Strong females support Indy Film About Autism in “God’s Ears”, Bows in Hollywood This Weekend

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Strong females support Indy Film About Autism in “God’s Ears”, Bows in Hollywood This Weekend

When actor/director Michael Worth was growing up, his male role models were mainly being found on the movie screen and in books rather than the home. “It’s not that my father wasn’t a loving guy, he really was”, Worth explains. “Its just he wasn’t there that much. And the male figures in the family tree seemed to be kicking the bucket earlier than the women. So to balance out all that sweet, nurturing influence I had to do some serious reconnecting with Bruce Lee and Tarzan as a kid or lose my ‘Man Card’ forever.” Worth’s filmmaking expression began as an 11 year old with a super 8mm camera he had gotten as a gift from his mother and he never let up. By the time he graduated High School and moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream, he had written, directed, edited and starred in close to 30 films ranging from 3 minutes to 30 minutes in length. With titles like “Fists Of The Toad”, “The Berkeley Junk-food Massacre” and the seminal “Flying Flesh and Splashing Guts” it is probably easy to surmise the auteur was likely a young man discovering his “male legs”.

That is why, with a testosterone summer at the movies wrapping up, it is unusual to hear of a film about an issue such as autism and being dominated by such a strong female cast at this weekend’s Feel Good Film Festival coming from that same young man, albeit a little older.

“God’s Ears” was completed back in 2008 where it premiered at the Methodfest and won its co-star John Saxon a Best Supporting Actor Award and since then has gone on to a strong film festival run and is only now coming to the heart of Los Angeles for its big screen appearance. Though it features the work of its “Alpha Male” creator and notable names such as Saxon and Tim Thomerson who are firmly grounded in masculine celebrity culture from such films as “Enter The Dragon”, “Joe Kidd” and “Uncommon Valor”, it is the film’s estrogen that Worth has turned the spotlight on. Starring a bevy of fine actresses ranging all the way from their 20s up into their 80s, Worth has decided to rediscover his fostered childhood and pay homage to those tent poles of his creativity.

The film stars Margot Farley (who is also up for Best Actress), Karen Kim (Worth’s co-star of several other films), Mitzi Kapture (of "Silk Stalkings" fame) and in a scene stealing performance as Noah’s (played by Worth) grandmother, 86 year old Lois Stewart in her film debut. And where did Worth find Mrs. Stewart? Well, let’s just say she has been rehearsing for this role for many years. Stewart is Worth’s real life grandmother.

“Everyone just poured themselves into this film”, Worth states proudly. “There exists that perfect storm of filmmaking where everyone for a brief moment in time is at the top of their game and with a little luck sprinkled in you catch it on film and I think that is what happened here. Margot, Karen and Mitzi were really just so inspired to be these people that I honestly watched the actresses disappear into the characters. And my grandmother, well she was a little rowdy at times, but I wrote the part with that aspect of her in mind so she fit right in.” Combine all that with the chance for Worth to team up with a man who was so strong in his childhood filmmaking upbringing (he admits to seeing Enter The Dragon so much he could recite the film as a monologue), an unusual boxing match finale’ and enough laughs and tears to make even the hardened movie goer give way, Worth has pulled together all the elements of his maturation into one beautiful film that encapsulates both the male and female experience of discovering our weakness and making them stronger.

With films like “The Expendables” and “Iron Man 2” giving us our dose of movie vitamin injections through metal on metal combat and 1980s minimalist action nostalgia, Worth (who admittedly is going to the midnight showing of The Expendables) has given us a nice slice of dessert this weekend with a film that still offers us the impact of a boxer’s punch but follows it up with a gentle hand that makes the bruises feel that much better.

“God’s Ears” screens at 12:30, Saturday the 14th at the historic Egyptian Theater as part of the line up in this year’s Feel Good Film Festival.

6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood Ca. Tickets going quickly so get them at www.brownpapertickets.com.

For more info on the DVD, go to www.godsears.com.

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