Shooting Star

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Product Description Shooting Star(s) follows Johnny Nunez, who was abandoned as a baby and later adopted by a Puerto Rican family, as he overcomes the obstacles imposed by his humble upbringings in Brooklyn, New York to become today's most prominent Hip Hop celebrity photographer.Filmmakers Axel Ebermann and Daniel Frei document the incredible journey of this man, who is now on the verge of becoming a celebrity himself. The film shows the glamorous life of Johnny Nunez as he mingles with prominent figures such as Russell Simmons, Al Sharpton, Kanye West, Kimora Lee and Fabulous. But the film also portrays the inspirational journey of a man who defies poverty and racism and uses his wit, tenacity and faith to pursue his American Dream. Bonus features include: Seven Deleted Scenes; Featurette of Premier at Urbanworld, Slideshow of Johnny Nunez's Photography, Trailer Review This film takes you on an informative yet entertaining journey through Nunez' life. --VainMagThis documentary tells the inspiring American Dream story of Johnny Nunez. --UrbanWorldJohnny Nunez...is an armor-covered Rottweiler in a dog-eat-dog world. --Birthplace Mag P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Director Filmmaker Axel Ebermann has directed numerous documentaries leading him to such exotic places as the remote jungle of Brazil and the eternal winter darkness of the Polar Circle in wintertime. A 35 year old German native, his credits include work for European and US networks such as Discovery, ABC, ARD, ZDF, RTL, Prosieben, Kabeleins, Arte, Deutsche Welle, Bayerischer Rundfunk, NTV, N24, 3sat and for the German-French channel arte. Axel Ebermann has a B.A. in Fiction Film from the City University of New York. Daniel Frei is a Swiss native, born in 1978. He currently works in the US and Europe as a freelance producer and director for Preview Production, an international film production company, of which he is a part-owner. He has worked and still works for/with producers such as David Brown and Kit Golden (Jaws, Driving Miss Daisy, Chocolat). Daniel Frei has directed several TV documentary films, TV series, and two narrative award-winning shorts, and produced narrative short projects. His films have been broadcast on several TV networks in Europe. Shooting Star(s) the rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez , on which he collaborated with his production partner Axel Ebermann, is Frei s first theatrical, feature documentary. Daniel Frei has a B.S. from the City University of New York. See more