Vegan Holiday Appetizer Recipe: Spinach Casserole Muffin Cups

Spinach Casserole Muffin Cups

Ingredients:

3 pounds chopped spinach

1 package tofu, mashed

1 cup salsa

1 chopped onion

1 chopped green pepper

2/3 cup shredded vegan cheese

Canola oil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly oil a muffin pan.

In a large mixing bowl, add the tofu, cheese and salsa.

Mash and mix well.

Cook and drain the spinach.

Remove as much moisture from the spinach as possible.

Add the cooked spinach to the tofu mixture.

Add the onion and green pepper.

Mix well.

Put the mixture in the muffin cups.

Bake for about 50 minutes.

Remove from oven and let cool for several minutes.

Ready to serve.

The new cookbook from Dixie Publishing:

THE VEGAN COOKBOOK:

497 Recipes

By Jack Truman

Now available online:

Bible School: A Poem from Jack Truman

Today's featured author from Dixie Publishing

BIBLE SCHOOL
A Poem by Jack Truman

When I was a kid

I went to Bible school

Remembering those days

Make me smile

It's hard to remember

A blur

Going to Bible school

The first times I remember

Was in grade school

In Canton

During the summer

There would be a Bible school

For 4 or 6 weeks

When it ended

Mother would send us to another one

For another 4 or 6 weeks

That took up our summers

Going to Bible school

I didn't mind it

I didn't like it

But I dealt with it

My sister liked it

I think

It was funny

Every time a Bible school would end

My sister would cry

The people there thought she was crying

Because she liked it there

But she was crying

Because she was thinking about the next one

About to start

Going to Bible school

When I was a little older

It's kind of a blur

But we went to Bible school

In Lamar

A summer or two

Don't remember much

They all seemed pretty much the same

Whether in Ohio or Missouri

Going to Bible school

Nowadays when I go by a church

In the summer

I see those signs for Bible School

And remember the summer days

We were babysitted

In church

Monday through Friday

When we

Went to Bible school

Today's Featured Author from DIXIE PUBLISHING

Jack Truman's New Book

POEMS FROM A LIFE LESS TRAVELED 

On Amazon and Lulu:

No Budget Filmmaking Event in Las Vegas at Tommy Rocker's

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Local Las Vegas Press Release for No Budget Filmmaking Book Event

BOOK SIGNING, READING AND DISCUSSION / Q&A at Tommy Rocker's

NO BUDGET FILMMAKING is a new book about how to make movies with no money and be well known as a filmmaker around the world, and is a great resource for actors, artists, filmmakers, and anyone looking to make a movie on their own. Meet the author, award winning filmmaker Jack Truman.

Jack will have a reading from the book, a group discussion/Q & A about filmmaking, and sign copies of his new book NO BUDGET FILMMAKING or How to be a Well-Known Filmmaker & Be Broke at the Same Time.

Event Location:

Sunday, December 29^th at Tommy Rocker's

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

4275 Dean Martin Drive

Hosted by Dixie Publishing

http://www.lulu.com/dixiepublishing

http://nobudgetfilmmaking.webs.com

About the Author:

Author Jack Truman is an award-winning filmmaker and 25 year veteran of stage and film. A former professor at Texas A&M University, Truman has also appeared in several television series and major motion pictures. His film directorial debut, the award-winning hit cult short film PHONE SEX GRANDMA premiered at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival. Combined, Truman's films have screened at over 300 film festivals worldwide to date. Jack was recently on the Short Film Jury at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

No Budget Filmmaking by Jack Truman:

Book Trailer: NO BUDGET FILMMAKING!!!

Childhood Obesity Book Event in Las Vegas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Local Press Release for Childhood Obesity Book Signing Event

BOOK SIGNING at Las Vegas Vegan Bistro and Bakery

Author Opal Dockery will sign copies of her new reference book A CONSIDERATION THAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS LEGALIZED CHILD ABUSE , Saturday, December 28^th from 4 to 6:30 pm at Pura Vida Bakery & Bistro by Chef Mayra, 1236 Western Avenue, Las Vegas 89109.

