Bryant Zamberlan Media Project

02/16/2022

Without further delay, enjoy the 2nd of our three special Winter Olympics-themed encores. Episode 2, "He Just Wants you to Love Him" flashes back to Aidy's first big post-retirement endeavor, serving as the featured Bachelor on "The Soulmate" (aka the nationally televised debacle that put him on America's bad side).

Now, "Aidy Kane" Kanieki, washed-up Olympic champ and former "Bad Boy of American Skiing" needs help, and the only person who'll take him on is an eccentric Las Vegas manager. But can anyone truly "manage" Aidy Kane?

A fun, silly diversion that ended up a pandemic project for the team, "Aidy" is wholly engineered to make you smile. It absolutely did that for us.

Miss episode 1? Check it out first! We'll put the link to the full playlist in the comments!

(Ep.3 encores February 21, 2021, the day after the real-life Winter Olympic Closing Ceremony, and it will automatically appear on the playlist in the comments.)

Without further delay, enjoy this second of three special Winter Olympics-themed encore episodes. "He Just Wants you to Love Him" flashes back to Aidy's…

02/06/2022

You knew he'd be back as soon as that cauldron lit up! Join us for a special three-part Winter Olympics-themed encore of our comedy series "Aidy Kane (Really Wants You to Love Him)," a fun digital romp, principally shot in Las Vegas in early 2020, the digital show follows everyone's favorite washed-up Olympian, former "Bad Boy of American Skiing" Aidy Kane (Brandon Tyler Jones), who really, REALLY, wants you to love him again.

In the first episode of the limited series, a teaser for the planned AIDY KANE feature, meet Aidy, who can't truly be understood without understanding his rivalry with handsome French superstar skier Laurent LaTour (Andrew Rogers), who may just also be Aidy's best friend...ish.

(Love it and want more? Episode 2 will encore next week, with Episode 3 released the night of the closing ceremony, with bonus scenes and behind the scenes features.)

In this special Winter Olympics-themed encore presentation, meet Adrian "Aidy Kane" Kanieki, washed-up Olympic champ and former "Bad Boy of American…

02/05/2022

Such exciting news for Bryant Zamberlan Group and BZ/MP's Benjamin Bryant ! We couldn't be prouder or more excited for him and all of this year's Indie Series Awards nominees.

Previously nominated in 2018 as a producer of the digital series "Anacostia," Ben has now been nominated as a producer and/or actor in all three ISA genre categories: drama, comedy, and audio fiction! Congratulations to the nominees in every category and GOOD LUCK to all!

Ben Bryant The Bryant Zamberlan Group

02/02/2022

Congratulations to the cast and crew of "Aidy Kane (Really Wants You to Love Him)" on their FOUR nominations for the 12th Annual Indie Series Awards, announced today!

- Best Comedy Series
- Best Lead Actor - Comedy (Brandon Tyler Jones)
- Best Supporting Actor - Comedy (Benjamin Bryant)
- Best Ensemble

Well done and "Congratulations!" from everyone at BZ/MP, and be sure to catch our encore presentations of the first three episodes. One will stream each weekend of the Winter Olympics (Aidy would like that, wouldn't he?)

02/01/2022

We're so excited! The fact BZ/MP's Benjamin Bryant is a hardcore Olympics nut is well established, but this year we're all as excited as he is! This Olympic cycle will bring the return of everyone's favorite hot mess, former bad-boy Olympian Aidy Kane, one of BZ/MP's first (and favorite) fictional creations.

We know a lot of you were disappointed when we debuted the first three episodes of "Aidy Kane (Really Wants You to Love Him)" as part of the return of our pre-pandemic New Year's Eve tradition. We did it, as one viewer put it, "1980s style" (as in "you better get in here and watch it while it's on or you'll have to wait for the reruns!"), but we had a couple of very good reasons...

"Aidy Kane (Really Wants You to Love Him") is about a washed-up former Winter Olympian, so there was synergy just RIGHT THERE. Between that and the huge blizzard/power and internet outage at the start of the year that kept our East Coast operation from being able to do any of our planned promotion and rollout for the show, we decided a relaunch in February, at the same time as the Games, must have been fate!

So, each weekend during the Olympics, starting this weekend, we'll be re-releasing an episode, with social media promotion, and the whole nine-yards. And for those who joined us for the debut stream of these episodes last year, we'll be adding some bonus behind-the-scenes/expanded material to make visiting Aidy's dysfunctional world even more fun the second time!

As you guys might remember, the project began life as a planned feature, put on hold in March 2020 "for a few weeks to let this virus thing play out," and, well...that didn't quite work out as intended (for ANY of us). But we're nothing if not resilient (not unlike our hero) and decided to reworked the existing footage into a teaser series at the end of last year (We were definitely in a "let's finish some more stuff!" mood after finishing Station to Station - 2021 Film). It was a great way to celebrate and feature the hard work of all involved...and lay the groundwork for that long-delayed feature version!

The first episode encores this weekend, following the Opening Ceremony, of course, coupled with a re-released BTS blooper reel from our talented cast and crew! Each Olympic weekend will bring a new release (episode encore and new BTS/enhanced material)!

10/24/2021

Here's a very special preview of our upcoming feature film (and newly named Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival ), STATION TO STATION, starring David Eggers II, Jordan Getty, Cate Farrow, and Andrew Lachlan Cawley.

Follow Station to Station for the latest updates, including when you'll be able to watch it.

07/16/2020

Despite President Trump’s harsh rhetoric on leakers (similar to the Obama administration before him), is leaking actually illegal? Some leakers consider themselves whistleblowers performing a public service by exposing morally questionable government activity. Is there a legal difference between leaking and whistleblowing?

In this classic BZCAST episode, current BZ/MP executive editor Benjamin Bryant sat down with veteran military lawyer Christopher Nuneviller for an award-winning, concise but comprehensive overview of leaking, whistleblowing, and the legal intricacies involved with these controversial topics.

07/03/2020

Join us for a first look! Travel and culture writer Olivia Taylor and journalist/filmmaker Benjamin Bryant team up to go BEYOND the word's most traveled and over-touristed destinations (and take viewers BEYOND what travel guides and traditional travel programs have to offer).

The result is part documentary, part travel show, and part reality drama. In the upcoming first episode, travel to Bosnia & Herzegovina–catch an exclusive five minute preview starting today!

08/19/2019

The CCWAs were founded by Anthony Anderson to recognize digital content creators of color and those telling the stories of underrepresented communities.

05/21/2019

BZ/MP is happy to share this first look at the upcoming holiday romance Ivy & Mistletoe, from writer-director and Gemelli Films (in association with our parent company, The Bryant Zamberlan Group). Ivy & Mistletoe stars CBS's runner-up Cody Calafiore as you've never seen him before. Fall in love with Cody, who plays the romantic leading man opposite Julianne Michelle as a beautiful young woman determined to make it home for Christmas, who finds herself unexpectedly stranded in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Though it isn't where she wants to spend her holiday, it turns out Bethlehem is exactly where she needs to be.

Fan-faves Carrie Genzel and Cynthia Gibb play the unlikely lovebirds' mothers, who may or may not have a role in helping the two see what is RIGHT in front of them. :-) Enjoy these two wonderful minutes of Christmas in May, and follow the Bryant Zamberlan Media Project for updates!