Jim Dziura was born in Southern California to Romani gypsy parents who instilled in him, from an early age, a sense of wanderlust that continues to take him around the world.

He has a style of filmmaking that has been described as “in-the-pocket,” and he favors underdogs and outcasts as subjects.

Jim and a friend are currently hopping freight trains, with camera gear strapped to their backs, for their personal project STEEL DON‘T BEND.

Number One With A Bullet

Directed by Jim Dziura

Synopsis

Many of today's biggest rap stars have something in common besides successful careers: they've all been shot and have lived to rap about it. Their tales of gunplay, their reactions to the violence, and their changed attitudes after having survived near-death experiences are varied and always compelling.

NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET takes the viewer deep into the psyche of these incredibly talented artists, who share a common thread: the permanent physical scars from the bullets that almost took them out and the corresponding emotional scars that affect them in profound and personal ways.

NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET (World Premiere)
DIRECTOR: Jim Dziura
WRITER: Jim Dziura & Joshua Krause
PRODUCER: Joshua Krause
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jeff Ballman
FEATURING: Young Buck, Ice Cube, Mos Def, KRS-One, Obie Trice, Prodigy, Damon Dash, Fat Joe, Jerry Heller, Nikki Giovanni, 40 Glocc, and The Last Mr. Bigg

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