TELEVISION Piano lessons with a caring teacher in a relaxed environment. Learn to play superbly A Gift for a Lifetime Beginners '6t-c, Advanced ages 81/2-60+ his method for this film was to just let the camera roll. "It's the most unconventional thing that I've done." In the future he would like to do a documentary on Michigan servicemen who are still mis- sing in Vietnam. He plans °to shoot that film on location. Handleman also would like to do a documentary about the Detroit Concert Band, and include music in the film. "This is going to be my music video," he laughs. Ultimately, he would like to do a feature on the Detroit Medical Cen- ter, but, he says, "it's still a dream." Major market film and TV movies are his long-term goal, but he will only concen- trate on issues that are im- portant to him. Teen exploi- tation and mindless comedies are not his -cup of tea. "I won't forget what I'm about, what I stand for, what I be- lieve in." Upon meeting Handleman, 35, one gets the impression that perhaps he is eccentric. Coming from a privileged up- bringing, he is hardly .the Gucci or Brooks Brothers type. His hair falls into his face and he frequently and dramatically pushes it away. He is dressed neatly, but understated. In his speech, one would almost take him for a politician, as he speaks in •an authoritative, breathy manner. Before speaking, he 8Vi Certified Nationally MTNA performing pianist 353-6245 • ;v.; Continued from preceding page ViC II STV 01.1CUS 1 10 0 HELEN KERWIN 'SUNSET STRIP" 29536 Northwestern Highway Southfield, Michigan 141:1S: M-F 10-5:45 Sat 10-5 I .!! 2! 3 5!! 3 1 Lights, Camera WE WILL BE CLOSED SATURDAY AUGUST 30th thru MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1 FOR THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY 111 10:7 , •-• Al; .;;; N■ IP.t. 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He was re- fused, but given a job in a bed factory to replace a soldier called to duty. He stayed until the hostilities ceased. "It was a fascinating time to be in Israel. Everyone came together." In 1971, he went to Missis- sippi to help register blacks to vote. He worked as a poll watcher, and was subject to verbal and physical abuse. But he has no regrets. "I'm proud of having stood up for the right of the dis- enfranchised to vote. I ac- complished something that was truly great. It's doing `Brothers' Light, Warm Brothers in Congress is a light look at two heavy hit- ters: Sen. Carl Levin and Rep. Sander Levin. The half-hour documen- tary„ created by Philip Handleman of Birmingham, examines the legislators away from the tumult of their Washington duties. Interspersed are scenes of the Levins interacting with their constituents and face- to-face interviews with Handleman. Carl Levin is pictured at the Jimmy Pre- ntis Morris Branch of the Jewish Community Center responding to questions from senior adults, giving them advice on how to peti- tion for rent control. Sander Levin appears as a partici- pant in a Focus:HOPE march. At a preview and recep- tion last week at the Re- naissance Club, Sander Levin said he was pleased with the film. Was he flat- tered when Handleman ap- proached him to be the sub- ject of it? "We're old friends. If he wanted to do it, fine," the Congressman said. In the film, Carl Levin is asked if the move to the na- tion's capital affected his wife and children. "There is no normal family life when you're a member of Con- gress," he said, but added, "they adjust." Asked if he would ever leave public life, the Sena- tor replied: "When I'm not excited about walking into the Capitol I'm going to leave." Sander Levin talked briefly about his goals as a congressman. "I want to help the state I was born and raised in to continue to bounce back." Asked who his heroes are, he re- sponded, "This isn't the time for heroes." Although it is not an in- depth examination of the Levins — no families, friends, constituents or - peers were interviewed to give insights into their home lives and personalities — the film still provides a lighter side of two of Michi; gan's leading politicians that the public may not or- dinarily see. Brothers in Congress pro- vides a warm examination of two Detroit political per- sonalities without the glitz and flash of an advertise- ment. — H.P.