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D
J
Kadagian is a native of Westport Connecticut, a town he considers the capital of
materialism in America. Growing up in this environment influenced his path
first to join and experience great success in the material world and then
ultimately to question that system in his chosen medium/ film.
After graduating from Cornell
University in 1985 and spending a brief
period in publishing in the Far
East, D J chose a career in the financial markets with an original concentration
in the U.S. fixed income markets. However, his strong interest in
technical analysis and its application to the U.S. equity markets led him to
develop proprietary trading software designed to time the U.S. markets.
The success of his
trading program and the company that
was borne out of it, enabled D J to
focus his time on pursuits that truly inspired him. After a brief time at
Yale Divinity School, he felt the best vehicle for him to learn and make a
difference was through documentary film.
His films are designed to
challenge, provoke and inspire. He attempts to address issues that mainstream
media either avoids or covers at a superficial level. His style of filmmaking is
experiential and designed to draw the viewer “in” through the use of powerful
imagery and music. Ultimately, his objective is to use his films to encourage
healthy and honest reflection and dialogue on critical issues of our time.
He is the creator of
A Crisis of Faith / the series which includes
State of the Union, Quest for the Grail, A Crisis of Faith
and Portrait of a Radical. That first award-winning series has and
continues to appear on the Hallmark Channel, Public Television, the Discovery
Channel, Free Speech TV and was featured at over 35 film festivals around the
United States and Europe. In February 2007 he will officially be releasing his
innovative new moving poetry series - three films entitled
RANT * RAVE * RIFF. He is also working on a
indie feature film which he will be announcing soon. |
