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Shani at the
Inaugural Purple Ball
January 20th
2009

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Shani performs
at
"Beneath The Veil"

Shani Performs
at
"Countdown for Barack Obama"

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Monday, December 29, 2008
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Shani
will be in attendance at the
Inaugural Events in
Washington D.C. on January
20th.
She will be Producing the
show at the Inaugural
Purple Ball. The show
features IL DIVO and Peter
Cincotti, as well as many
Hollywood Celebrities and
distinguished guests.
www.inauguralpurpleball.com
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Saturday, October 04, 2008
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Shani is the featured Performer
at the exclusive "Countdown for
Barack Obama...America's Next
President"
Beverly Hills, California-
September 30, 2008 -As the date
of November 4th quickly
approaches and early voting has
begun in eight states, it is
imperative that we reach out to
all communities, more
importantly the Latin American
and Middle Eastern American
communities as well as Young
Americans and Hillary Clinton
supporters. An extravagant event
is unfolding which will utilize
many influential members of
society and reach out to these
Americans.
In an effort to reach out to all
diverse communities that make
our nation exceptional, we are
pleased to announce our keynote
speaker for the evening, Steve
Westly (California co-chair of
Obama for America) and our
special guest speakers: Alan
Cummings, Deidre Hall and Esai
Morales. Special musical
performance by internationally
acclaimed CMG/ SONY BMG
recording artist Shani Rigsbee,
Temba and Rumi Nation.
Their speeches will help promote
an eagerness to participate in
electing Barack Obama the next
President of the United States
of America!
We are proud to announce that
Tony Bennett is joining voices
with us as the Executive Chair
of Vote for Change Committee for
Countdown for Barack Obama!
Ashley Judd, Amber Valletta and
Ed Harris will join him on this
Honorable committee. Many
celebrities will be attending to
show their support for Barack
Obama.
We find ourselves at a pivotal
moment in our American society
with an economy in crisis, an
energy crisis, 2 on-going wars
with no end in sight and an all
but senseless healthcare system
that has put this country in a
state of strife. Our next leader
has to be one of deep conviction
to change and accountability and
with an innate sense of decency
and all that is right, fair and
true. A person who exhibits
strength and determination and
leads by example and whose goal
is to not only return America to
it's state of security but also
to restore it's dignity in the
world. This person is
unquestionably Barack Obama, the
next President of the United
States.- Shani Rigsbee
As a queer foreigner currently
embroiled in the immigration
process, I feel very well versed
in not only America's perception
abroad, but also of the
prejudices the present
administration perpetrate at
home. I am excited to be a part
of this event but more excited,
nay dizzy, at the prospect of
America reversing its road to
disaster by electing Barack
Obama as the next
president.-Alan Cumming
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Thursday, October 02, 2008
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Shani to perform at
"Countdown for Barack
Obama...America`s Next
President"
On October
17th, Shani will be the
special musical guest at
"Countdown for Barack Obama.
..America`s Next President."
Just weeks before the
election, Shani and a group
of other keynote speakers
for the evening, including
Steve Westly (California
co-chair of Obama for
America) will participate in
this invitation-only rally
that will reach out to a
diverse community of voters.
Special guest speakers at
the event will be Alan
Cummings, Deidre Hall and
Esai Morales. Other
participants include
Executive Chair of Vote for
Change Committee Tony
Bennett, Ashley Judd, Amber
Valletta and Ed Harris.
For more information about
the event, please contact:
Asal Masomi
CEO/Chairwoman of Countdown
for Barack Obama...America`s
Next President
asal@blackwhitegala.com
(O) 424.205.1890
(F) 424.205.1701
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Los Angeles, CA, June 27,
2008
SILVER CORD A script written
from the dead........a
glimpse into the other side.
James Ordonez` brother,
Ricardo, was a diabetic. In
1984, he fell into a coma
and was rushed to the
hospital. Soon, this became
a regular occurrence and
James began to document his
situation. Ricardo went to
the hospital three times a
year on average and in at
least ten of these episodes
he was clinically declared a
flat line. Deceased. Doctors
delivered the difficult news
to the family on every
occasion. However, after the
declaration and ten-fifteen
minutes elapsing, Ricardo
would mysteriously and
unbelievably "wake up".
Doctors began traveling from
Europe to Ricardo`s home
country of Colombia to
research the case and follow
his story. At the same time,
James monitored his
brother`s situation by
interviewing him, inquiring
about his "death" or "out of
body" experiences. Ricardo
visualized a beautiful girl
named "Claudia" and he would
always find himself in
pursuit of her. He would
follow her in a car, "fly"
into her house… He told
James that he preferred to
be with her "out of body"
than to suffer here in the
real world. James began to
incorporate Ricardo`s story
