BeBop, DooWop and Pow!A brief excursion by a hero who likes the dance as much as the fight, hitting the beats of the music and beating the hits of the bad guys!

In the aftermath of his wife's death, Brian (55) finds it impossible to cope with supporting his mentally ill daughter (Amanda), and caring for her child. When Brian gives his grandson over to social care, Amanda attempts to snatch him back, but comes quickly to realize that she can't care for him either. A grief stricken Brian, intolerant to his daughter's depression, severs her financial support. These events bring Amanda to her lowest ebb. Father and daughter don't speak for 15 years, after which time Brian himself has succumbed to depression. The relationship between father and daughter seems hopeless. That is until Amanda, who is now paying for her father's treatment, finds the courage to visit him.

Harold's desire for living ended when his wife of 60 years passed. All that he is left with is a dusty old house and fading memories. Can a knock at the door from an unwelcome visitor change things around in time?

Loraine Barr was born in 1918 and kept her sexuality secret for 88 years. When she revealed the truth in Newsweek magazine in 2007 she set the blogs ablaze and challenged us to ask: Is she really brave, courageous and bold as admirers have told her in countless letters since the story appeared? Or is she a coward - as others have written - only coming out of the closet when nothing was truly at risk? This short film tells the story of Loraine Barr, following her as she prepares to join 1800 other women on an 'Olivia' lesbian-only cruise out of San Diego.

The true story of Dick Bong, a young WWII pilot caught up in a deadly race to break the old record of America's top scoring ace. In the battle to become the new heavyweight of the skies, he must confront the bitter realities of war and the sacrifices he must make -- at home and in the Pacific.

Joy and pain go hand in hand when an angelic being is delivered the box of eternity and subjected to the fateful decision of the gods.

Eight-year-old Alex prepares for Halloween by dressing up in different costumes and imagining himself as those characters. More than anything, he wants to go trick or treating with his older brother, who only agrees to go if they can acquire tons of candy and sneak it past their health-fanatic mom...

The Watergate Building took away Willie Stewart's left arm twenty-five years ago. In an instant, the 18-year old went from Virginia State Wrestling Champion to amputee. Now faced with rehab, depression, and discrimination, he fell into a black hole. Years later, he was invited to speak to a camp for amputee children. He founded his life's passion. And what 'One-arm' Willie has accomplished after his accident is the real story.'Armed for the Challenge,' features a week in the life of 'One-arm' Willie while training for the physically challenged triathlon USA championships. Determined to help others with disabilities, this world-class athlete takes you on a ride through humor and passion, proving that disability doesn't mean inability.

Conner Layne is on top of the world. He is graduating high school as valedictorian and receiving a full scholarship to attend Cal Berkeley in the fall. Even better, he's about to marry his childhood sweetheart. Life seems to be going in the ideal direction until his marriage comes crumbling down at the altar. In the wake of his disaster, Conner still decides to take the honeymoon solo to Central America. While on his trip, he joins an expedition going through the Darien Gap: 125 miles of jungle that separates North from South America. The Art of Travel is about the twists and turns in the jungle of life. Inside these moments are new friends and adventures, even in the wake of our darkest moments.

In a remote forest, Astrophysicist Dr. Adam Gaines (Farley) and his homemade robotic assistant Jimbot (Meade) recover a 2.5 billion year old meteorite containing an alien organism that may hold the secrets to the universe. What they don't realize is that a mysterious terrorist named Gremlo Flugg (Armstrong) and his band of ?Fluggmen? also seek the ancient contents of the meteorite so they can carry out their sinister plans to take over planet earth.

What do you do when there's a bathroom attendant and you forgot your wallet?

Danger awaits as a young girl leaves the safety of the mainland and travels to a mythical place called 'Bird Island'. 'Bird Island' is Director Will Blank's first music video for Bay Area musician Roman Ruins. It was shot on location in San Francisco and Alameda's Crown Memorial State Beach.

