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- Michael Wells was born through a breached birth at a time in the Bahamas ,when caesareans were not an option. Michael was pulled from out the womb by his feet and suffered severe neurological damage. He was born with cerebral palsy. He has no control of his limbs. In his early life he was treated like a vegetable, he was not allowed in any school and did not receive any formal education. Michael learned to read and write through watching Sesame Street. He surprised his family when he wrote the words I AM NOT A DUMMY on a piece of paper. Since then he has written a book of short stories, ran as a candidate in the Montagu constituency and will soon release his second book. This film follows him on his journey to get published ,the daily challenges faced by his seventy four year old caregiver and father and Michael's tireless fight as an advocate for disability rights.
- Two friends, Randall and Jerome, venture through the industrial landscape of Brooklyn to retrieve a broken down car. Making an unexpected stop, Randall, in debt to an unstable crime boss, draws Jerome into his life of corruption and deceit.
- When Sean's family and friends discover a scandalous secret kept between he and his sister, his life begins to fall apart.
- The story of Lorna, a young teen whose world is turned upside down when her South American grandmother comes to rid the family of their bad luck, causing Lorna to seek escape in the perfect lives next door.
- Harriet must face her estranged brother Jim during a family dinner. When personalities clash, Harriet discovers that what she has been avoiding is all she's ever wanted. And a dark family secret is revealed.
- Isabelle's Kisses is a short love story. A love story of two girls in college who are not yet experienced in love. Annie is a lesbian; Isabelle has never been with, or even considered being with a girl before. Their love is very pure, sweet and naive. Isabelle's father, Chris, is a good, honest, hard working patriotic man. One of the top detectives in his precinct, who gets great satisfaction from his job. He always tries to do the right thing, help people and does what he can to stop the wrong in the world. To Chris, homosexuality is wrong; he darkens the world of the two girls when he forbids Isabelle from seeing Annie again.
- When a talented former pro-surfer is injured in an accident while charging massive waves at Pipeline, he must learn to take it easy, find something else to keep him busy, and recover, only to discover that his life-long love of surfboards will lead him into a new phase of his life in surfing; as a craftsman and shaper of surfboards.
- Paul and Claire meet in a Lower East Side bar one afternoon. They test their luck, their beliefs, and each other over an intense game of Skeeball.
- A music special showcasing the nation's largest African-American music festival located in New Orleans. Featuring behind-the-scenes footage and performances by Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, Trey Songz, Charlie Wilson, Jennifer Hudson, New Edition, Usher, Fantasia, Ledisi, Kem, and El DeBarge.
- A heartbroken man wanders New York City in search of his missing sister.
- A tribute to the enduring creative spirit of octogenarian New Yorker artist, Hilda O'Connell.
- During Christmas, Elie, journalist, is sent on assignment by his magazine in the USA. The subject of his investigation is nonsense: a smuggler of souls who would meet for a short moment, and missing loved ones.
- A magic realist tribute to the enduring creative spirit of two octogenarian New Yorker artists, blending the mediums of paint, dance and memory.
- Kate is a single mother desperate to stop her son Casey from going to war, but will her love, the efforts of his friends, and even the involvement of his long-estranged father be enough to stop him?
- Follow Tommy in his everyday rush living in New York City.
- A devoted husband is forced to confront his doubts about remaining the caretaker of his wife suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
- Aminah is a young Muslim girl living in France. Aminah's life is turned upside down when France announces a ban on the wearing of Muslim head scarves in school. Aminah first seeks the advice of a local imam named Youseff. The imam tells Aminah to keep her head scarf on. Youseff tells Aminah her friends will drop out on account of the ban. The imam suggests Aminah leave school and find a private tutor. Aminah tries a compromise by wearing a beret instead. The school rejects it. The imam and Aminah's father confront the school. Despite a meeting with the school principal nothing can be done about the ban on head scarves. Until Aminah decides to take matters into her own hands leading to the film's shocking conclusion.
- Two career criminals debate the merits of letting an associate bleed to death in a motel bathroom. A haunted man lays hidden in the shower, silently clutching a massive mirror shard. Outside, a menacing stranger slowly approaches.
- Two strangers move into an apartment with a mysterious history... and the history moves in on them.
- A maniacal traveling salesmen stumbles into an unfortunate ipso-facto situation, resulting in a strange twist of fate.
- Three stories reflecting on love and loss are connected through an autobus traveling from city to country. A young man falls in love, two lovers confront their dwindling relationship, and a jaded musician rediscovers himself in a small town.
- Shokunin is a short documentary film that explores the fading art of traditional Japanese knife-sharpening through the work of Master Chiharu Sugai. An evocative score, vivid imagery and astounding sound are woven together to showcase Sugai San's daily routine in his New York City workshop and the forces that threaten the future of his craft.
- Harry's humdrum days are brightened by visits from Annie, a lovely dog walker less than half his age. But in the space of a few hours, on a road trip from Los Angeles to the desert, the rules of their delicate friendship are broken.