The event is free and open to all.

Synopsis: Ms. Dockery's reference book is the first of its kind to show a possible direct link between Childhood Obesity and Child Abuse. Childhood obesity is a preventable medical disorder that fulfills the legal definition of Child Abuse. Through extensive research, and finding that it captures the lives of children and is transferred to adulthood, remaining a constant lifelong problem, this book shows and educates the reader that Childhood Obesity could and should be considered a legalized form of Child Abuse.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Opal Dockery is an award-winning actress, writer, poet and speaker. A former burlesque dancer for over 20 years, Ms. Dockery has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice. She has been a vegetarian/vegan for over 40 years, and is an animal rights activist.

A CONSIDERATION THAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS LEGALIZED CHILD ABUSE

Opal Dockery

Category: Reference / Diet & Health / Parenting & Family / Child Abuse

ISBN: 978-0-557-72365-2

6 x 9 inches / 118 Pages

THE ACCEPTABLE SIN

Award Winning Short Documentary

Starring Opal Dockery

A Dixie Film 

Actor's Resource - Make and Star in Your Own Movie

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NO-BUDGET FILMMAKING BOOK EVENT AT SUNDANCE 2014

Award-Winning Filmmaker to Have Book Signing at Dolly's Bookstore

Burbank, California – Anyone can make a movie. With no money. And be a well known filmmaker.

That's the premise of the new filmmaking book NO BUDGET FILMMAKING: Or How to be a Well Known Filmmaker and Be Broke at the Same Time, written by Jack Truman. Truman, an award-winning independent filmmaker, shares valuable tools, tips, and secrets of the industry trade in a book designed to help any aspiring moviemaker make their movie.

Dolly's Bookstore in Park City will be hosting a special book signing event of Truman's new book on January 19^th, 2014. The event will be on Main Street in conjunction with the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

“It's not hard to make a movie. You just have to make your movie”, Truman stated in press materials. “Everyone has a story to tell. And there is an audience out there for your film. You just have to make it and get it out there. I wrote this book with the objective to help anyone make a movie with no money and become successful in the independent film world. I'm living proof it can be done. If I can do it, anyone can”.

An informative, alternative, out-of-the-box reference book for the film industry, NO BUDGET FILMMAKING covers a wide range of tips and tools: from proven filmmaking techniques, valuable industry resources, and more, this book guides the aspiring filmmaker from concept to distribution on the film festival circuit, and beyond. A must-have resource for anyone who needs help with making a low budget film on their own, NO BUDGET FILMMAKING is a breakthrough book for the next generation of filmmakers.

Author Jack Truman is an award-winning filmmaker and 25 year veteran of stage and film. A former professor at Texas A&M University, Truman has also appeared in several television series and major motion pictures. His film directorial debut, the award-winning hit cult short film PHONE SEX GRANDMA premiered at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival. Combined, Truman's films have screened at over 300 film festivals worldwide to date. Jack was recently on the Short Film Jury at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Title: NO BUDGET FILMMAKING or How to be a Well-Known Filmmaker & Be Broke at the Same Time

ISBN: 978 – 1 – 300 – 61518 –7

Get the book now on Amazon and Lulu:

Visit the Book's Website

NO BUDGET FILMMAKING

By Jack Truman

Watch the new NO BUDGET FILMMAKING

Book Trailer

on YOUTUBE:

Underground Filmmaking: Wrapping Up 2013



What a year.

That's the simplest way to wrap up 2013.

I love being an underground independent filmmaker. And I'm living proof that any one can make a movie. Anywhere. With no money.

