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Inclusion Films
Inclusion Films is a company started in 2007 by filmmaker Joey Travolta that aims to teach the art of film making to people with developmental disabilities. There are seven locations in California as well as traveling camps for youths with special needs. The first school opened in Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield in 2011; other locations include: Sacramento, California, Sacramento, Livermore, California, Livermore, San Bernardino, California, San Bernardino, San Diego, Stockton, California, Stockton, and San Jose, California. Joey Travolta, who is actor John Travolta's older brother, has a special education degree and worked as a teacher before he became a filmmaker in the 1970s. In February 2019, Inclusion Films created a feature film, with 70% of the crew having a disability. Directed by Joey Travolta, the film stars RJ Mitte, Donna Mills, Geri Jewell, and Andrea Fay Friedman. The feature film was premiered at the 2019 Bentonville Film Festival in Bentonville, Arkansas. In ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Travolta
Joseph Allen Travolta (born October 14, 1950) is an American actor, singer, producer, director and screenwriter. He is the older brother of actor John Travolta. Early life Travolta was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, a nearby suburb of New York City, where he attended Dwight Morrow High School. His father, Salvatore Travolta, was a semi-professional football player turned tire salesman and partner in a tire company. His mother, Helen Cecilia (née Burke; 1912–1978), was an actress and singer who had appeared in ''The Sunshine Sisters'', a radio vocal group, and acted and directed before becoming a high school drama and English teacher. His father was a second-generation Italian American and his mother was Irish American. He is one of six children including actors John Travolta, Ellen Travolta and Margaret Travolta. He graduated from Paterson State College with a degree in special education in 1974. Career Travolta began a singing career in 1978 as a recordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |