My name is Yakov Levi and I'll tell you straight out: John Waters is the reason I started making films, my first inspiration. I love the guy. I have been emulating him in my art since day one and it shows.

Many who have seen my films write to me that I remind them of a young John Waters, these are not my words. When you see my films, you may think the same thing.

I ask you to please watch my 6-minute film Shameless and tell me what you think. It's like a Ukrainian version of a John Waters film (filmed in Ukraine!) and the star, Baba Alla, is reminiscent of Divine or Edie. (pictured left)

Go to yakovlevi.com - the homepage has instructions to "press here to watch shameless". Then you can see the 6-minute film.

By the way, Dirty Shame is one of my favorite films in years! John Waters still has the magic!

Love, Yakov