HEART OF HOLLYWOOD MAGAZINE

By Tammy Reese Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Meet Award-winning Producer, Director, and Actress, Maria Soccor. Maria is a board member of Educate The Block, a career training program in Hudson County, New Jersey, a member of New York Women In Film and Television, Film Fatales, Alliance of Women Directors, and is an accomplished poet and poetry teacher. Truly passionate and dedicated to the arts, she also serves on the Theater/Arts, Photography

By Tammy Reese Actor, Writer, Producer, and Director J.R. Fortin has directed many actors on many sets, and also he has run operations for a Fortune 500 company. The ability to be a successful creative goes hand and hand with having the experience of being a successful leader. J.R. Fortin’s resume, talent, experience, and determination have brought him to his current point of success. But how did his determination and success begin? We have followed his career for quite some

By Tammy Reese Since 2012, Alex Cherney has written, directed, and produced 5 feature films along with award-winning shorts and commercials. His short film Pick Me Up! Has won several awards on the festival circuit, and his latest feature The Have Not is currently set to begin its festival journey. Cherney’s primary genres are comedy, drama, and thriller, and he commonly infuses real people and scenarios into his work. His favorite film is Harold & Maude (Hal Ashby), and his