Shattered Dreams
Inspired by True Events
(The Leslie Vass Story)
A 17 year old boy in Maryland finds himself in a wrong time, wrong place situation. Leslie Vass was on his way to being drafted by the NBA when things took a very wrong turn for him. Leslie was arrested for an armed robbery that he was never involved in. Mr. Vass was abandoned by the Justice system in 1975 and was convicted and sentenced to a 20 year sentence. Leslie served 10 years of his sentence by fighting for his freedom from within the prison. Leslie had fought so hard for his freedom that he went on to be exonerated. While fighting from the inside the real criminal remained walking free all because of his ties in the same system that had ruined Leslie's life. Corruption in the legal system has remained flawed for many years this story is just the beginning.
Award Winning Screenplay
Meet The Producers
 Shattered DreamsPitch Deck |  Executive ProducerDaphne Matthews |  Shattered DreamsImdb Page |
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 Associate ProducerCarla Christina Contreras |  Shattered DreamsLinktree |  Assistant ProducerSaad J. Gerges |
 Shattered DreamsEmail Us! |  Assistant ProducerBrian Herskowitz |
Meet the Writers
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These are the Writers behind the upcoming Motion Picture Shattered Dreams (The Leslie Vass Story). A great team of Writers for one of the best Movies to come.
Cinematographer
Director/Cinematographer
The Stories We Tell Become Life Timeless, Sophisticated, Intelligent, Current
Stories that are inspirational are stories that embrace our lives. The influence of the effect of these stories affects culture and lifestyle at every level. Intimately presented ideas are consumed and assimilated into the human experience.
The style of Michael Givens' work is the summation of a life's study of visual arts as a director, cinematographer, photographer, and painter. His understanding of the human as an art form has grown from his distinctive understanding of the language of acting, developed over decades of research and refinement. Michael's style engages all the senses to interpret and tell a story from a simplistic and sophisticated point of view.
Director/Cinematographer Michael Givens earned an international reputation for creating memorable stories through compelling images. A graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California, Michael established his career as a photographer in the fashion and music industries before progressing into the film industry. There he became the cinematographer of choice for such noted directors as Sir Ridley Scott, Stephen Frears, Philip Borsos, Sean McNamara, Ron Maxwell and Peter Smillie. Michael's directorial debut was at Sir Ridley Scott's famed production company - RSA. His credits include over 70 feature films and 1,000 television commercials.
Michael's work is clarified and grounded by his years of creative work abroad. The majority of his films have been created in the far corners of the globe. Success has relied on his ability to elegantly speak across cultures through his Timeless, Sophisticated, Intelligent, and Current style.
This style is the source of how the stories we tell, become life.
Meet some of the Actors
Behind the Scenes
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Composers and Featured Music
Film Composer
RomantiCore/Shiloh Monaco (Coming Home)
Joe Simnovec (Monster)
Artist
Shattered Dreams (The Leslie Vass Story)
This is the teaser trailer for Shattered Dreams. This is not the Official Trailer. (Featuring Leslie Vass) and Music from the one of the Composers (Shiloh Monaco)
Lure Entertainment's Featured Interview
CEO Daphne Matthews, Co-Host Michael Givens and Leslie Vass
Lure Entertainment sits down with Leslie Vass in this very special Interview to discuss the story behind the upcoming movie Shattered Dreams (The Leslie Vass Story) and the Hell He went through and the battle he still faces after suffering in a Jail cell for 10 years for a crime he didn't do.