This year is no exception:

In 2013, 4 films have been made. And by the end of the year, at least 5 will be done. The films:

TITS
THE DEADBEATS
REDNECK ROADTRIP
LIVING GRAVES
THE HERMIT

In 2013, 2 books have been written. By the end of the year, I'll have 3 written:

NO BUDGET FILMMAKING
POEMS FROM A LIFE LESS TRAVELED
THE VEGAN COOKBOOK

Over the last 6 months, I've read 5 major books: The Bible, The Upanishads, Ayurvedic Medicine, Aristotle's Complete Writings and the Great Dialogues of Plato.

Our films have screened at over 50 film festivals worldwide this year alone: over 15 festivals in just the last 10 weeks.

November will also be a month for the books.

Can't wait to see what December holds.

Then it all starts over with returning to Park City again in January 2014 for Sundance and Slamdance with some major stuff.

Life is good.

100 Stories From An Old Stripper

Dixie Publishing is proud to share the hit biographical journal 100 STORIES FROM AN OLD STRIPPER!

Written by Opal Dockery, a former burlesque dancer for over 20 years in the 1970's and '80's, 100 STORIES shares some personal stories from her experiences in the adult entertainment industry from over 30 years ago.

Check the hit book out on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/100-Stories-From-Old-Stripper/dp/0557599865

Opal's award winning documentary film TITS screens this week in Malibu at Cinerockom!!!!

Poems From a Life Less Traveled

Dixie Publishing is happy to annouce the release of the new poetry book POEMS FROM A LIFE LESS TRAVELED, written by Jack Truman.

POEMS FROM A LIFE LESS TRAVELED is a fascinating collection of over 400 poems written over a 40 year period. Writer Jack Truman has compiled a collection of poems he has written beginning when he was 6 years old, Over the next 40 years, while experiencing a life less traveled around the country, Truman shares his deepest thoughts and experiences in an unforgettable collection of poetry. Writer Jack Truman is a 30 year veteran of film and stage. An award – winning filmmaker, writer, actor and director, he is also a former college professor at Texas A & M University. Truman has a Master’s degree in Communications and a Bachelor’s degree in Business. His film directorial debut, the award – winning hit cult short film PHONE SEX GRANDMA, premiered to standing – room only audiences at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival. Truman’s films have screened at over 300 film festivals worldwide to date.

67 Year Old First Time Filmmaker to Premiere in London

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WOMEN'S RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM TO PREMIERE IN LONDON

Film Festival To Honor 67 Year Old First-Time Filmmaker

Burbank, California – Should a women have the right to go topless in public?

The world is about to find out.

TITS, a 7 minute documentary film about a woman's right to go topless in public, will have its World Premiere at this week's Let's All Be Free Film Festival in London.

Directed by Opal Dockery, TITS is a fascinating film about a woman's right to be topless in public, while bringing in the larger debates concerning women's rights and gender equality, the shocking, alternative short film is a story about Dockery's fight against what she perceives as discrimination against women in a very particular and conscientious way.

The film is the directorial debut of 67 year old first-time filmmaker Opal Dockery.

Dockery collaborates with her film producer son Jack Truman to share her thoughts about not being able to go topless in public, in conjunction with the annual Women's Equality Day topless protest in Venice Beach, California.

TITS is an eye-opening film from the team behind the cult mockumentary hit film PHONE SEX GRANDMA.

TITS

A Dixie Film

Running Time: 7 minutes

Director: Opal Dockery

WORLD PREMIERE

Let's All Be Free Film Festival

April 5 – 7, 2013

http://www.letsallbefree.com/documentary.html

Women's Rights Documentary Film to Premiere in London

TITS is going to start in London.

The brand new documentary short film from Dixie Films, TITS, will premiere next month at the Let's All Be Free Film Festival in London, England.

TITS is a 7 minute short film about a woman's right to go topless in public. The directorial debut of award-winning independent film actress Opal Dockery, TITS is a jaw-dropping, eye opening documentary film.

More details to come.

RESEARCH STUDY LINKS ANIMAL CRUELTY LAWS IN ALL 50 STATES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RESEARCH STUDY LINKS ANIMAL CRUELTY LAWS IN ALL 50 STATES

New Reference Book Researches And Compares Animal Cruelty Statute Laws In All 50 States

Burbank, California – Every state in America has animal cruelty laws. How do they compare state by state?

