- Phone
- Office: 17325984278
- Cell: 7325984278
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112 Park Avenue, Apt. 3,
Hoboken, NJ, 07030, United States of America
Gladys G Bensimon
HBR Productions LLCHBR Productions LLC
Full Bio
Gladys Bensimon Writer/Director www.hbrproductions.com
4 East Parkway Place info@hbrproductions.com
Holmdel, NJ 07733 (732) 946-2737
(732) 946-4043 (fax)
(732) 598-5554 (cell)
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1992-Present - Gladys Bensimon is President of HBR Production Company - A Film and Video and Multilingual Services Company.
HBR Production is certified as Women Business Enterprise, New York, New Jersey Minority Business Enterprise, and New York Small Business Enterprise.
Clients: American Lung Association, Pediatric Asthma Coalition, Hyacinth AIDS Foundations, AIDS Center of Queens, The New Jersey Family Court, IncNetwork, Inc. Eclaro International, The New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women, Women Aware Inc., Exponents, NY, etc.
Recent Projects and Awards:
2005 - The Men's Room - A 6 minute animated comedy satirizing the Academy Awards 76 years disregarding women directors. It was shown at Canal Plus for the opening of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. The Men's Room, and officially selected for the 2005 IFP Market in New York City and the Golden Lion Film Festival.
2004 - Paha Sapa: Black Hills - A recently published book for the young audience written by Gladys Bensimon and Sheila Martin Berry, based on the film script written by Gladys Bensimon. Paha Sapa is now available at Barnes & Nobel, Amazon.com, Borders and all the major bookstores, and libraries in New Jersey and New York.
2001-2002 - Man in Red - Feature Film comedy about love, lust and red sexy lingerie. The movie was feature at the New Filmmakers Series at the Anthology Film Archives, Cine-Women, Movie Palooza, and other festivals. Men in Red is presently under a contract for distribution with Frontier Media.
1997 - Phoenix Rising: The Silent Victims Speak. - A Three (3) part series that illuminates domestic violence from the children's perspective. Funded by: The Turrell Fund, The Geraldine R. Dodge & The Johnson & Johnson Corp. Featured in PBS. Silent Victims Speak is presently under distribution by The Bureau for At Risk Women Centers, Educational Institutions, and Children Studies Centers throughout the USA. The projects received Honorable Mentioned at the 1997 National Council on Family Relations - Media Award Competition.
1993 - The Legal Guide Through the Domestic Violence Process - Documentary (30 minutes) Women Aware Inc. The Legal Guide was a winner of the Media Award in Television Documentary from the Middlesex County Commission on Child Abuse and Missing Children, and The Middlesex County Child/Adult Protection Coalition of New Jersey.
1992 - Roll Call- Police Training Video - (50 minutes) Docudrama produced for the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women, Trenton NJ from a grant from United States Justice Department, Washington, D.C. Program adapted by the Police Academies in New Jersey, Texas, California, New Hampshire, New Zealand, and France.
Other Professional Experiences
2005 Pediatric Asthma Coalition - Educational videos in English and Spanish
2004 to Present - American Lung Association - Educational Videos in English and Spanish
1998 to Present - Hyacinths AID Foundation - Produced several Educational, Training and Documentary projects on AIDS Training and Prevention both in English and Spanish.
1982-1993 Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Worked as a translator for the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Patient Relation Department.
1987-1992 - Freelance Producer/Account Executive for the Asbury Park Video Division, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Teaching Experience
Part-Time Teacher - part-time at Manhattan Community College, New York City, Introduction to Filmmaking, fall of 1982
Teacher Assistant The New School for Social Research, New York, Advanced Filmmaking I, and Film Directing II, summer of 1982.
Education
Graduated from the New School for Social Research & Parson School of Design, Masters Degree in Media Studies, Film and Video Production. 1981.
Catholic University of Caracas, Venezuela. BA in Mass Communications, 1977
New York University Continuing Education, 1980
New York University, English as a Second Language Program 1979
4 East Parkway Place info@hbrproductions.com
Holmdel, NJ 07733 (732) 946-2737
(732) 946-4043 (fax)
(732) 598-5554 (cell)
_________________________________________________
1992-Present - Gladys Bensimon is President of HBR Production Company - A Film and Video and Multilingual Services Company.
