- published: 03 Apr 2016
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In philosophy, essence is the attribute or set of attributes that make an object or substance what it fundamentally is, and which it has by necessity, and without which it loses its identity. Essence is contrasted with accident: a property that the object or substance has contingently, without which the substance can still retain its identity. The concept originates with Aristotle, who used the Greek expression to ti ên einai, literally 'the what it was to be', or sometimes the shorter phrase to ti esti, literally 'the what it is,' for the same idea. This phrase presented such difficulties for his Latin translators that they coined the word essentia (English "essence") to represent the whole expression. For Aristotle and his scholastic followers the notion of essence is closely linked to that of definition (horismos).
In the history of western thought, essence has often served as a vehicle for doctrines that tend to individuate different forms of existence as well as different identity conditions for objects and properties; in this eminently logical meaning, the concept has given a strong theoretical and common-sense basis to the whole family of logical theories based on the "possible worlds" analogy set up by Leibniz and developed in the intensional logic from Carnap to Kripke, which was later challenged by "extensionalist" philosophers such as Quine.
Actors: Demetrius Wren (composer), Demetrius Wren (producer), Demetrius Wren (director), Demetrius Wren (writer), Demetrius Wren (editor), Michael J. Burg (actor), Dustin Waldman (editor), Christina Wren (producer), Christina Wren (actress), Christina Wren (producer), Lauren A. Kennedy (actress), Ron Barba (actor), Bari Hyman (actress), Rachel Pontbriand (producer), Adam David Thompson (actor),
Plot: Mother Lazos, an Astoria NY street psychic, is killed in a hit and run leaving her daughter Cecilia to take over the family psychic business. As Cecilia works to assume the role of psychic/hustler, a mysterious young girl appears on her doorstep with seemingly real psychic abilities.
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller,Actors: Demetrius Wren (composer), Demetrius Wren (producer), Demetrius Wren (director), Demetrius Wren (writer), Demetrius Wren (editor), Michael J. Burg (actor), Dustin Waldman (editor), Christina Wren (producer), Christina Wren (actress), Christina Wren (producer), Lauren A. Kennedy (actress), Ron Barba (actor), Bari Hyman (actress), Rachel Pontbriand (producer), Adam David Thompson (actor),
Plot: Mother Lazos, an Astoria NY street psychic, is killed in a hit and run leaving her daughter Cecilia to take over the family psychic business. As Cecilia works to assume the role of psychic/hustler, a mysterious young girl appears on her doorstep with seemingly real psychic abilities.
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Plot: Following on the heels of the film, "Please, talk with me", comes: Surviving Evidence. This paranormal thriller is set in the present and seeks to raise as many questions in the viewers' minds as it may answer -- acting as a 'what if' exercise in regard to the relevancy, morality and application of paranormal experience in relation to free will, societal customs and what the future may hold.
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Big Spence (actor), Jonez Cain (actress), Damon A. Hart (actor), Damon A. Hart (producer), Damon A. Hart (editor), Damon A. Hart (composer), Damon A. Hart (writer), Ramasses Head (producer), Ramasses Head (editor), Ramasses Head (director), Pharoah Powell (actor), Karen Cox (actress), Benjamin Colbert (actor), Sierra Mora (actress), Angelica Marie (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Jamal Hodge (editor), Kailn Adalina (actress), Nadine Barnett Cosby (director), Nadine Barnett Cosby (writer), Nadine Barnett Cosby (producer), Nadine Barnett Cosby (producer), Nyell Segura (actor), Toni Belafonte (actress), Shaun Rey (actor), John Mensah (actor), Z. Louis Finney (actor), Hiroko Koga (actor), Brianna Seagraves (actress), Jeffery Barnett (composer), Jeffery Barnett (actor),
Plot: Her Essence explores the life of main character, Essence, who is played by several actresses to represent the varied impressions that she makes on others, the thoughts and judgments that others project upon her during their personal interactions with her, as well as the different personas that Essence herself takes on, depending on how she feels in a particular situation. As Essence's personal and professional life becomes more complicated, so too do her personas.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Lem Collins (actor), Bill Pacer (actor), Walter Hendrix III (actor), Marcus E. Munroe (actor), Richard Tavernaro (actor), Ondie Daniel (producer), Ondie Daniel (actress), David Lee Denny Jr. (actor), Jevocas Green (producer), Timothy Douglas Perez (actor), Jevocas Green (costume designer), Jevocas Green (actor), Jevocas Green (writer), Jevocas Green (miscellaneous crew), Jevocas Green (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Demon, witches, vampires, zombies, and warlocks are banding together to overthrow the government and destroy all angels. The Government stays on their mission to take out all angels and demons, while the angels try to stop the government from killing innocent lives.
Genres: Action, Fantasy,Actors: Javier Molina (director), Javier Molina (writer), Brian Albanese (actor), Julienne Irons (actress), Kenneth Browning (actor), Edwin Decena (director), James Clark (actor), Joseph Bartolotta (actor), Aaron Kovalchik (editor), Edwin Desena (editor), Dominique Andriese (actress), Miguel Ventura (actor), Shunda Wallace (composer), Omar Lopez (producer), W.D. Richardson (actor),
Plot: A fateful encounter between three friends and a suburban teen leads to a revenge-fueled scheme to oust a menacing local drug dealer. But as the scheme unfolds, their plans go awry, and things grow more intense and violent with every murder the friends leave in their wake. Wrapped up in a world of sex, drugs, and violence, they must choose whether to embrace their vile surroundings, or to rise above it all.
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Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Marlon Young (actor), Keith Diamond (actor), Robert David Port (actor), Jonas Chaka (actor), Juliette Jeffers (actress), Natasha M. Dixon (actress), Shawn Marcus Taylor (editor), Shawn Marcus Taylor (producer), Shawn Marcus Taylor (writer), Shawn Marcus Taylor (director), Dru Hunt (producer), Sean Armstrong (composer), Taylor Aaliyah Jones (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,here we go again
feeling so small inside
I could implode
humiliated
by my own ways of weakness
wash me white as snow
let me start again
oh, let your warm breeze blow away all this filth in my soul
reaching out my hands
letting it out before my head explodes
then liberated
restoration through forgiveness
wash me white as snow
let me start again
oh, let your warm breeze blow away all this filth in my soul
wash me white as snow
lift me up again
oh, let your mercy flow
give me life so I can live
and so, now I can once again lift my head up high
shamelessly look into anyone's eyes
because when I'm weak, then you are strong
yeah, I will leave condemnation and sin behind
confidently marching forward with this in mind
you are right when I am wrong
I will not let go, I will not give in