A terrorist threat rises from the third world, and its target is the United States of America. A fanatical would-be dictator devises a plan to overthrow the American government, and it’s a plan that just might work. The terrorist Commander calls on the worlds underprivileged to rise up and create an unstoppable army, promising land and work to any family from any part of the world who sends a young man to fight in his so called liberation army.

The terrorist Commander establishes a base in a tropical Caribbean paradise which points like a dagger at America’s throat. With only days before the the first elements land on U.S. soil, the American government discovers that the terrorist Commander plans on sending a freighter filled with thousands of small arms weapons, cannons and tanks to a U.S. shipping port. Knowing that the port authorities might not find the exact freighter in time to stop it, they must devise a new plan to find the freighter before it leaves the Caribbean.

With no time to loose, the U.S immediately forms an elite strike force to engage the new terrorist regime before it can land on U.S. soil. Their mission: stop it there before we have to stop it here. But the enemy Commander is well aware of American tactics and has his own elite commando team led by an assassin from the world’s last ninja clan. The US team must survive enemy attacks and destroy the Commanders weapons.

It’s a seemingly impossible task. But the ninja is attacking no standard Special Forces unit. They are the best of the best. American intelligence is well aware that every Garden of Eden has its snakes and the American team is prepared to fight fire with fire. It’s guarded by its own fearless warrior, a black clad ninja, an expert in many forms martial arts- hand to hand, sword, and fire arms. What ensues is a rock and roll fueled chess game of strike and counter-strike, from golden beaches and lush rainforests to densely packed and brightly painted urban slums as the American Strike Force encounter and destroy enemy troops, human traffickers, and eventually end up in an all out battle for their lives in a heavily defended enemy fortress.

From Everett Lewis, the acclaimed writer-director of the art-house hits Luster and The Natural History of Parking Lots, comes an arousing and dark-edged story of a passionate affair set amidst the backroom bars, dark alleys and sordid hotel rooms of modern-day Los Angeles–a city where even if you’re lucky enough to have it all, it doesn’t mean you know exactly what you want.

Rusty (Patrick Tatten, The Soloist) is a successful architect with to-die-for pecs, bulging biceps and a killer smile. When his stodgy boyfriend leaves town, Rusty has a chance encounter with a handsome though seedy drifter, Denny (Dale Dymkoski, TV’s “Law and Order: SVU”). Blinded by Denny’s good looks, vulnerability and hustler charm, Rusty begins an intense, steamy relationship ruled by long-dormant passions. However, as Denny’s control over Rusty strengthens, it soon becomes clear that Rusty–now on a seductive ride of sex and drugs–must decide what it is he truly wants.

Lucky Bastard is an edgy, sensual and salacious exploration of youthful indiscretion, sexual indulgence and the high stakes of attraction–a story that rings true to anyone who’s ever fallen for the wrong guy for all the right reasons.

Two 20-year-old kickboxers from opposite ends of Miami, Max and Jesus, battle for triumph in sport and their own identities in this coming-of-age action/drama.

Coming from opposing sides of the tracks, like trains headed for a collision, the two contend for the South Florida title. However, an unexpected event extends their combat zone from the ring to the streets. A war is declared that gives birth to two heroes; though it can yield but one champion.

“An engrossing tale about the surprisingly cutthroat world of competitive poetry. Edwards brings alive this special world of competitive poetry along with creating unapologetically intelligent key characters. The stars are solidly supported by C. Thomas Howell as Jake’s ferociously unscrupulous rival; Williamson as Gabriel, Jake’s no-nonsense mentor; Michael Parks as one of Gabriel’s regular customers, unscrupulous behind a garrulous old codger facade; Albert as Marni’s overly prissy boss; and Fred Willard as the witty, energetic host of an important poetry slam. Edwards proves a skilled writer of depth and ingenuity – e.g., he punctuates the progress of Jake and Marni’s story with apt recitations by actual poets of their work – and his unpretentious style builds to a climactic sequence of deeply involving suspense.” – Kevin Thomas, LA Times

“A loquacious recasting of the underdog Rocky tale set against a fresh, contemporary backdrop, Fighting Words is about one man’s quest to locate the requisite courage and discipline to match his passion”. – Brent Simon, LA Film Critics Association

“…exciting and innovative… Brimming with the same passion for wordplay, expression and connectivity that its characters display, Fighting Words features fine work from a diverse cast…” – Cinema Art Magazine

“…a treasure. Solid film marking the resurgence of C. Thomas Howell…” – Digital Pimp

“…the poetry in Street Poet is actually pretty good, the best being a bit from Howell…” – C. Null – Filmcritic.com

“Of all the so-called developing nations, Cuba has by far the best health system.  And their outreach program to other countries is unequaled anywhere.”
Former President Jimmy Carter, appearing in Salud!

A FILM ABOUT WIPING OUT THE DISEASES OF POVERTY AND MAKING HEALTH CARE A BASIC RIGHT.

A feature documentary directed by Academy Award nominee Connie Field and co-produced by Gail Reed, SALUD! spans three continents to portray the philosophy and health professionals that place Cuba on the map in the worldwide movement for health.

The film’s cameras travel to The Gambia, rural South Africa, coastal villages of Honduras and river settlements in the Amazon, where a Cuban is often the first doctor a poor community has ever seen.  In some nations they staff entire health systems.

SHIRA: The Vampire Samurai casts an impressive list of talent, in a high adrenaline of action and adventure that spawns for over 400 years, and the fate of mankind rests on one woman!

Shira (Chona Jason), a half-human, half-vampire female warrior trained in the ways of the samurai and developed her own deadly fighting skills.

