Manhattan Film Festival

John is a single dad who manages a diner, but there's more to him than meets the eye.

A true story about a man with cancer. His 1 lb. newborn. And their fight for life. In June of 2009 Chris Hennessy was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer. On August 3, 2009 he endured radical prostatectomy cancer surgery at Stanford Hospital.

Having lost his mother when he was a boy, Eli goes on aimlessly through life with just his passion for movies to keep him company--that is, until he meets Anne. Anne is an aging, former actress whose career was derailed before its prime by the loss of her infant son. She too lives a life devoid of purpose--that is, until she meets Eli. In each other, one finds a mother and the other a son.

'ADAM is a coming-of-age story about a teenage girl, Elizabeth, and her best friend Adam, her dog. Elizabeth and her single parent mother live together. However, because Elizabeth's mother is usually away on business trips Elizabeth is often alone. Elizabeth is also an only child, and craves a genuine connection with someone. Due to her many bad experiences trying to make friends in the past, Eliz...

Gabriel’s life is about to change forever. When he learns of a disease that will take his ability to see, he not only struggles with his own feelings, but the changes that are to come for his wife Isabel. On one of their last days together “as things were,” the couple both struggle with the past and the future. The fear of change blinds them to what is important, right in front of their eyes...