- Weaving the lives of five different people together, the film creates a tapestry set against the stunning city of Salvador Bahia. Se Safando is a story of love, migration and heartbreak. Luana, pregnant brazilian searches for her boyfriend Roberval who is lost in a world of grafitti and girl chasing. His homesick Jamaican friend, Rafael is living in Bahia and sounds his time playing capoeira and playing women to forget about his homeland,until he is injured. He is nursed by one of his girlfriends Solange, whose love he doesn't appreciate until it's too late. Priya, Luana's friend visiting from Rio just wants to have fun and party with Jose but finds herself being stalked. All this drama resolves in a surprising ending for all involved.
- TV One Night Only: Live From the Essence Music Festival Filmed at the 2012 Essence Musical Festival in New Orleans, this two-hour concert special features some of the hottest stars ever, from oldschool to new school. TV One Night Only: Live from Essence Music Festival brings you the best of the 18th annual festival in NOLA with a fabulous lineup of musical legends, including Aretha Franklin Charlie Wilson Chaka Khan Charlie Wilson, D'Angelo, Trey Songz, Keyshia Cole, The Pointer Sisters, Nephew Tommy Mary J. Blige, Kevin Hart, Ledisi, Mary Mary, Tank, Nephew Tommy Aretha Franklin, Anthony Hamilton, Fantasia, Kirk Franklin, Nephew Tommy
- Bruna, a young artist in New York, develops an obsession for with an imaginary lover, Gerard, a man three times her age. When her suburban family deems her insane and demands the affair ends, she questions whether Gerard exists in this world.
- When Sophie's daughter goes missing - along with the kitchen butcher knife - her desperate search spirals into madness, leading to a terrifying discovery.
- Nate & Vinnie is a little story in a big city. Writer/director Mark Andrew brings us a short film in the busy and stressed NYC where two strangers have a tense encounter with an unexpected ending.
- When the Government takes away your freedoms, you must find your own.
- Monroe makes his way to Brooklyn and meets Liv, a bartender/actress at the end of her rope. Liv seeks solace from her drunken boss in this mysterious stranger's gaze as they verbally dance through a first encounter. Scenes are juxtaposed with comic strips, creating a sense that a graphic novel has come to life. And the live action puts a metaphysical spin on what might happen if we hold onto our dreams for one more day.
- A story about a middle-aged, reclusive widower/owner of lawn company who's second chance at life turns tragic when he over exerts control in the budding relationship with his Autistic employee.
- 'For Jie' is a short film into the mind of a struggling husband & newborn father in the bustling streets of Guangzhou. Born and raised into poverty, life is a continuous struggle for Biaojia. If given the opportunity, he would wish a better life for his newborn son, Jie.
- A short about distraction and desperation. A researcher 'checks out' on writing a paper and is frightened back into focus by the contents of her spam mailbox.
- Beyond the Light takes us into the universe of the visually impaired through seven Brazilian blind people and exposes the importance of education and information - and in that context Louis Braille's system - for a better life.
- In a near-present, five New Yorkers retreat to a remote rural farm to begin a new life.
- In Takoma Park it's hard to fit in, but sophomore Joel "Jolie" Jolson thinks if he can just make the summer league basketball team his whole life will change forever. His girlfriend Henrietta and his best friend Haroon think the same. Watch as the whole damn summer hinges on the cut...
- 'PoetLOVE,' is an adaptation of Robert Schumann's art-song cycle, which tells the story of a young man who experiences his first love and heartbreak, throwing him into deep despair, until he finds his conduit through art.
- Using art as the catalyst, this film explores how the human spirit prevails in the face of tragedy. The film features three people; a photographer who becomes blind, a painter/sculptor who loses half her brain in a boxing match, and a musician losing his hearing to tinnitus. Using art to illustrate change, this film explores how the human spirit prevails in the face of tragedy and what new meanings emerge that otherwise would not have been found if not for their disability.
- Pascal works on Wall Street and surpasses greed to become a prominent philanthropist. Greed surpasses Pascal because he works on Wall Street.
- 10-year old Ayah follows her father to New Mexico after leaving the refugee camp in Pakistan where she was born and raised. Forced to go on a camping trip organized by a local youth worker, Ayah leaves the campsite after a misunderstanding. As she gets lost in the mountains, she connects to a memory she didn't know she had. Somehow, as she explores this foreign place, she comes closer to finding her own story.
- A salesman approaches a mysterious landowner with an offer to buy the man's smoldering abandoned coal mines but finds that there is more at stake than the land.
- Some things we don't talk about in public, but for these three friends, there is no shame in talking about a risque topic in a bustling restaurant.
- ZEMENE is a feature documentary about a young Ethiopian girl's bravery in the face of enormous odds. Living in a remote village with a rare curvature of the spine, Zemene struggles with poverty, poor education, and potentially life-threatening illnesses. But a chance encounter in the streets of Gondar with Dr. Rick Hodes sets in motion a series of events that will change Zemene's life forever. Shot throughout the beautiful countryside of Ethiopia, the film is a poetic testament to the power and bonds of compassion and the potential within us all.
- Ahmed is a typical twelve year-old boy. A universal pre-teen kid - someone we all know. His mother is troubled and dutiful, his grandmother devout in the old ways and his 14 year-old sister manifests the sibling frictions known to every family. Ahmed's Father is just an aging photo on the wall, which he kisses goodbye every morning. But this is Israel, 2007, and few days end the same as they begin.