Featured Projects

Obsessed with Light:The Genius of Loie Fuller
Genre: Documentary

How could one woman inspire the greatest thinkers and artists of her day such as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Auguste Rodin and, more than a century later, influence  +

Dear Michelle
Genre: Comedy

A trio of pre-teen misfits must rally their small town Southern community to save their local ice rink from closing in the summer of 2002.  +

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  +

End of the Line
Genre: Documentary

END OF THE LINE - a feature-length documentary - is a character-driven political drama about the New York City subway crisis and a long overdue reckoning on infrastructure. Filmed  +

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.  +

Out of Breath
Genre: Documentary

A billion sufferers and only one treatment. Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the medical field’s forgotten disease. How and why did this happen?  +

Drop Dead City
Genre: Documentary

NYC, 1975 - the greatest, grittiest city in the world is minutes away from bankruptcy when an unlikely alliance of rookies, rivals, fixers and flexers finds common ground,  +

Take It Slow
Genre: Drama

An inexperienced bisexual man goes on a date with a younger gay man, and finds out that his preconceived notions on gay dating culture don’t stand up to reality.  +

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.  +

Le Faux Marin
Genre: Drama

A young woman and her father break down on the side of a desert road while en route to her wedding.  +

Limping Towards Babylon
Genre: Comedy

Five graduate student roommates are all secretly in love with the wrong person, until a professor's theft lights the fire that ignites their contained passions.  +

Man of the Year
Genre: Documentary

The country of Rwanda is celebrated as a beacon of hope in Africa, but this reputation obscures a sinister truth. Man of the Year is about the myth of Rwanda, and follows survivors  +

Ayahuasca Diaries
Genre: Documentary

Ayahuasca Diaries, made with Amazonian tribes and contemporary scientists, is a film about an elixir transforming personal lives and world culture.  +

Waves
Genre: Experimental

Waves is a journey into the physiological effects of anxiety explored through magical realism.   +

Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps
Genre: Comedy

Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps is the film of trans icon Scott Turner Schofield’s long-running performance art piece embodying the experience of becoming a man.   +

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