Dixie Publishing is proud to release the new reference book ANIMAL CRUELTY LAW IN THE UNITED STATES, A COMPARATIVE ANAYSIS, written by Opal Dockery. This groundbreaking book is the first of its kind as a research study to compare and contrast animal anti-cruelty statutes existing in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia.

Dockery's new reference book researches and results in a suggestion that a reasonable solution regarding the reduction of crime lies within the realm of increasing penalties for such actions to a felony level along with incorporating a high degree of empathy for all living beings in the lives of American Citizens.

“This book considers a comparative analysis of all anti-cruelty laws in America, and case law from each state's jurisdiction”, Dockery stated in press materials. “Although similarities and contrasts exist among the various anti-cruelty statutes, they do not sufficiently protect animals due to the fact that society considers them as property rather than living, feeling beings. Until such statue is changed, animals will never be afforded any respectable rights of protection”.

A landmark book, ANIMAL CRUELY LAW IN THE UNITED STATES is a pioneer reference book for Animal Rights, Criminal Justice, Education and the Judicial Legal System.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Opal Dockery is an award-winning actress, writer, poet and speaker. A former burlesque dancer for over 20 years, she is the author of many books, including the inspirational autobiography THOUGHTS OF A STRIPPER: A Mother's Story. Ms. Dockery has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice. She has been a vegetarian/vegan for over 40 years, and is an animal rights activist.

ANIMAL CRUELTY LAW IN THE UNITED STATES, A COMPARATIVE ANAYSIS

Opal Dockery

Category: Reference / Criminal Justice / Animal Rights / Education

ISBN: 978-0-557-57780-4 / Paperback $25.00

6x 9 inches / 225 Pages

Underground Film Collection to Screen in Texas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MOTHER/SON UNDERGROUND FILM TEAM TO SCREEN IN TEXAS

Award-Winning Short Film Collection Heads South to Austin

Burbank, California – Nothing is closer than family. A boy's best friend is his Mother. What happens when a 25 year film and stage veteran teams with his 60-something creative writing Mother who was a burlesque dancer for over 20 years?

They make an award-winning hit cult collection of films that explode and screen around the world.

6 SHORT FILMS BY JACK TRUMAN AND OPAL DOCKERY, a collection of award-winning short films, is heading to Austin for it's Texas premiere at the RXSM Film Festival.

A collection of shocking, experimental, alternative underground independent films, short films from this collection have screened at over 300 film festivals around the world, winning rave reviews, and earning top awards honors at film festivals globally. Ranging from comedy, mockumentary and documentaries, from adult humor, to global warming, reality, women's rights and much more, these 6 short films are shocking, jaw-dropping and eye-opening. Over a 6 year period, Truman and Dockery filmed many short films that have had a huge following on the film festival circuit. This screening is a collection of their most successful films over the years.

“You have to make films that are important to you”, Truman stated in press materials. “My Mother is my best friend. When I went back home to Missouri years ago to shoot my first film as a filmmaker, she gave me a short film script she had written to read. Once reading it, I knew I had to make that movie. That first film exploded, and here we are years later, a successful filmmaking team, with a following around the world. It doesn't get much better than that”.

Dockery was a burlesque dancer for over 20 years in the 1970's and 1980's. Author of many books, she has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Criminal Justice. Truman is a 25 year veteran of stage and film. An award-winning actor, writer and director, he is also a former college professor at Texas A&M University. Truman has a Master's degree in Communications and a Bachelor's degree in business.

Truman states, “You just have to make your movie. Don't listen to what anyone else says. There is an audience for your film. Everyone has a story to tell. If you have the courage to make your film your own way, and it's an original, creative idea that only you can tell, people will want to see your movie”.

The RXSM Film Festival is scheduled for March 8-14 in Austin, Texas.

