THE RISE OF WOMEN
Historically, scripts with strong female protagonists have been blocked or ignored, especially when written by a strong female with a focus on women’s issues.
"Barbie" broke through that wall. As the highest-grossing film of 2023, "Barbie" made $1.45 billion globally, and is the highest-grossing film in Warner Bros. history. This runaway success proves that women around the world are hungry for empowering films with socially relevant messages for all ages and races.
Alabama women weren’t allowed a voice in elections until 1953. Though it’s been a slow and uphill battle, the Women’s Lib movement seized power regardless. The Matriarchy is rising and demanding equal rights, civil rights, and human rights.
"The Brimstone Brood" tells the story of that rise, when JoBeth, an otherworldly female, leads us through a century of music, magic, and dark comedy. Country music sets a bittersweet backdrop for "The Brimstone Brood"… but this is not a musical. Think "The Big Chill" with rednecks and ageless classics. Story-lines that resonate with powerful messages will keep today’s women going strong as the century evolves.
The world has never needed laughter and uplifting entertainment more than it does now. JoBeth and her Brimstone Brood will show you how it’s done.
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COULD THIS BE MAGIC?
Creator Toni Siegel says "​I am a Dreamer. I dream things and they happen. Prophetic dreams. Visions of the past… the future. Even daydreams that manifest in reality. It was 2005 when I first saw this story in a dream. Sixteen years later, I called on my manifestation magic one night. The next morning there was an email from a filmmaker/producer/director who discovered one of my online articles and wanted to talk. We are now partners and good friends embarking on a project ostensibly for me, but the bottom line is women, for women, about women, with women at the helm and women headed for the stars."
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With a broken patriarchy, political polarization, and post-COVID trauma in the world today, women everywhere are desperately seeking an outrageous fantasy to sweep them away. Just like "Field of Dreams" states, “If we build it they will come.”
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SPIRITUAL SUPPORT
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We made a three-minute Video Teaser in 2015, starring the voiceover talents and Southern accent of the late, great Mike Hodge, President of SAG (Screen Actor’s Guild) in NYC at the time.
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Murray Weinstock—from Kenny Vance and The Planetones, and Manhattan Transfer—volunteered his NYC sound studio and his recording skills.
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Ilene Kristen, the original Patty Simcox in Broadway’s Grease, and the famed Soap Opera Diva directed the session.
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Glen Scarpelli from Norman Lear’s One Day at a Time added the visuals and produced the video at his TV station NOW in Sedona, Arizona.
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They all sensed the importance of this project so much they volunteered a huge chunk of their busy lives to assist our dream. They rallied to my call with unbridled enthusiasm and gave their time as a labor of love for humanity. I had a dream that Mike was on his way out, so I included his laughing face in a ghostly form on a tree top in a cemetery shot. A short while later, he suddenly left us. I’m sure he is watching the progress with great interest and laughing in that deep and gravelly oh-so-recognizable voice.
MISSION STATEMENT
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MISSION: There is a universal-awakening taking place. In humanity’s search for the Truth, the powerful allure of a filmmaker’s passion for socially relevant messages cannot be underestimated. The public demands to know more about the meaning of life, the world we live in, and recent unexplainable phenomena. We intend to inspire women everywhere to step into their power.
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APPROACH: Stories with an uplifting emphasis on the search for self, while overcoming life’s challenges. Mystical, magical characters with supernatural gifts who must learn right from wrong… or else.
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VALUES: To create a high-level project that entices us to reflect on the peculiarities of mankind… to choose sides in the battle between good and evil… to believe in the impossible… and never surrender to the unacceptable.
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GOALS: During the COVID lockdown, millions experienced a spiritual awakening. The world is now eager for film and television projects that inspire viewer identification on a global level, and change the way we look at life.
About the author...
Toni’s life-long passions are writing, psychology, and metaphysics. She has been an Astrologer since she was eleven, a Feng shui consultant and fashion executive since the early 70s, and a Transformational Coach and Metaphysical Mentor since the late 80s. Toni’s international client list includes film, stage, and television celebrities, singers, songwriters, and rappers, politicians, medical, religious and law-enforcement figures, international corporations, as well as self-employed businessmen and women working remotely from home. Everyone seeking self-awareness and mental wellness are welcome.
Her multi-faceted techniques offer her clients a focused framework; her perspective is optimistic yet rational; and her style informative and compelling.
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