HBR Production is certified as Women Business Enterprise, New York, New Jersey Minority Business Enterprise, and New York Small Business Enterprise.
Clients: American Lung Association, Pediatric Asthma Coalition, Hyacinth AIDS Foundations, AIDS Center of Queens, The New Jersey Family Court, IncNetwork, Inc. Eclaro International, The New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women, Women Aware Inc., Exponents, NY, etc.
Recent Projects and Awards:
2005 - The Men's Room - A 6 minute animated comedy satirizing the Academy Awards 76 years disregarding women directors. It was shown at Canal Plus for the opening of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. The Men's Room, and officially selected for the 2005 IFP Market in New York City and the Golden Lion Film Festival.
2004 - Paha Sapa: Black Hills - A recently published book for the young audience written by Gladys Bensimon and Sheila Martin Berry, based on the film script written by Gladys Bensimon. Paha Sapa is now available at Barnes & Nobel, Amazon.com, Borders and all the major bookstores, and libraries in New Jersey and New York.
2001-2002 - Man in Red - Feature Film comedy about love, lust and red sexy lingerie. The movie was feature at the New Filmmakers Series at the Anthology Film Archives, Cine-Women, Movie Palooza, and other festivals. Men in Red is presently under a contract for distribution with Frontier Media.
1997 - Phoenix Rising: The Silent Victims Speak. - A Three (3) part series that illuminates domestic violence from the children's perspective. Funded by: The Turrell Fund, The Geraldine R. Dodge & The Johnson & Johnson Corp. Featured in PBS. Silent Victims Speak is presently under distribution by The Bureau for At Risk Women Centers, Educational Institutions, and Children Studies Centers throughout the USA. The projects received Honorable Mentioned at the 1997 National Council on Family Relations - Media Award Competition.
1993 - The Legal Guide Through the Domestic Violence Process - Documentary (30 minutes) Women Aware Inc. The Legal Guide was a winner of the Media Award in Television Documentary from the Middlesex County Commission on Child Abuse and Missing Children, and The Middlesex County Child/Adult Protection Coalition of New Jersey.
1992 - Roll Call- Police Training Video - (50 minutes) Docudrama produced for the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women, Trenton NJ from a grant from United States Justice Department, Washington, D.C. Program adapted by the Police Academies in New Jersey, Texas, California, New Hampshire, New Zealand, and France.
Other Professional Experiences
2005 Pediatric Asthma Coalition - Educational videos in English and Spanish
2004 to Present - American Lung Association - Educational Videos in English and Spanish
1998 to Present - Hyacinths AID Foundation - Produced several Educational, Training and Documentary projects on AIDS Training and Prevention both in English and Spanish.
1982-1993 Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Worked as a translator for the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Patient Relation Department.
1987-1992 - Freelance Producer/Account Executive for the Asbury Park Video Division, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Teaching Experience
Part-Time Teacher - part-time at Manhattan Community College, New York City, Introduction to Filmmaking, fall of 1982
Teacher Assistant The New School for Social Research, New York, Advanced Filmmaking I, and Film Directing II, summer of 1982.
Education
Graduated from the New School for Social Research & Parson School of Design, Masters Degree in Media Studies, Film and Video Production. 1981.
Catholic University of Caracas, Venezuela. BA in Mass Communications, 1977
New York University Continuing Education, 1980
New York University, English as a Second Language Program 1979
- Professional Credits
- Gladys Bensimon is a script writer/director, President of a HBR Production Company, a multilingual, digital production company. Working in a wide range of genres, from feature to animation, she wrote and directed the
irreverent Man in Red, and won several awards for her bold documentaries Domestic Violence: The Legal Process, Roll Call, and Silent Victims Speak.
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- Industry Awards
- 1993 Television documentary award for the docu-drama Domestic Violence and the Legal Process.
1997 Award for the three part series documentary. Silent Victims. National Council on Family Relations.
2005/2007 Judge for the NY Academy of Art and Science, Emmy Awards competition.
1992 Documentary Television Award for The Legal System. Aired in PBS and currently in distribution with Global Video International.
2005 IFP selection of the Men's Room. A 6 minute animated comedy.