Skipping the cream and sugar, a sleepy young woman takes her coffee BlãK.

The paths of Richard, a terribly shy man, and Karen, a beautiful blind woman, accidentally cross leading to an intense and tender yet twisted love story. As their intimacy grows, a shocking development unfolds which peels off unexpected layers of their personalities and fears, and finally results in unintended and dramatic consequences for both.

A carefully manicured woman takes on the restoration of a run-down auto repair shop and its grubby mechanic.

An old fashioned pot boiler with a sobering twist.

An excerpt from Plato's Republic, the 'Allegory of the Cave' is a classic commentary on the human condition. We have adapted and brought it to life by shooting over 4,000 still photographs of John Grigsby's wonderful claymation. The look was achieved by use of candlelight in a real fire that burned at the back of the set.

Change chronicles a family man and his circle of friends as they confront cancer, prejudice and death with a video camera, humour, a guitar and a warrior's spirit.

'Chope' is the coming of age tale of a young man named Henry who has to learn to grow up quick once his life turns for the worst on the night his mother's death. He encounters different peoples ways of grieving, all which are different from him. No one really understands him, accept his girlfriend, but in the end it is up to figure out what the right choice is for him.

'Chosen Family' is a poignant short comedy about a desperate college student who becomes disillusioned with life's rat race. Yearning for the comfort and innocence of youth, he tries to convince a childless neighborhood couple to accept him as their six-year-old son. Based on the prizewinning 10-minute play.

Distraxion is a computer animated narrative film that relies on traditional storytelling and animation principles. The film represents a successful creator driven project as well as an accomplishment in the field of online animation education. The majority of the film was developed during the short film curriculum at the online school animationmentor.com. It was then polished by the individual artists working remotely over the course of the following year.

An IRA saboteur with a gift for poetry flees to South America after the Troubles, hoping he has finally escaped his violent past. But when he is summoned to the Caribbean to deliver the eulogy for a fallen comrade, he is pulled into a Washington-backed plot to overthrow Castro's regime, resurrecting old loyalties and betrayals, and endangering the woman he loves.

When Rudy starts work at A.R.A.C.H.N.I.D., he doesn't know what to expect. But being handed an AK-47 and asked to shoot any British spies he might see wandering around wasn't it. 'Expendable' answers the question of who would give their lives for a supervillain bent on taking over the world. Some of Rudy's fellow henchmen are ideologically devoted to the evil Igor Tarantula, M.D. But Rudy meets the ones who're in it for the overtime pay, or who just love killin' guys. And at least one's got a fully vested 401(k) and is ready to retire. We've seen plenty of movies about spies. Now, here's one about all the regular guys they kill.

Jake Waylon dreams of leaving his meager life behind. His most valuable possession is a flyer extolling an expensive trip to a south sea planet. One day, the company he works for holds a competition with that very trip as a prize. Jake immediately sees his chance to finally achieve his personal aim...

Shannon and Daniel start out on their blind date to a Flea Market -- Daniel's passion. As Shannon makes her way through the bustling market, she falls in love with a vase that reminds her of her childhood. Daniel is trying to teach her the art of haggling. The dealer, Francine, also is adept at negotiating and we see her as she deals with all the characters that come through her booth. When Shannon and Francine have their final showdown over the vase they both love, it seems they both come out winners.

The American education system is failing. It's time to do something. 'Flunked,' narrated by Joe Mantegna, is a full-length documentary designed to be both informative and entertaining, without compromising on the truth of the crisis we are facing in education today. Most people are well aware of the declining test scores and competitiveness of the average American student, as well as myriad other problems facing education today. However, complaining about the problem, while easy to do, produces little productive results. Instead, 'Flunked' focuses on some of today's schools nationwide that are 'getting it right'---attaining great results in terms of college preparation, high test scores, and graduating competent workers for tomorrow's economy.

