Film / Television

Tapeheads

Directed by : Bill Fishman Produced by : Peter McCarthey and Michael Nesmith

Starring John Cusack and Tim Robbins

“The amiable screenplay by Mr. Fishman and Peter McCarthy is often funny, and never worse than silly.”

-Janet Maslin, New York Times

A couple of creative losers accidentally become big shots in the video music industry.

Tapeheads on IMDB

Altina

Music Supervisor : Bill Fishman
Directed by : Peter Sanders
Produced by : Diane Dickenshield, Peter Sanders, and Victoria Sanders

Starring Camille Billops, Zoe Caldwell

Altina Schinasi, (1907 – 1999), was a paradox. Simultaneously seductive and reserved, her sheltered upbringing was in sharp contrast to the bold sexuality of her artwork, and she created a fashion sensation in the 1930s with her design for Harlequin eyeglasses. Altina is an affecting, provocative, and richly informative documentary about an American trendsetter-a woman before her time.

Altina on IMDB

Car 54, Where Are You?

Directed by : Bill Fishman
Produced by : Robert H. Solo

Starring David Johansen, John C. McGinley, and Fran Drescher

Desperate But Not Serious

Directed by : Bill Fishman Produced by : Jim Fishman, Paul Brown, Gerard Guez, Mark Kunis, Mark McGarry, Elie Samaha, Jason Villard

Starring Christine Taylor, Paget Brewster, Claudia Schiffer, and John Corbett

1999 New York International Independent Fim& Video Festival: Best Romantic Comedy

Out-of-towner Lily arrives in Los Angeles to attend a wedding reception with the man of her dreams, Jonathan. Aided by party girl Frances, they embark on a night of adventure after the wedding invitation is lost.

Desperate But Not Serious on IMDB

My Dinner With Jimi

Directed by : Bill Fishman Produced by : Harold Bronson

Starring Justin Henry, Royale Watkins

Slamdunk Film Festival 2023: Winner Best Screenplay

“Director Bill Fishman and his enthusiastic cast recreate the exciting, topsy-turvy world of 1966-67. The film should attract an audience of nostalgic boomers, and might even cross over to younger audiences with a curiosity about the era.”

-Andy Klein,Variety Reviews

The Turtles, a California rock band, tours England for the first time, meeting Frank Zappa, the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix.

My Dinner With Jimi on IMDB

Posse

Directed by : Mario Van Peebles
Produced by : Bill Fishman

Starring Mario Van Peebles, Steve Baldwin

“Posse is rousing entertainment directed by Van Peebles with a rare sense of purpose and mischief. He wants to tackle racism on the range, but he knows that when it comes to getting your attention, a sermon is no match for a hip-hop, party-on shoot’em-up.”

-Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.

Posse on IMDB

Forgiveness

Directed by : Hakim Khalfani
Produced by : Bill Fishman and Hakim Khalfani

Starring Richard T. Jones, Adam Lazarre-White

2013 San Diego Black Film Festival: Festival Prize Winner

A beloved Pastor works to serve his ‘flock’ and save his 100 year old church. In his dedication and desire to do so, he crosses boundaries that are not to be crossed.

Forgiveness on IMDB

Feral

Directed by : Mark Young
Produced by : Brett Kerr

Starring Scout Taylor-Compton, Olivia Luccardi

Students fight to survive a weekend in the woods.

Feral on IMDB

underdogs

Directed by : Doug Dearth Produced by : Doug Dearth, Bill Fishman, Tom Rooker, Dave Latham

Starring D.B. Sweeney and William Mapother

2013 Cleveland International Film Festival: Local Hero Award

Set in rural Ohio, the birthplace of football, a small-town high school football team rises to play their cross-town rival, a perennial powerhouse, while standing up for an entire community.

Underdogs on IMDB