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Bonfire Cinema, a new multi-platform publisher with the mission to create and bring inspiring, entertaining and enlightening content across the mediums of Cinema, Theatre, Animation and Publishing to the public.
LOS ANGELES & SYDNEY - Californer -- This is the second novel from Gunter Swoboda, his first being Mountains of the Sea about a young man, Walter Beaumont, raised in privilege, but breaking out of the comfort zone and becoming something greater than himself. Bonfire Cinema has also acquired the rights this book and his non-fiction, special edition release coming soon for Making Good Men Great: Surfing the New Wave of Masculinity. Bonfire will be releasing Amulets of Power, Book I – A Brian Poole Mystery late summer of 2024, but here is a sneak peek of the teaser trailer.
Amulets of Power, the first book in the Brian Poole Mysteries Trilogy, is written with his wife Lorin Josephson. Brian Poole thought he understood the world. A highly educated and experienced intelligence officer, working for a major security firm in London, and one of the Government's elite operatives, Brian's life was for the most part interesting and rewarding. Working closely with his best friend since childhood, Stewart Eggleston had been by his side throughout their time at school and the Army's Special Forces. Brian had the next phase of his life mapped out, or at least he thought he did. During what should have been a routine investigation, Brian is confronted by the inexplicable truth that magic exists and that both he and Stewart are inextricably involved in a millennia long struggle for power. Not only are they both linked to this fantastical and unbelievable world in this life, but they have been through many lifetimes, bound magically to always meet and forge their original bond as warrior companions. But even stranger and more disconcerting is that Brian's assistant Rhonwen and his colleague Keira are also linked to this ancient magic. Brian, Stuart, Rhonwen and Keira are all ignorant of their inheritance as members of families that can trace their origins back to the time before Druids and stumble into a plot to bring magic back to the modern world. Now it is up to them to recover the powers of Amulets from a world long forgotten and hold back the Evil of Celtic Lore from smashing through the 21st century.
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"We are thrilled here at Bonfire Cinema in having Gunter Swoboda and Lorin Josephson travel on this journey with us…their book will enchant audiences and we can't wait to share it with the world," says Miranda Spigener-Sapon, President and Co-Founder of Bonfire Cinema.
Gunter Swoboda holds over 40 years' experience as a psychologist. His passionate perspectives and scrutinies on what make human beings thrive allows him to develop relationships with people in order to ignite their aspirations. Gunter is exceptional in facilitating outcomes in learning, productivity and communication by providing a safe environment with unobtrusive assistance and guidance wherein participants experience the flow between content and context. Swoboda is the creator of the Making Good Men Great movement which gained attention of BuzzFeed, Oprah and Arianna Huffington. Swoboda is the author of Surfing the New Wave of Masculinity available in stores and online everywhere. Recently, he Created/Produced Masculinity That Inspires Change as social documentary streaming on Amazon Prime and is Host of the Inspire Change with Gunter globally syndicated podcast. Gunter lives in Sydney Australia with his wife Lorin Josephson.
Lorin Josephson spent her life bringing service to people, firstly as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in acute psychiatry, then as an ethicist and philosopher and finally as a writer. Lorin has raised two beautiful children who are the result of her love, compassion and tolerance and who are passing such values to their own children.
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Bonfire Cinema was created as a multi-platform publisher and artist collective with the mission to create and bring inspiring, entertaining and enlightening content across the mediums of Cinema, Theatre, Animation and Publishing to the public. The founders are also published and produced writers do not seek to "reinvent the wheel" or "revolutionize the industry, but with the spirit to work collectively and united with major studios, distribution and in full support and compliance with labor unions. The team is made up of seasoned professionals, up and comers and new artists looking to work and create sustainably in the entertainment industry. Bonfire is managed and owned by Noirtainment Productions and both companies share the motto of: "Finding the Light Through the Darkness" in the thematic elements of their projects.
Amulets of Power, the first book in the Brian Poole Mysteries Trilogy, is written with his wife Lorin Josephson. Brian Poole thought he understood the world. A highly educated and experienced intelligence officer, working for a major security firm in London, and one of the Government's elite operatives, Brian's life was for the most part interesting and rewarding. Working closely with his best friend since childhood, Stewart Eggleston had been by his side throughout their time at school and the Army's Special Forces. Brian had the next phase of his life mapped out, or at least he thought he did. During what should have been a routine investigation, Brian is confronted by the inexplicable truth that magic exists and that both he and Stewart are inextricably involved in a millennia long struggle for power. Not only are they both linked to this fantastical and unbelievable world in this life, but they have been through many lifetimes, bound magically to always meet and forge their original bond as warrior companions. But even stranger and more disconcerting is that Brian's assistant Rhonwen and his colleague Keira are also linked to this ancient magic. Brian, Stuart, Rhonwen and Keira are all ignorant of their inheritance as members of families that can trace their origins back to the time before Druids and stumble into a plot to bring magic back to the modern world. Now it is up to them to recover the powers of Amulets from a world long forgotten and hold back the Evil of Celtic Lore from smashing through the 21st century.
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"We are thrilled here at Bonfire Cinema in having Gunter Swoboda and Lorin Josephson travel on this journey with us…their book will enchant audiences and we can't wait to share it with the world," says Miranda Spigener-Sapon, President and Co-Founder of Bonfire Cinema.
Gunter Swoboda holds over 40 years' experience as a psychologist. His passionate perspectives and scrutinies on what make human beings thrive allows him to develop relationships with people in order to ignite their aspirations. Gunter is exceptional in facilitating outcomes in learning, productivity and communication by providing a safe environment with unobtrusive assistance and guidance wherein participants experience the flow between content and context. Swoboda is the creator of the Making Good Men Great movement which gained attention of BuzzFeed, Oprah and Arianna Huffington. Swoboda is the author of Surfing the New Wave of Masculinity available in stores and online everywhere. Recently, he Created/Produced Masculinity That Inspires Change as social documentary streaming on Amazon Prime and is Host of the Inspire Change with Gunter globally syndicated podcast. Gunter lives in Sydney Australia with his wife Lorin Josephson.
Lorin Josephson spent her life bringing service to people, firstly as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in acute psychiatry, then as an ethicist and philosopher and finally as a writer. Lorin has raised two beautiful children who are the result of her love, compassion and tolerance and who are passing such values to their own children.
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Bonfire Cinema was created as a multi-platform publisher and artist collective with the mission to create and bring inspiring, entertaining and enlightening content across the mediums of Cinema, Theatre, Animation and Publishing to the public. The founders are also published and produced writers do not seek to "reinvent the wheel" or "revolutionize the industry, but with the spirit to work collectively and united with major studios, distribution and in full support and compliance with labor unions. The team is made up of seasoned professionals, up and comers and new artists looking to work and create sustainably in the entertainment industry. Bonfire is managed and owned by Noirtainment Productions and both companies share the motto of: "Finding the Light Through the Darkness" in the thematic elements of their projects.
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