Russell Gates is a Vietnam vet on death row for killing a policeman. His childhood sweetheart, Pam O’Brien, is stunned to learn this and does not believe he could commit such a crime. She writes to him much to the dismay of her husband Keith and becomes obsessed with the case, exploring every avenue that may still be open to the doomed man. The trips to the prison take a toll on both her marriage and her family.
While going for a routine morning run, Calvin Jacobs (Landon Beard) discovers the body of a young woman who has been beaten and left for dead. He recognizes her as Robin, a college crush from his undergraduate years. Unknowingly, Calvin has just taken his first steps into a dark and dangerous world. It is not long before Robin (Lillian Bornstein) returns to Calvin with a bold request — she wants him to kill the man that victimized her. Reluctantly, Calvin agrees to look into the situation. Karl Screase (Eric Moyer) is a man who is as spontaneous as he is dangerous. His moral compass is shattered and as Robin puts it, “he thrives on control and requires vengeance.” Calvin doesn’t make it one day before he winds up on Karl’s radar, and that’s when the game begins. Karl’s persistent psychological torment pushes Calvin to a moral breaking point that ends with the ultimatum: kill Robin, or Karl is going to kill him. In effect, Calvin has become the rope in a homicidal tug of war. Amidst …
A young woman returns to her annual summer retreat and is reunited with a lover from the past. Their passion reignited, they make up for lost time. However, a younger visitor, intent on breaking up the couple, tries to woo the gentleman away. This causes a stir in the relationship, and adultery, jealousy, drama, and passion ensue.
In April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a battlefield, the backdrop to four personal intertwined stories. In Gold Mountain, Jeff Lee and his parents run Good Neighbor Liquor in South Central L.A. Theirs is an Asian family of “old world” values at odds with a modern world-cultures that are about to clash in ways they never imagined. In Caught in the Fever, a day at the mall for Manuel Alvarado, the eldest son of a poor Hispanic family, and his girlfriend Iris, spirals into a nightmare as they’re drawn into the out-of-control frenzy of a violent afternoon. In Homecoming Day, Turner Coates returns to the South Central hood of his youth to visit his mother – a homecoming overshadowed by an inescapable threat. In Empty, Boomer Phillips and his fellow LAPD officers are in a South Central restaurant when Boomer receives the command from his dispatcher to get out of South Central-but the command comes too late. Boomer’s already in too deep…
Victoria Worthington is a talented cake decorator who watches life from the sidelines, as she delivers her fancy cakes to weddings, galas, and fabulous parties, while she goes home exhausted. While delivering one of her cakes, she mistaken a wealthy, sought-after bachelor, Jacob Adams III, for a waiter who is working at the wedding. Victoria gets her mystery man, who goes by the name of Jake, to help her deliver the cake. They seem to have a special connection and fate steps in when they later reconnect at a coffee shop. He ends up following her to a protest at Adams Development , who is planning on tearing down her beloved bakery, but she has no clue that Jake is one of the Adams in Adams Development. Victoria is falling in love, but will their love survive when she discovers that he is Jacob Adams III and will her business survive?
A light hearted comedy about a girl from a small town in Malaysia who dreams of becoming a star in neighboring Singapore. Along the way, she meets a shy coffee shop assistant who Ah Seng who befriends her and encourages her to achieve her dreams. This light hearted comedy with moments of vulnerability and emotion brings forth a message of truth and heart to anyone who’s ever wished upon a ‘star’.
While doing community service at a special needs home, a rebellious teenage girl develops an unlikely friendship with a young mentally handicapped man who lives there.
As their big day approaches Cate and Cody should be celebrating, they’ve got their family with them, they’ve rented an island for the big day, but unbeknownst to them their wedding falls on the day when a 100 year old curse comes to fruition. Instead of celebrating they find themselves fighting for their lives as a coven of witches rise for revenge.
The words “Black Power” bring back memories of names like Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown, and Eldridge Cleaver, but in Bogalusa, LA a group of harassed Afro-Americans had decided they’d had enough and took up arms to defend themselves and force the white power structure to listen to them. This took place during “Freedom Summer”, 1964, right after the Civil Rights Act had become law. Fact based movie stars Forest Whitaker and Ossie Davis, the former as the founder of the Deacons of Defense and Justice (DDJ) and the latter as a peaceful minister trying to prevent the unavoidable violence that will follow. The story revolves around the white-controlled factory which provides 70% of the town’s income and employees 40% of its people. Segregation is still clinging on within the factory, with blacks denied the supervisory positions and forced into separate lunchrooms, bathrooms, and drinking fountains. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) has its strongest power in this area and, as the DDJ gets armed …
Twenty-four million years ago, the gigantic Megalodon, a 20-tonne killing machine with a 10-foot gaping bite, ruled the prehistoric oceans; but, thankfully, it became extinct. However, when the marine biologist, Cat Stone, discovers a massive shark tooth off the Mexican coast, her worst fears surface–the most menacing creature to ever rule the waters is still alive and mercilessly feeding on anything that crosses its path. Now, as the massive beast terrorises the workers during the maintenance on an underwater cable, they must hunt the fierce oceanic killer and destroy it, before there is no one left to stop it. Is there an escape from the jaws of terror?
L for Leisure is a comedy following a group of graduate students across 10 vacations in 1992 – 3 all around the world as they embark on a series of minor adventures: athletic, chemical, cultural and sexual. With a low-fi 16mm style that recalls 90s television, home videos and underground comic books, L FOR LEISURE is a unique piece of deeply independent filmmaking, reveling in excesses of both lush beauty and awkward humor.
Living in South Beach, Miami and working in a record store, fixing turntables to make a living, Irish born, aspiring DJ Hound Dog (Jon Jacobs) juggles steamy relations with four strong willed, exotic, gay, straight and Bi-sexual women, Tai (Charlotte Lewis), Roxy (Ivelin Giro), Cat (Tina Leiu) and Fysche (Veronica Grey) on his hilarious and misguided mission to spin Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly melodies in the hottest dance clubs in the world. In the vein of Purple Rain, Jailhouse Rock and The Girl Can’t Help It, DJ Hound Dog delivers a techno twist on the classic Rock ‘n Roll, Rags to Riches story. Filmed on location at Club Space, Pacha, Eden and Nikki Beach in Miami and Ibiza, DJ Hound Dog shines with stunning cinematography and an Original Soundtrack that Spawned the international club hit “To the Club” by Spankox featuring the vocals of Co-Star Tina Leiu. Look for surprise Cameos appearances by many of the worlds top international DJ’s including Tiesto, Carl Cox, Robbie Riviera,…