PHONE SEX GRANDMA TO ROCK THE U.K.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PHONE SEX GRANDMA to Rock the UK

Cult-following Mockumentary Short Film to play the St. Albans Film Festival

Burbank, California – The world's dirtiest Grandma is heading to the UK.

PHONE SEX GRANDMA, the award-winning mockumentary short film, will be playing the St. Albans Film Festival March 8 - 10^th . Starring Opal Dockery, the film is about a 60-something woman who works a phone sex line in a small Southern ghost town.

PSG premiered to standing-room only audiences at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Since it's hit premiere, the cult-following short film has screened at over 200 film festivals worldwide, earning rave reviews, winning top honors at festivals around the globe. The film is the from the creative real-life Mother/Son filmmaking team of Dockery and Director Jack Truman.

Dixie Films is an underground independent film company that specializes in alternative movies. The creative Mother/Son film company's movies have screened at over 300 film festivals worldwide to date.

St. Albans Film Festival: http://www.stalbansfilmfestival.com/

PSG on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1368988/

PSG on DVD: https://www.createspace.com/255255

Dixie Films on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dixieproductions

Dixie Films on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/dixiefilms

WOODY THE REDNECK To Screen In Texas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WOODY THE REDNECK TO SCREEN IN TEXAS

Award-Winning Mockumentary Film Heads South to Austin

Burbank, California – A racist conservative is going down South to his roots.

WOODY THE REDNECK, the award-winning hit mockumentary short film, is heading to Austin for it's Texas premiere at the RXSM Film Festival.

Based on actual events, the 8 minute shocking satire short film has been a huge hit on the film festival circuit. Written, Directed and Starring Jack Truman, WOODY THE REDNECK premiered at the Woods Hole Film Festival in Cape Cod, and has screened at over 20 film festivals worldwide, recently winning Best Experimental Film at the Nevada Film Festival. The Austin screening during the March film festival will be the Texas premiere for the film.

“I had to make this film”, Truman stated in press materials. “This character is based on multiple real-life people I grew up around in the Ozarks, who are still like this to this day. People find it hard to believe that there are real redneck and racist people in this world. But there are. I had to make a film about a person that people are afraid to see and are afraid to admit is real”.

Based on the short film's global screening success, Dixie Films has launched a new web series of WOODY THE REDNECK on Youtube, Funny or Die and Blip TV. The hit short film will soon be available on DVD.

The RXSM Film Festival is scheduled for March 8-14 in Austin, Texas.

WOODY THE REDNECK

Running Time: 8 Minutes

Directed by Jack Truman

A Dixie Film

Youtube: www.youtube.com/woodytheredneck

Funny or Die: www.funnyordie.com/woodytheredneck

Blip TV:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/woodytheredneck

Twitter: www.twitter.com/woodytheredneck

An Animal's Eyes

AN ANIMAL'S EYES
By Opal Dockery


Study an animal. Look into his face.
See his eyes and know that he is a living, feeling being the same as you.
Think of his eyes while you are eating him.

ANIMAL CRUELTY LAW IN THE UNITED STATES, A COMPARATIVE ANAYSIS

Opal Dockery

Category: Reference / Criminal Justice / Animal Rights / Education

ISBN: 978-0-557-57780-4 / Paperback $25.00

6x 9 inches / 225 Pages

Is Childhood Obesity Child Abuse?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Burbank, California - Childhood Obesity is skyrocketing. It is not only a national problem, but a global epidemic. And is destroying the health, welfare and future of our nation's children. With no end in sight.

The facts and statistics are alarming:

According to research, over 1 billion people are overweight worldwide. The obesity rate in children has tripled in the last 30 years. Over 9 million children in the United States are considered obese. Included is over 20% of children under the age of 12. For toddlers under the age of 5, obesity levels have tripled to over 13% in the same amount of time. Over 30 percent of major health and medical problems are a result of Obesity, which include heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, gall bladder disease and asthma. Hospital costs for children have quadrupled in the last 20 years. Childhood Obesity now results in Obesity at the adult stage as much as 70 percent. And if one of the child's parents is obese, that rate jumps to over 80 percent. Childhood obesity leads to antisocial and depressive tendencies, which leads to lifetime psychological effects. With this growing global epidemic, what can be done to change the world and save children's lives?