Kristof (Adrian Zmed) has been searching for centuries for Shira, who has been prophesized in the legendary book of Kitano as the key to start a new breed of “daywalking” vampires.

Now, Kristof has finally found Shira and will stop at nothing to capture her. Shira, along with Xu (James Lew) and a small band of Vampire hunters must defeat Kristof and his legion of vampire army and prevent him from starting a new race that would conquer the world.

Monica St. John, star of the popular sit-com “Baby Gurl” and six of her closest friends stuff into her SUV and head for a weekend escape at Camp Diamond Creek, a remote cabin in the mountains. Along the way, the gang spots Troy, Monica’s boyfriend Dwayne’s ex-con cousin hitch-hiking and reluctantly picks him up. As the gang arrives at the cabin, Monica’s agent also arrives uninvited with his date hoping to convince Monica to renew her contract.

Soon after the gang settles in, a severe thunder storm moves in. Dwayne proposes to Monica and the gang plans a small celebration. Troy is asked to retrieve a bottle of champagne from the kitchen. While away, a news story seems to implicate Troy in connection with a brutal murder. Dwayne tries to reassure the gang that Troy may be a thief, but he isn’t capable of murder. Just as Dwayne professes Troy’s innocence, the lights go out and folks start dying. Is it Troy the convict, Greg the agent, Dwayne the boyfriend, or one of the “hater” friends? Who knows. . . whose next?

Portland-based artist Paul Johnson (Peter Paige), who happens to be gay, returns from his telemarketing job one day to some very distressing news – his closest friends, the Fabers, are moving to Japan, and they’re taking Paul’s two year-old godson Morgan with them. Shifting into serious denial mode, Paul misses their final departure, but ultimately faces the truth that the Fabers are gone and aren’t coming back.

When Paul’s friend Russell (Anthony Clark) convinces him to “get back out in the world,” Paul ventures out to play with some kids at the local playground. Inspired to find creative ways to maintain the youthful exuberance he feels, Paul begins to explore every opportunity that might afford him contact with children: working in a toy store, babysitting, advertising himself as a nanny (aka “manny”), even considering adoption.

Watching Paul’s natural, playful chemistry with the children, one local mother, Maggie Butler (Kathy Najimy), wonders who this amazing “Super Dad” is. Upon further investigation, she determines that maybe Paul is up to no good and decides to rally her neighbors to take action.

Thus begins a comic clash of suspicion, fear, and misunderstanding in this “not-quite-black” comedy. Truly, the suburbs are about to get hysterical.

A college student making a cheap slasher movie discovers that his beautiful stars end up really dead, the victims of a brutal killer who attacks while he’s filming.   Each murdered girl was also featured on his website, the “Hottest Girls on Campus.’   Soon the rumor spreads: if you end up on the website, you soon end up dead!

Two freshman girls, bookish Martha and beautiful party-girl Amie, find themselves the target of the killer and the unwilling new stars of the film.   They’re trapped in a brutal “reality movie” where they must struggle to outwit a killer who loves publicity as much as ripping.   Can Martha and Amie save themselves from the ultimate slasher movie ending?

On a distant planet, a brutal intergalactic massacre leaves two survivors-a soldier named Temetrian and a toddler called Zed. Marooned, the soldier raises the boy the only way he knows. As a warrior.

Years later, Temetrian and Zed are rescued and returned to the hustling metropolis of Alexandrius space station. Zed enlists in the elite Starforce commandos, even though his upbringing makes him an outcast among his bioengineered comrades. But when Zed proves himself in a dogfight against enemy raiders, he earns a special assignment to deliver medical supplies to remote mining colony at the edge of the galaxy.

Arriving at desolate, waterless Planet Osmar, Zed finds his ship sabotaged, half the colonists murdered, and the remaining humans-especially ex-convict Dahlia-deeply suspicious. What Zed doesn’t realize that the miners have discovered rich deposits of tritium, the universe’s most precious fuel. And that someone wants to grab it all and put the blame on Zed.

When Temetrian leads a rescue mission, Zed narrowly escapes a trap sprung by power hungry Commander Jankwo and his squad of Starforce turncoats. With Temetrian dead, Zed and dahlia are left to fight the galaxy’s most fearsome commandos in an alien wasteland crawling with paranoid miners, carnivorous insects, and ruthless killers. Zed’s battle propels him from the blazing heat of Planet Osmar to the icy void of outer space-where Zed finds a powerful warship waiting to deliver the final surprise.

Redemption is the gripping story of a middle-class, African-American actor’s struggle with Hollywood’s temptations and his own integrity.

A college track star, handsome, popular Christian Rayne (Brian White) suffers a severely broken leg at the Olympic trials, abruptly ending his athletic dream. Raised by his well-known actress mother and self-made entertainment executive father, Christian’s second love — acting — seems like a natural. Despite his parents’ misgivings, Christian quits college determined to be an actor — without leveraging his family name.

Christian’s school buddy Melique (T.J. Storm) supports his friend’s decision until the temptations of Hollywood, drugs and selling-out, transform Christian. Christian falls in love with Claire (Tracey Stone), a white, performance-artist with a mysterious past. Her violent ‘special friend’ Trent (Dwayne Chattman) challenges Christian physically and emotionally as his career ambitions fade into Hollywood frustrations fueled by substance abuse.

Christian’s strained relationship with his father (Darrow Igus) deteriorates further when Christian becomes increasingly more agitated about his father’s disappointing values and insincerity. With his ambitions crushed by failure, and his support system crumbling beneath him, Christian’s frantic pleas for help are left echoing unheard — leaving him a desperate young man in a city not known for compassion.