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Appearing May 9th talking "Flipside" in Liverpool NY Iands group

For all of my east coast pals: I will be appearing in Liverpool NY on May 9th. Come on down!!!!

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Friday May 9, 2014
From ~ 6:00 to 9:00 PM 

Richard Martini ~ Flipside: A Tourist's Guide on How to Navigate the Afterlife

Richard MartiniAuthor and award winning filmmaker Richard Martini has written and/or directed 9 films. A former free lance journalist for Variety, Inc.Com, Premiere and other magazines. Richard will talk about the findings of his extensive research for his book "Flipside: A Tourist's Guide on How to Navigate the Afterlife" his debut non-fiction book on a topic that's been haunting him since the death of a soul mate, upon which his 90 minute documentary of the same name is based.
After a dream vision of visiting his friend in the Great Beyond, Martini went on a literary quest to find out what the prevailing science and philosophical opinions on the Afterlife are. He journeyed into Tibetan Philosophy, made documentaries in Tibet and India, and eventually was introduced to the work of the Newton Institute, founded by renowned author and hypnotherapist Dr. Michael Newton ("Journey of Souls").
FlipsideMartini’s first documentary film "Special Olympians" won the 1980 Mexico City International Film Festival. He then made his feature film directorial debut "You Can't Hurry Love,”with Bridget Fonda. Martini wrote his first feature “My Champion” which starred Christopher Mitchum and Yoko Shimada . He then wrote the Charlie Sheen comedy “Three For the Road” for Vista Films. He worked on the films "Amelia" and "Salt" as a digital media curator, pioneering a method of previsualizing a film online, film director Phillip Noyce hired him to work on both films. As an actor, he's made numerous appearances in bit parts in various films, including "Salt" as the driver who drives Angelina Jolie out of North Korea.
He's also directed documentaries; "Tibetan Refugee"explores the Tibetan community in Dharamsala, "White City/Windy City" explores the relationship between Chicago and Casablanca in the Eisenhower "Sister Cities" program, and "Journey Into Tibet", follows Buddhist scholar and author Robert Thurman on a sacred journey around Mt. Kailash in Western Tibet.
Registration starts at 6:00 pm.
Meeting begins promptly at 6:30 pm.
A $10 at the door.
No advance sales
At the Holiday Inn
441 Electronics Parkway
Liverpool, NY 13088
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