The Vision of Edward Bass: Producer of an Assassination Fictionalized in an Ensemble Plot

Edward Bass, Producer of the Year in the Vision Awards 2007, follows Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s broken road to the White House in the film “Bobby.” Here, the moments trailing towards his assassination is interwoven in the bits and pieces of the lives of 22 others. Each vignette was carefully crafted to convey the tension of the time: a veteran hotel doorman plays chess with an old-time pal to pass time; a young lady rescues his friend from deployment in Vietnam by marrying him; a singer sinks deeper in alcoholism at the death of her career; a man cheats on his wife; a racist gets fired; and more sketches of daily lives intertwined with that fateful day, albeit fictionally.

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Edward Bass, producer of premier status in the Indie filmmaking scene, also depicts the fires of optimism raging inside the Ambassador Hotel, RFK’s campaign headquarters, and the convergence point of 23 otherwise unconnected lives, as the US Secretary-General and JFK’s brother bids for the seat at the West Wing, sending up flares of hope to the air for the American society in general to witness.

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In the end, each story reflects loopholes in the social order that RFK’s victory could have managed to salvage. It speaks of the twilight (chess players) of a nearing bygone era (racism), the anti-war stance of the entire nation (a marriage plan to permit a man’s re-assignment to a German military base camp), and the future of the United States in RFK’s hands (a singer’s anxiety over her professional future). But there will be bloodshed in the story, and the hero dies.

“Bobby” is the fruit of the labor of love of Edward Bass, producer extraordinaire, and has been critically acclaimed for its ensemble cast, including Anthony Hopkins, Lindsay Lohan, Ashton Kutcher, and Demi Moore, among others. In 2007, it has been nominated for two Golden Globes, for Motion Picture–Drama and for Original Song. Edward Bass’ collaborator was Emilio Estevez, who has been nominated for Outstanding Director at the ALMA Award.

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More information about Edward Bass can be found at www.edwardbassfilms.com.