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"El Fantasma de Alcatraz"En Nueva York, durante la década de los 50's, Jake Strummer vive una vida común, hasta que un giro del destino lo cambia todo, sumergiendo a Jake en una espiral sin fondo, colocándolo en el centro de uno de los crímenes mas terribles jamás registrados. Jake es detenido, acusado de los crímenes, juzgado y condenado de 22 asesinatos, homicidios de los cuales no tiene memoria alguna de haber cometido.Es sentenciado a cadena perpetua en completo aislamiento, condena que se llevaría a cabo en una prision de maxima seguridad en medio de la bahía de San Francisco, en la pequeña isla de Alcatraz.Ahí Jake se hunde en el olvido, en el que sufre una espantosa transformación alimentada por la soledad, la depresión, la oscuridad de su celda y la desesperación que lo aqueja, en una atrocidad que otros reclusos apodan como "El Fantasma de Alcatraz".De las puertas del infierno Jake asciende a su redención, asistido por una amistad inverosímil, encuentra el amor, la felicidad, la paz y despues de una carrera contra el tiempo, comete el más grande sacrificio."El Fantasma de Alcatraz" es un relato de liberación, la penitencia del alma por definir lo que es humano, la prueba de que la felicidad depende de nosotros mismos, inclusive en las peores circunstancias.

"The Ghost of Alcatraz" In 1950's New York City, Jake Strummer lives an average life until one day a twist of faith changes everything and sends Jake on a downward spiral. He finds himself in the middle of one of the most gruesome crime scenes ever recorded, he gets arrested, charged with the crimes, trialed and convicted of 22 murders, murders he has no recollection of ever having committed.He is sentenced to life in solitary isolation, to be carried out at a maximum security prision in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, on the island of Alcatraz.There he plunges into oblivion where he suffers a gruesome transformation fueled by loneliness, depression, darkness and despair, into this atrocity other inmates call: "The Ghost of Alcatraz".From the gates of hell Jake Strummer ascends to redemption aided by an unlikely friend, finds love, happiness, peace and after a race against time, he commits the ultimate sacrifice."The Ghost of Alcatraz" is a tale of deliverance, the penance of the soul to define what's human; the proof that happiness is within all of us, even in the worst of circumstances.

"Whispering Limelight" - Clara Krauss, since birth, was entrusted with a unique gift that made her special, almost mystical, a gift that would define her faith and the faith of everyone around her, a faith that would guide her, and her family, through the time of turmoil that defined their world, a world tainted by evil, a world with the stench of death. She was born in the womb of a huge loving family, in one of the most beautiful places on earth: Vienna, Austria. A place where music flows through everything.By the time she became a teenager, that world she was part of, was at war, a cleansing of sorts, a power struggle between the forces of evil that wanted to consume it all and, on the other side, the world she represented, a world fueled by love, a world of inclusion, of justice, of equality.Threatened by the imminent danger their beliefs posed, Clara and her family try escaping their fate, leaving their home behind, heading for freedom, escaping the threat of antisemitism that the German Third Reich imposed thorough Europe during World War II.Chased by the Nazis, they find safety hiding in a secret basement, underneath a farm in the middle of the Austrian countryside. There, they spend over two years in hiding, barely surviving through love, chance and the hope that Clara's gift brought to her whole family, hope that would keep them alive through the terrible nightmare they had to endure, witnessing firsthand, the worst genocide in history.For Clara, time not only flows in a straight line, for her, time whimsically skews in cyclical form, she travels to different points in her life thru the whispering of the limelight that tempts her sanity as it murmurs and shines, illuminating the darkness she's confronted with.Her life becomes a "déjà vu" as she experiences the future and the past in the present form and relives those moments again in their linear timeframe, as time elapses for everybody else. Allowing her to share glimpses into the future with her family, giving them hope that they would survive, that the nightmare would be over."Whispering Limelight" is a tale of endurance, of survival, of unwavering faith, of selfless love. The tale of a girl who, against all odds, shines thru, like the mightiest of stars, to conquer the darkness that seeks to consume everything that is good and noble in this world. It's the story that dwells inside every woman's heart.

"The Perish of dreams" - "Heroes are not born, they are made" but what if it's both? What if a hero is born without that knowledge and grows up to be sort of a villain until something happens that pushes him to the right path, that shows him what he's always been?Johnathan Christopher Moroz was born a hero, his family's lineage proves it, he's meant to do great things but life skewed. Johnny became a gambler, addicted to the rush that devious world provides. Consuming everything and everyone around him.With his life on the balance, Johnny gets an unusual break. An inheritance has been dropped on his lap. His uncle Christopher Leon Niclaus passed away and has left him a huge fortune, but to get it he needs to perform five tasks. Tasks that will shake his existence in such a way, that his life will change forever, and his true nature will be revealed.These tasks involve fulfilling Children's dreams, changing their destinies, giving them a second chance at life. Accompanied by a team of experts known as the "Special Commando", he sets out on these missions, risking his life, each more daring, more complicated, more demanding. He travels around the world, to the most dangerous places on earth, transforming not only those children's lives, but the destiny of entire families and communities, discovering his own along the way. Becoming a hero, the man he never thought he would be, the one he was born to be."The Perish of Dreams" is a fantastic adventure, one that should be repeated time and time again in every corner of our world, in the age we live in, in a day like today. Recreating that sense of peace, of joy, of compassion, of humility, of brotherhood, of love that we only have around the holidays, that we package and give out every Christmas. When humanity vows to something greater, better. A time when everything is possible, when we can surely say that we raise above, a time in which we can abolish the perish of dreams.