Featured Projects

Intimates
Genre: Comedy

Intimates follows Roberta as she returns home to steal her high school girlfriend back from her brother.  +

Nam June Paik & TV Lab: License to Create
Genre: Documentary

Video art becomes a world-wide phenomenon, portable video documentaries change broadcast television, experimental drama and diverse, ethnic voices influence new generations though  +

The Other Women
Genre: Comedy

Three suburban girlfriends confront major midlife crises in their marriages, motherhood (or lack thereof) and trysts with younger men.  +

Subsurface
Genre: Drama

Trapped and alone, a young man must confront the pain he's endured when he finds himself face-to-face with consequence.  +

AMERICAN UNION
Genre: Documentary

In post-industrial Alabama, Amazon workers and coal miners fight for good jobs against corporate greed. AMERICAN UNION is a powerful film that follows their collective  +

Western Conviction
Genre: Drama

1879 Prescott AZ, four local friends aim to get rich and find love influenced by notable characters: Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday, Geronimo, Wyatt Earp and Celia Ann Blaylock, all  +

The Veto
Genre: Documentary

A film about the permanent member veto in the UN Security Council – arguably the most important issue facing global peace and security.  +

Salt in Soil
Genre: Student Film

A high-schooler reunites with her grandfather she never knew was alive, and the resurfacing of forgotten memories forces her to confront a dark family secret.  +

The Allowance
Genre: Drama

A Boy who aspired to be just like his Father gets a new perspective on his role model after a July Fourth barbecue goes awry.  +

In Loving Memory
Genre: Drama

An old, lonely man coping with the death of his only brother is reunited with his estranged son for the upcoming funeral.  +

Beauford Delaney: So Splendid A Journey
Genre: Documentary

An Artist’s Life, From Tennessee to Paris, through Harlem. Paranoia, poverty, sexual conflicts, voices in his head, yet he was driven to create great art.  +

Dream Touch Believe
Genre: Documentary

The inspiring story of sculptor Michael Naranjo. As a young man Naranjo lost his eyesight in the Vietnam War, but not his vision. He fought past critics and a disability to achieve  +

Rishta
Genre: Drama

A dependent little brother fears losing his only friend when his big sister is introduced to a potential rishta (suitor) during an Eid gathering.  +

The Way Up
Genre: Documentary

Meet the real innovators. Follow low-income families and communities as they take power collectively, building real-world solutions to poverty in America.  +

People's Theatre Project Documentary
Genre: Documentary

Art changes minds, hearts & policy. For over 15 years, People’s Theatre Project, based in Washington Heights, has made theatre with & for immigrant communities to  +

Ain't It Though
Genre: Drama

When their estranged mother sends them a box of seven cassette tapes, a young drag creator living in NYC sets out on a journey to their long-lost childhood home in the desert wilds  +

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