Ms. Dockery's reference book is the first of its kind to show a direct link between Childhood Obesity and Child Abuse. Childhood obesity is a preventable medical disorder that fulfills the legal definition of Child Abuse. Through extensive research, and finding that it captures the lives of children and is transferred to adulthood, remaining a constant lifelong problem, this book shows and educates the reader that Childhood Obesity could and should be considered a legalized form of Child Abuse.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Opal Dockery is an award-winning actress, writer, poet and speaker. A former burlesque dancer for over 20 years, she is the author of many books, including the inspirational autobiography THOUGHTS OF A STRIPPER: A Mother's Story. Ms. Dockery has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice. She has been a vegetarian/vegan for over 40 years, and is an animal rights activist.

A CONSIDERATION THAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS LEGALIZED CHILD ABUSE

Opal Dockery

Category: Reference / Diet & Health / Parenting & Family / Child Abuse

ISBN: 978-0-557-72365-2 / Paperback $18.00

6x 9 inches / 118 Pages

The Center of Evil - For the Animals

THE CENTER OF EVIL
By Opal Dockery
Copyright @ Dixie Publishing

I feel like I am in the mist of evil in this world. I am enveloped in the "Center Of Evil". I need to figure out someway for my goodness to expand and shatter the evil around me and dissolve all its part. This can be attempted by examples of kindness to animals and activism against the constant killing and torture of them in everyway including eating, wearing, and experimentation.

A CONSIDERATION THAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS LEGALIZED CHILD ABUSE

Opal Dockery

Category: Reference / Diet & Health / Parenting & Family / Child Abuse

ISBN: 978-0-557-72365-2 / Paperback $18.00

6x 9 inches / 118 Pages

The Auction

The Auction
Written by Jack Truman

I was driving down the road on a Thursday night

Saw a sign along the way, said 'Auction tonight';

Didn't have a thing to do; had a minute to kill or tow;

So I figured I'd see what they had inside.

When I pulled around the corner to the auction house;

Saw a lot of people sittin' in the front yard;

Saw a hippie on a bench; a lady again a fence;

I reckon an auction brings all types around.

The auction always has a thing or two around;

They say one man's trash is another's treasure found;

It's entertainment for a few; something to do;

The auction tends to make you come around.

Saw a dirty old fella sortin' through some trash;

A little old lady looking through knick knacks;

A guy plugged something in; then he rubbed his chin;

That's about the time the auctioneer stepped in.

He yelled, 'Come on, boys, let's get this thing started;

We got a lot of things to get on through';

The people gathered 'round; a fella picked something off the ground;

That's when the auctioneer said 'give me two'.

The auction always has a thing or two around;

The say one man's trash is another's treasure found;

It's entertainment for a few; something to do;

The auction tends to make you come around.

I heard the bidding go for an hour, then two;

We all made our way inside; and sat there for a few;

The junk, it came and went; money got bid and spent;

That auctioneer, he he knew just what to do.

I couldn't believe the time that passed before my eyes;

A lot of time and pleasure, sitting, hypnotized;

You wouldn't believe the way people carried on;

Laughin' or cussin' about a thing they bid on.

I left the auction late that night; it was dark outside and cold;

I hopped into my truck; and headed down the road.

I thought about the auction, and all the treasures there;

What first seemed like trash had value in each chair.

The auction always has a thing or two around;

The say one man's trash is another's treasure found;

It's entertainment for a few; something to do;

The auction tends to make you come around.

THE AUCTION

Written by Jack Truman

Copyright @ Dixie Publishing 

CARVER DOCUMENTARY FILM TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH

PEANUT MAN

Directed by Jack Truman

A Dixie Film

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CARVER DOCUMENTARY FILM TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Award-Winning Short Film Releases on DVD to Celebrate Black History Month

Burbank, California – A man born into slavery changed the world with the peanut.

