Accompanying her father, twice Oscar-nominated writer/producer Milton Sperling to the Warner Bros. lot on Saturday was where her dedication to this art form was born.
Cass studied acting with Milton Katselas and others, while raising her children. She expanded into screenwriting under the mentorship of her father and Howard Koch of “Casablanca” fame. Her affiliation with and admiration for Koch grew into a close friendship which led to her landing his un-produced works: screenplays, plays, short stories and novels, which she is developing into a library.
In addition to writing and developing her own and others' screenplays, Cass authored a book documenting the actual accounts of her forefathers' rags-to-riches tale: HOLLYWOOD BE THY NAME: THE WARNER BROTHERS STORY now in its sixth printing.
In 2005, Cass became a founding supporter of the International Youth for Human Rights Film Festival, which encourages youth from ages 12-21 to use the medium of film to demonstrate their solutions regarding human rights issues -- the UN Declaration of Human Rights being the document used as the basis for the education of children and adults concerning their rights.
“Conversations With Cass” is a series of one-on-one conversations with some of today’s most recognized actors and other notable personalities. Moving away from the prepackaged Q&A sessions commonly seen, each dialogue shares a different perspective into the lives of these individuals. Comfortable in the intimate setting, the actors explain their journey to success, including the inspiration and obstacles they encountered along the way. Written, directed, and hosted by Cass, these interviews will form a large part in an inspirational film library for “The Dream Factory”—a place where dreams are discovered, renewed, rehabilitated, and made to come true. This library will not only host interviews from successful actors, but will also feature accomplished individuals from all walks of life. (The Starz Channel has aired clips from her interviews with Matthew McConaughey, Giovanni Ribisi and Cole Hauser.)
Cass collaborated with Kay McConaughey’s (Matthew's mother) on her book, I AMAZE MYSELF, a set of anecdotes and insights, each themed to inspire the reader to acknowledge their own amazing journey.
She is currently writing, directing and producing a feature length documentary, on her family THE BROTHERS WARNER with Oscar nominated, Eddie Schmidt (TWIST OF FAITH and THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED.) It will be released in 2008 for the 85th Anniversary of the studio.
Warner Sisters website is: http://www.warnersisters.com
No comments:
Post a Comment