Yearly Archives: 2012



  Dancing Classrooms Los Angeles, the classroom-based social development arts-in-education program that was featured in the critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated documentary, Mad Hot Ballroom has finally arrived in Los Angeles!   With the support of community leaders, local politicians and LAUSD officials, Dancing Classrooms LA provides a ten-week, twenty-session social development […]

Dancing Classrooms Featured on NBC Nightly News


by Steve Ramos A gay riff on Cher’s dance melodrama Burlesque, House of Boys trades Cher and Christina Aguilera for audience friendly hunks Frank (Layke Anderson) and Jake (Benn Northover). Cher (in spirit) makes a fleeting appearance in co-writer/director Jean-Claude Schlim’s sweet natured and showy go-go boys drama. (Cher would […]

Handsome leads will draw audiences to House of Boys




‘Raju’ Director on Going to Great Lengths to Film a Short Max Zaehle (left) directing Wotan Mohring and Julia Richter in ‘Raju.’ Barbara Chai, Wall Street Journal Although his short film, “Raju,” deals with the weighty subject of illegal child-trafficking, director Max Zaehle is ebullient when discussing his work. Perhaps […]

Angelus Winner Talks Oscar With WSJ





Max Zahle is a student filmmaker who has a movie showing at Sundance this weekend.  But that’s not all.  He just found out the movie “Raju” is also nominated for an Oscar. Max came on Good Things Utah to talk about “Raju” and his accomplishments.  He says “Raju” was shot […]

Angelus Winner discuss Oscar Nom on ABC


2012 Oscar nominee Max Zähle is interviewed on Good Day Utah with Angelus Student Film Festival director Monika Moreno about his acclaimed film RAJU.  Zähle who is a Hamburg Media School grad and was awarded the the 2011 Patrick Peyton Excellence in Filmmaking Award at the Angelus Student Film Festival, received word […]

Angelus Winner & Fest Director Discuss Oscar Nom on Fox