Simon. Filmed in the USA, Austria, Hungary, Brazil, Nepal and India in 2003, Walkabout was streamed on Current TV in 2005.

Watch on YouTube

Available on CD Baby


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Thomas Simon - IMDB
Composer - Musician - Producer - Director - Camera/DP - Editor - Sound Designer

European-born artist/co-owner at Endorphin Records & Films, Thomas Simon has toured internationally with alternative rock bands (Love Alien, MUSICIENS SANS FRONTIÉRES & Thomas Simon Vortex); has been commissioned to create music for film, tv and theater; worked as producer, director, DP and editor on narrative films, documentaries, activist & educational programs as well as high profile live events.​




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Jillie Simon - IMDB
Actor - Singer-Songwriter - Producer - Director

Jillie Simon has just written, co-directed and co-produced, in association with world-renowned theater company Mabou Mines, her first narrative short film "Hungry", in which she stars along-side Oscar-nominee Eric Roberts. "Hungry" has been selected to ten film festivals so far, nominated for four awards, winning three including the Award of Merit: Leading Actress, from IndieFest Film Awards.

Other film and television credits include a principal role in indie feature film "You Have the Right to Remain Violent" directed by the multi-award-winning Roberto Monticello, roles in indie film "Confess" by Stefan Schaefer (Best Screenplay, Hampton Film Festival), in the Academy-Award winning "A Beautiful Mind", directed by Ron Howard, and a recurring role on "As The World Turns". More on IMDB.

​She has also played Off-Broadway, Off-Off B'way, in regional theater and performed improv at Upright Citizens Brigade and the N.Y. Comedy Club.


Select Awards

A Chance - short film
 
       * Indie Short Fest 2020, Los Angeles, California  

          Semi-Finalist
    
       * X World Short Film Festival 2019, Rome, Italy
 
         
Winner: Best Drama: A Chance
          Winner: Outstanding Actress: Jillie Simon 
          Best Cinematography in a Drama Nominee: Thomas Simon 
   
       * Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival 2019,             
          Los Angeles, California
          Winner: Best LGBTQ Short Film

   
       * Action On Film International Film Festival 2019,                 
          Las Vegas, Nevada
          Winner: Best LGBTQ Short or Feature

       * Glendale International Film Festival 2019,
          Los Angeles,  California

          Best Female Filmmaker Nominee

   

​Hungry - short film

      
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Vegas Movie Awards 2019, Las Vegas, Nevada
          Winner: Best Actress -Jillie Simon in - Award of Prestige   
          Winner: Best Inspirational Film - Award of Excellence 
    
      *  Festival Angaelica 2019, Duluth, Minnesota

          Winner: Social Message Award 
   
     *  Accolade Global Film Competition 2019, La Jolla,      
         California

         Winner: Leading Actress -Award of Recognition -Jillie Simon 
         Winner: Liberation/Social Justice/Protest -Award of Recognition 
   
     *   Katra Film Series 2019: SideBar Edition, New York, N.Y.

          Winner: Honorable Mention / Audience Award Runner-Up
  • San Diego International Kids' Film Festival 2018, Winner: Make A Difference Award

  • Brightside Tavern Shorts Fest 2018, Jersey City, Winner: Best Actress in a Long Short, Jillie Simon

  • Social World Film Festival 2017, Vico Equense, Italy
    Semi-Finalist

  • Hollywood Dreamz International Film Festival 2017, Las Vegas, Nevada
    Best Short Film nominee

  • Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2017
    Winner, Indie Spirit Award
    Seven nominations:
    Best Featurette;
    Best Actress - Jillie Simon;
    Best Actor - Alex Emanuel;
    Best Ensemble Cast;
    Best Screenwriting - Jillie Simon;
    Best Musical Score - Thomas Simon;
    Best Cinematography - Alan Hostetter
  • Long Beach Indie International Film Media and Music Festival 2016
    Best Short Film nominee

  • Action On Film International Film Festival 2016
    Golden State Best Performance in An Acting Role (Jillie Simon)

  • International Film Festival For Peace, Inspiration & Equality 2016: Jakarta, Indonesia:
    Special Jury Award (Eric Roberts);
    International Award of Excellence (Hungry) Lead Actress - Jillie Simon;
    International Award of Outstanding Excellence - International Short Film,
    Music, Thomas Simon

  • Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2016, Pennsylvania, USA
    Best Film (Public Service Honoree)


  • The Indie Gathering International Film Festival 2016, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    Honorable Mention

  • IndieFest Film Awards - Winner -
    Award of Merit: Actress - Leading (Jillie Simon as Allison Lenare)

  • Burbank International Film Festival 2015, California, USA
    Best Short Film by Women nominee
    Best Actress nominee (Jillie Simon)

  • Other Venice Film Festival, California, USA 2015
    Best Short Film nominee
Lost - music video
  • Other Venice Film Festival 2016, Los Angeles, California
    Best Music Video nominee
  • AOF International Film Festival 2019, Las Vegas, Nevada, Winner: Best Musical

Legalize - music video

  • Canada Film Festival 2012
    Rising Star Award, 2012
    for Musiciens Sans Frontiéres "Legalize" music video
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  • Toronto Independent Film Festival 2011
    Best Music Video, 2011 Musiciens Sans Frontiéres Legalize

  • Honolulu Film Awards 2011
    Aloha Accolade Award, 2011

  • Action/Cut Short Film Festival 2011
    Semi-Finalist, 2011

  • Los Angeles Movie Awards 2011
    Honorable Mention, 2011

  • Los Angeles Global Film Festival 2010
    Best Music Video, 2010
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Condor Jam - music video

  • Other Venice Film Festival 2013, Venice, California, Best Music Video , Thomas Simon, Condor Jam (https://vimeo.com/73539746)

La Redempcio Dels Peixos - feature film

  • Film Festival Internazionale Milano 2013, Best Music/Song (Nomination)

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Lucky Express - feature documentary

  • Rated SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York 2014
    First Runner Up Feature Film Competition, 2014

  • ITN Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2012
    Best Director Of A Documentary

  • Marina Del Rey Film Festival 2012
    Best International Documentary, 2012

So Many Ways - music video
  • Nevada Film Festival 2012
    Golden Reel Award, 2012

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