George Pollock's latest film, Oy Vey!, has just been selected as the winner of the 2007 Fort Lee commission Asian-American Film Festival Best in Show. In this 28-minute independant film, George plays Saul, a man who exudes wealth and power and can face anything except the death of his son. Written by Phil Brandt and Rick Young, Oy Vey! was shot in New York City and New Jersey.

In addition, Mr. Pollock has just completed work on two independent films including Nobody Beats Charlie, in which he plays the title role, and The Street, both of which are in the distribution phase of development.

 

Nobody Beats Charlie, written and directed by Jeremy Lanni, is the disturbing story of a stand-up guy driven to unspeakable violence because his admirable, yet outmoded values, no longer make sense in modern society.

 

Charlie Claghorn is a tough, self-made businessman who lives in a gated community with his second wife Nancy and his daughter Lauren.  Nancy throws a party and invites the neighbors.  During the festivities, one of Nancy's brooches disappears.

 

The brooch was not very expensive, but that is not the point.  Charlie can't stomach the idea that a guest came into his home and stole something from him.  It is a matter of pride:  "Nobody Beats Charlie."

 

Charlie begins to obsess over the stolen brooch, pursuing one suspect after another; and the more obsessive Charlie becomes, the more damage he does to his life.  Charlie gets involved with mobsters, destroys his business, betrays his brother, loses his house, and ultimately becomes a murderer -- all because he is too proud to accept that someone got the better of him.

 

Charlie's mantra is, "You think you're gonna beat me?"  In the end, nobody beats Charlie but Charlie himself.

 

The Street, a screen play based on an autobiography of Aram Saroyan and directed by Noam Christopher, is the story of how a dysfunctional family affects the life of a young man.  Mr. Pollock plays Walter, based on the real life character of Walter Mathau, Aram Saroyan's step-father.