PEANUT MAN, the award winning documentary short film, is being released this month on DVD to celebrate Black History Month. A 3 minute short documentary film about the life of innovative scientist and inventor George Washington Carver, PEANUT MAN tells the story of a simple man who was born into slavery and became a scientist, teacher, inventor and innovator to the world with what was considered the lowliest of plants.

“Carver was a man in history who showed that anyone can accomplish anything”, Director Jack Truman stated in press materials. “This is a man who was born a slave in the Ozarks in the 1800's, who became the first black man to get a college degree, the first black man to teach college, and the first black man to be honored by Congress. I grew up in Southwest Missouri, 30 miles from his birthplace. His story has been in my hometown backyard for years waiting to be told. This is a very personal film for me as a filmmaker. This simple man became a consultant to historical figures such as Henry Ford, Einstein and Stalin. Here is a man who has earned his place in history. His story needs to be told.”

The award-winning short film premiered last fall at the Imagine Science Film Festival in Brookln, and has screened at film festivals across the country. Last month, PEANUT MAN screened at the Kidz Film Festival in New Jersey. Now releasing on DVD to celebrate Black History Month, PEANUT MAN will now be available to educational institutions and private viewers around the world.

Dixie Films is an independent film company from the real-life Mother/Son filmmaking team of Jack Truman and Opal Dockery. Truman and Dockery's films have screened at over 300 film festivals worldwide to date.

Title: PEANUT MAN

Running Time: 3 Minutes

Directed by Jack Truman

A Dixie Film

UPC: 885444199554

Website: https://www.createspace.com/361040

Email: dixiefilms@gmail.com

Own PEANUT MAN

On DVD

No Budget Filmmaking: Making a Movie With No Money

Jack Truman and Opal Dockery

Slamdance Film Festival

World Premiere of THE OUTHOUSE

Anyone can make a movie. With no money. And be a well-known filmmaker.

Moviemaking is entering a new era with digital film. With technology rapidly changing, it's getting easier than ever for aspiring filmmakers to make movies on their own.

Learn how to make a movie with No Budget and become known around the world as a successful filmmaker. Jack Truman shares valuable tips, tools, secrets and valuable information on how to get your movie made by yourself outside the Hollywood circles – from starting with an idea for a movie to selling your award-winning hit film around the world after a successful film festival run.

NO BUDGET FILMMAKING OR HOW TO BE A WELL-KNOWN FILMMAKER AND BE BROKE AT THE SAME TIME includes:

How to make your movie from concept, through production and distribution with just a camera and a computer

Ways to make your movie with no money

The best way to make your movie outside of Hollywood

How to get cameras, equipment, cast and crew at no cost

How to avoid paying entry fees at film festivals

How to create a buzz for your film when it starts playing festivals

The best ways to share your film around the world

Ways to make money with your movie

And more!

An informative, alternative, out-of-the-box reference book for the film industry, NO BUDGET FILMMAKING covers a wide range of tips and tools: from proven filmmaking techniques, valuable industry resources, and more, this book guides the aspiring filmmaker from concept to distribution on the film festival circuit, and beyond. A must-have resource for anyone who needs help with making a low budget film on their own, NO BUDGET FILMMAKING is a breakthrough book for the next generation of filmmakers.

