Search Films
Films
Bullets to Books
Posted by : Andy TruschinskiFollow one man's journey to heal his native country of South Sudan through education.
Wisper
Posted by : Russ‘Wisper’ is the true story of the murder of a middle-class African American family in Northern New Jersey. In the summer of 2016, three children and their mother were found shot to death in their large suburban home. Loosely based on the personal videotapes and diaries owned by the father of the victims.
Persimmon Night 柿柿如意
Posted by : Scarlett LiA mail-order bride on the way to meet her new husband for the first time, searches for a public restroom in Chinatown to no avail. Desperate to go, she asks a stranger for help.
High Score - Short Film
Posted by : Melissa BalintA relationship goes horribly awry when a drug soaked over-the-top marriage proposal leads to an outrageously awkward post-engagement-sex disaster.
Old Blue Eyes
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalOLD BLUE EYES is based on a true story of a New York City-based Frank Sinatra impersonator (known as ‘MICKEY’ in the film) who developed early on-set Alzheimer’s as he got older. Paired with a drinking habit, Mickey's mental health rapidly deteriorated, and he started to develop delusions of grandeur, convincing himself that he really was Ol’ Blue Eyes himself. So much so, that he would en...
Rounded Corners
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalA book smart 13-year old girl, raised alone by her Wall Street father, learns about life from her new carefree babysitter over summer vacation.
Wild Butterfly
Posted by : Manhattan Film Festival24-year-old Claire Murray’s desperate search for a lifesaving second liver transplant becomes a trial by national media. Depicted as an ungrateful ‘junkie’ who recklessly destroyed her first transplant by relapsing into drug use, Claire is condemned by the public, who decides she is undeserving of another chance. But what the public doesn’t know is that Claire has a terrible secret; a horr...
The System
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalA group of minority teens struggle to stay out of harm’s way in a town hell bent on making them the villains in the war on drugs.
Bombs Bursting In Air
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalAmidst the Coney Island backdrop of fireworks on July 4th, 1949, Della, a battered, young black woman leaves her husband in pursuit of a brighter future. Her courageous journey leads her to find an unlikely ally named Mishka, on the white side of town. Though their paths cross in the darkest of times, through truth, they find a way to unearth the light in each other.
Retract
Posted by : Manhattan Film FestivalRetract is a cautionary tale about a recently broken-up-with young woman, Cleo, in NYC as she gets consistently cat called. As the invasive interactions begin to pile on top of each other, we see Cleo start to unravel. Feeling insecure and vulnerable, she is persuaded to go to a party by her wild child best friend with the promise of “feeling like her old self again.” Cleo ends up having an un...