The Rebirth of Kool
A new series based on the novel written by O. Vazquez
A Nu Paradigm Ent. & Fesiuk Films Production
The Rebirth of Kool
A new series based on the novel written by O. Vazquez
A Nu Paradigm Ent. & Fesiuk Films Production
The Official Trailer
The Rebirth of Kool Pilot Episode 1
“The Rebirth of Kool” Series Pilot Premiere
After weathering the storm—literally—we are thrilled to finally unveil The Rebirth of Kool to the world. This journey hasn’t been easy. Hurricane Helene brought devastation to Asheville and Western NC, leaving our community in need and our postproduction efforts without vital financial support. But through resilience and creativity, we made it here.
This premiere was more than just a screening; it’s a celebration of perseverance, storytelling, and the unbreakable spirit of our local artists.
How You Can Help:
Donate directly by visiting our investor page to help us cover the postproduction costs, entering into film festivals and keep the arts thriving in Asheville.
or
Donate Here: Fundraiser by David Fesiuk : Support The Rebirth of Kool's Final Journey - Pilot Episode
Together, we can rise from the storm stronger, united by the power of film. Thank you for your love and support.
Welcome to the official site of “The Rebirth of Kool”
The book is the inspiration of an upcoming series based on the narrative, of which, the pilot (Episode one) is now in postproduction. The author of the book O. Vazquez, an internationally renowned entertainer, also stars as the main character “Kool” in the series along with a stellar cast of up-n-coming actors. The saga follows the life of “Kool” as he navigates an unforgiving landscape growing up East Los Angeles during The Great Depression as a young Mexican-American and having a Black best friend “Ray” in a time of radical racism and oppression. The book is filled with “true history” and it’s a highly-acclaimed international seller. Once the bilingual series get picked up, it will have a grand international appeal to Spanish speaking countries and Europe as it’s filled with true-to-life drama, Jazz, Tap dancing and Swing, modernized with elements of Hip Hop music and dance.
The pilot for the series was just filmed in May of 2024. Our partners, Fesiuk Films and Nu Paradigm Ent. need your help to manifest postproduction/marketing costs for pitching and to find the funder(s) for all three seasons, as we wish to join the new trend of independent production of TV series and selling it as a whole to the streaming platforms. We wish to preserve the powerful storyline and historical truths of events like: The Zoot Suits Riots; The Chinese Massacre of 1871; the treatment of minorities during WWII; and many other factors to give a fair view of little-known history. It truly is what they were ashamed to tell us in history class. Please join our cause and assist our dream by clicking on our GoFundMe and donating anything possible. Or purchasing the novel to help spread our mission and message!
With your help, we can Rebirth the Kool!
Series Pilot Poster
A montage of the main characters and hidden scenes the background.
Designed by JWharton Photos
Behind the scenes from our recent pilot film
We want to highlight coveted events in history in a hyper-artistic fashion and provide characters with traits based on love, acceptance, and doing the right thing. Our short concept film, "Enter the Zoot Suit Riot" was featured in the 2018 Cannes Short Film Corner and inspired us to plan and create the series.
Historical photos of the Zoot Suit Riots