Author Jack Truman is an award-winning filmmaker and 25 year veteran of stage and film. A former professor at Texas A&M University, Truman has also appeared in several television series and major motion pictures. His film directorial debut, the award-winning hit cult short film PHONE SEX GRANDMA premiered at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival. Combined, Truman's films have screened at over 300 film festivals worldwide to date. Jack was on the Short Film Jury at the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Title: NO BUDGET FILMMAKING or How to be a Well-Known Filmmaker & Be Broke at the Same Time

Written by Jack Truman

Copyright 2013 @ Dixie Publishing

ISBN: 978 – 1 – 300 – 61518 –7

Website: http://nobudgetfilmmaking.webs.com/

Our Painful World - From Featured Author Opal Dockery

Today's blog from featured author/writer Opal Dockery:

OUR PAINFUL WORLD

Pain surrounds me. Everywhere I look, I see things made form leather or people eating animals (meat). I feel so bad to be involved in such suffering – constantly! I am involved just by being a part of this painful animal – cruelty world. I hope that someday this will change. I want to do more than hope. I want to be a part of the change.

When I think about all the pain in the world, it saddens me. I know people are hungry, children are abused and sexually assaulted, and the list goes on. We are all aware of these problems, and efforts are made to help alleviate the sufferings. But everyone knows that not enough is being done.

One type of suffering we all overlook is that which has to do with animals. They suffer constantly; but nobody hears their cries. They are born to be butchered and eaten or whatever else our so-called “humanity” decides to do with them.

People talk about animals' rights while they are eating their steaks. Greenpeace activists forget that the tuna, also, has feelings even though it cannot cry like the Dolphin.

If we see a slight resemblance such as monkeys being experimented on or hear a cry similar to ours such as the Dolphin, then we feel that these animals should not be killed or tortured. But the other animals have feelings, too – even though they cannot express it to us in order for us to understand.

But I understand and so do many others like me. The killings and the murders must be stopped the pain and suffering must cease. When you bite into your steak, think about the pain suffered for this one bite. Oh, yes, was the animal male or female? What is the number of different animal's flesh all jumbled together that you are eating?

How can a person love their pets and still be a meat eater?

We have enough food in our society, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains that we do not have to resort to the ignorance of being a meat-eater.

We should lift our heads high and rise above the ignorance of our ancestors. We should study health and realize that meat is not a food and is bad for our bodies. Most cholesterol problems would cease if we stopped eating meat. We must search our hearts and souls and come face to face with the fact that we are basically good, and gentle people. We are not slaughterers and murderers. We must figure out a way to let the animals live!

ANIMAL CRUELTY LAW IN THE UNITED STATES, A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Written by Opal Dockery

Copyright @ Dixie Publishing

ISBN: 9780557577804

THE ACCEPTABLE SIN

An Award Wining Documentary Short Film

Featuring Opal Dockery

Directed by Jack Truman

A Dixie Film

Is Childhood Obesity Child Abuse?

Childhood Obesity is skyrocketing. It is not only a national problem, but a global epidemic. And is destroying the health, welfare and future of our nation's children. With no end in sight.

The facts and statistics are alarming:

According to research, over 1 billion people are overweight worldwide. The obesity rate in children has tripled in the last 30 years. Over 9 million children in the United States are considered obese. Included is over 20% of children under the age of 12. For toddlers under the age of 5, obesity levels have tripled to over 13% in the same amount of time. Over 30 percent of major health and medical problems are a result of Obesity, which include heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, gall bladder disease and asthma. Hospital costs for children have quadrupled in the last 20 years. Childhood Obesity now results in Obesity at the adult stage as much as 70 percent. And if one of the child's parents is obese, that rate jumps to over 80 percent. Childhood obesity leads to antisocial and depressive tendencies, which leads to lifetime psychological effects. With this growing global epidemic, what can be done to change the world and save children's lives?

Ms. Dockery's reference book is the first of its kind to show a direct link between Childhood Obesity and Child Abuse. Childhood obesity is a preventable medical disorder that fulfills the legal definition of Child Abuse. Through extensive research, and finding that it captures the lives of children and is transferred to adulthood, remaining a constant lifelong problem, this book shows and educates the reader that Childhood Obesity could and should be considered a legalized form of Child Abuse.

A CONSIDERATION THAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS LEGALIZED CHILD ABUSE

Opal Dockery

Category: Reference / Diet & Health / Parenting & Family / Child Abuse

ISBN:978-0-557-72365-2