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‘Man In The Mirror’ (a Union made movie 35 plus years in the making) Writer, Director, Producer Frank Weston stars Martin Sheen in 9 roles, (Academy Award Nominee) ‘late’ Michael Dunn and Johnny Brown.

‘Man In The Mirror’ (social drama-adventure) study of “Human Ethology” who are we? Where are we headed? Filmed between 1970 / 2008, a present day REDUX is planned for this gripping, gritty, heart-warming epic story of human struggle for survival for all ages about a group of people living on the edge of a culturally diverse city trying to survive living in a multi- cultured New York City while chasing the increasingly bias elusive American dream. The story opens in 1970 under the shadows of the rising ghostlike doomed ‘World Trade Center Twin Towers’ in the opening of the movie ‘Man In The Mirror’ reflecting humanity dreams in a mirror of horrors! ‘Man In The Mirror’ is a film of evocation. It evokes many of human attributes: hopes, despair, compassion, shame, solitude, relatedness, resentment, and LOVE. The gamut of humanity is presented as Apple Joe played by Michael Dunn (Academy Award Nominee) comes across people over his apple wagon, and discovers their suffering and his own. The story is about a journey of men, women and youth; damaged souls and the reparation. Along with his journey, we are pulled into a basic human condition and its resolution in a social matrix: suffocation and freedom from it thought the recovery of connection with others and ourselves, the viewers. ‘Man In The Mirror’ strongly and passionately shakes us to remind that all of us are in charge of a never-ending quest, which is to free ourselves from our inner and outer straight jackets. New York in the 70’s, story line, the film story line extending into the future is one of several powerful joyful and painful attractions of this film. New York City, the Big Apple where we witness over time the rise 1970 of ‘The World Trade Center’ conceives a diversity of people, beginning a most powerful role of ‘Man In The Mirror’ a played by Frank Weston, reflecting the players (life’s) agony arriving out of cultural and social conflicts driven by capitalist greed driving the (university drop out professor concealing vital information society quest for) with held by Apple Joe, played by Michael Dunn in his first lead staring role after receiving the (Academy Award Nominee) in the film ‘Ship Of Fools’ 1960’s. New York City in the 70’s is one of several attractions of this film. The Big Apple conceives a diversity of people and their agonies. Frank Weston, who writes, directs and produces the REDUX classic film, having lived much of the actualities achieves a marvelous job as a midwife. Weston delivers multicultural intercultural issues as we are exposed to mean streets in Manhattan. Locality of New York works perfectly to evolve a mythology in the 70’s extending into 2000 and beyond proven by Martin Sheen as a News Paper street vendor wearing a WHITE face MASK attempting to escape the pollution and viruses invading New York and the world along with one of the most vibrant social and political multi-cultural population tides flooding America, the world! Martin Sheen appears in nine roles as a trickster to seduce us to this modern ‘mythology. ‘Accompanied by Johnny Brown the African American (A list) TV actor in a number of the unforgettable scenes between the two men mastering multi-able scenes driving the film to unforgettable scenes across the screen. ‘Man In The Mirror’ cannot be capsulated into nostalgia as a sliced picture of the American 70’s. It penetrates human psyche regardless of our nationalities and times. And it makes us reflect upon fundamental questions; who we are and who we can be; ‘Man In The Mirror’ is a mirror inviting us to look deep into ourselves. Among contemporary movies chasing after mere visual stimulation and no contemplation, ‘Man In The Mirror’ is distinguished with its deep observation of humanity and trust in humanity.