into a script with his
brother`s blessing and
cooperation. The two made a
pact that his amazing story
needed to be shared with the
world.
In 2003, after yet another
coma, doctors told James and
his family that Ricardo had
expired and that this time
it was final. After several
hours had gone by, the
family grimly accepted the
news as truth and decided to
proceed with the planned
organ donation. In order to
protect the organs from
possible complications due
to the gangrene which had
set in, both his legs were
amputated.
Two days later, while being
prepped for the organ
donation, his brother
suddenly awoke!
James, the family and
medical staff were in
extreme shock and again
Ricardo`s situation was
documented until finally, a
year later, Ricardo passed
on and was laid to rest. He
left behind his close-knit
family and a daughter to
whom James promised her
father`s story of life,
death and "the other side"
would be told. To this day,
his daughter says that
Ricardo still visits her in
her dreams.
Handpicked Films and Tayrona
Entertainment Group, the
production companies behind
SILVER CORD are currently in
negotiations with Shane
West, Cam Gigandet, Val
Kilmer, Arielle Kebbel and
Eric Balfour for a September
shoot on the $25 million
independent feature. The
producers - Michel Shane,
James Ordonez, Shani Rigsbee
and Ken Gord are also in the
process of attaching
additional supporting names
to round out the final cast.
Executive Producers are Jai
Khanna of Brillstein
Entertainment Partners and
Rob Folk who is also the
composer for the film`s
score. The film will be
directed by James Ordonez,
who is also the co-writer of
the script along with Ken
Gord. The project has
assembled a high profile
crew that includes Academy
Award nominees in the areas
of Visual Effects (Habib
Zargarpour - THE PERFECT
STORM, STAR WARS Episode 1)
and Supervising Sound
Editors (Kami Asgar, Sean
McCormack - APOCOLYPTO,
PASSION OF THE CHRIST) and
Director of Photography -
Alex Witt (AMERICAN
GANGSTER, GLADIATOR).
Melissa Stubbs (INDIANA
JONES 4, THE LAST SAMURAI)
will be at the helm for
stunt coordination. SILVER
CORD has been described as
"an action-packed love story
in the same spiritual genre
of GHOST and FLATLINERS.
CAST
Shane West (Lead for
upcoming Sony Pic`s "The
Lodger", "The Gift" – lead
actor opposite Edward Burns,
"A Walk to Remember")
Arielle Kebbel (Lead in
upcoming DreamWorks "The
Univited", "The Grudge 2",
"Aquamarine")
Cam Gigandet (Lead in
upcoming Oliver Stone film
"Pinkville" produced by
Cruise / Wagner, Lead in
upcoming "Twilight",
"Unborn" and star of "Never
Back Down")
Eric Balfour (Lead for
upcoming "The Horsemen"
Produced by Michael Bay with
Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang –
Memoirs of a Geisha, Lead
for upcoming "Hell Ride" –
Dimension Films with Dennis
Hopper, "The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre")
Val Kilmer (upcoming
"Columbus Day", "Conspiracy"
and currently filming
"Streets of Blood" with
Sharon Stone")
Shani Rigsbee (Crash, One
night with the King, House
of Sand and Fog)
Lorena Rincon (Second female
lead for "Stuck" opening May
30th nationwide with Academy
Award Nominee Stephen Rea
and Mena Suvari)
Sonny Surowiec (Currently
shooting "Legion" with
Dennis Quaid and Lucas
Black, where he is playing
archangel Michael)
PRODUCTION TEAM
James Ordonez.
Producer/director.
Michel Shane (Catch Me If
You Can, I Robot). Producer
Ken Gord (Highlander).
Producer
Shani Rigsbee (Crash, One
Night with the King).
Producer
Jai Khanna (Brillstein
Entertainment Partners).
Executive Producer.
Alex Witt (Gladiator,
American Gangster). DP
Habib Zargarpour (Star Wars
episode 1, The Perfect
Storm). Visual Effects
supervisor.
Melissa Stubbs (Indiana
Jones 4, X-Men, Last
Samurai). Stunt coordinator.
Rob Folk (Maximum Risk,
Police Academy, Neverending
Story). Composer. Score to
be performed by London
Symphony orchestra.
Kami Asgar (Passion of the
Christ, Apocalypto).
Supervising Sound editor.
Sean Mccormack (Passion of
the Christ, Apocalypto).
Supervising Sound editor.
Karola Dirnberger (Jumper,
Cinderella Man). Key
hairstylist.
Rachel Sutherland (Kiefer
Sutherland`s sister). Post
Production supervisor.
Production company Tayrona
Entertainment Group and
producer/director James
Ordonez are currently also
producing the films "Havana
Heat" starring Carmen
Electra, Don Johnson, Pamela
Anderson and Estella Warren,
"Unshakable" from the same
creative team behind
"Crouching Tiger Hidden
Dragon, "Hero" and "Curse of
Golden Flower", "Vivaldi"
starring Joseph Fiennes and
Neve Campbell, "Last Battle
Dreamer" starring Ryan
Philippe and Sean Bean, "The
other side" starring Katie
Holmes and Woody Harrelson,
and "The Disposables"
starring Rachel Leigh Cook
and Daniel Gillies and
produced by Academy Award
Nominee Ryan Gosling.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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Shani Currently in
Preparation on 3 Feature
Films!
Shani is
currently in preparation on
three feature films. She
will co-star and co-produce
A Matter of Honor, an
Italian crime drama filming
in Pennsylvania.
In Silver Chord (Val
Kilmer), a thriller in the
vein of Flatliners, Shani
will share producing duties
and will contribute music.
She is also actively in
development on The Quest of
Sheherzade, a large-scale
Eastern epic. The
international project
depicts the legendary
storyteller and nomad of the
1001 Arabian Nights, and is
set for 2009.
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