When adulterous millionaire Peter Jameson suddenly dies of a heart attack, his daughter, a former movie star, plans a memorial wake in his honor. Unfortunately, the eccentric guests are too caught up in their own problems to even care about the dead. Pater's ex-wife, widow, and mistress all collide, while an uninvited guest shows up to blackmail his daughter. This results in an explosion of family secrets which begin to reveal what kind of person Peter really was. One revelation after another begins to destroy the picture perfect image Alisa held of her father. It's a tale of backstabbing, blackmail, lies, love, and missing pastries.

A group of astronauts discovers the most advanced form of intelligence in the universe.

Things go Rove-Ian when a boy's only clubhouse holds an election for president.

The story of the first gun ever made.

One lonely woman, one bottle of ketchup...

Upon completing his service in the Israel Defense Forces, Kobi Zucker needed to get away from the ongoing struggles of the Middle East. With memories of his tour of duty in the territories fresh in his mind, he comes to New York City on his way to South America. While working to earn money for his trip, Kobi meets the girl of his dreams. Beautiful and intelligent, Leila is everything that Kobi has ever wanted. But Leila is Palestinian, having come to New York from the West Bank with her family following the death of her oldest brother during the Intifada. Despite their differences, Kobi and Leila fall in love, but can this love overcome the ancient hatreds and unhealed wounds dividing Israelis and Palestinians?

The Independent Film Channel presents a series of behind the scenes featurettes with self-styled auteur Dick Chatterly as he struggles through the filmmaking process with writers, actors and assistants. These four mockumentary 'commercials' were created as spec spots for IFC.

Jakob Wywialowski tries everything he can think of to evict the angels who have invaded his attic to sing hallelujahs day and night. Finally, he calls the exterminators. A rather diabolical team of pest killers arrives, and when Jakob accepts their offer to fix his angel problem, they promptly launch a miniature Armageddon in his attic. As Jakob's life is bombed into 'angel-proof' solitude, he wishes he'd left well enough alone. But in the rubble of his attic, he finds new hope for companionship, and a chance to redeem himself. Based on a short story by Audrey Niffenegger, author of the best-selling science fiction novel, 'The Time Traveller's Wife.'

A wide-eyed wannabe, whose youth is but a speck in his rearview mirror, finally sets out from the hinterland for the brass ring marked “Hollywood,” and to make his parents proud. Can Tommy Williger’s optimism withstand the reality of a town with enough lack-of-success stories to fill its latest NO business TV news magazine show?

When God wishes to punish us, he answers our prayers. Inspired by true events, The Lost Journal of Vice Marceaux is the tragic story of a doctor who lost his family in Boston's smallpox epidemic of 1779. Their loss along with the overwhelming suffering around has caused him to lose faith in God. When a patient dies while Vice is weighing her, he discovers an unexplainable loss of 21 grams. Vice has discovered he can weigh the human soul at the moment of death. The scientist in him becomes obsessed that his salvation can be proven.

In the ever-changing corporate world who holds the upper hand? The struggle between male and female face off in 'A Man's World?' And it's not about office politics.

In confession to her priest, Tekki Lomnicki, a little person, reveals how she dishonored her mother on a trip to Lourdes twenty-seven years before. In Tekki’s memory, her dramatic birth, her sometimes painful relationship with her mother, Sister Thecla (a storytelling nun), Saint Bernadette, her rambunctious family, little league baseball, high school musical comedy, the romantic Paris of her dreams, and the fateful trip to Lourdes, all live again. But for a chance at redemption Tekki will need all her courage, humor and imagination to face the truth about her life and what happened at Lourdes.

A surreal journey through the pulse of a city.

A young widowed mother kills her landlord and gets rid of the body, only to be discovered due to an oversight of the skill she used to get away with the crime.

Claire was not mine to love, but she would be mine to vindicate. A young man , Travis, returns from isolation to the town he once called home to confront corrupt lawmen in this period Western. While the emotional story continues to climax so does the action, culminating in an ending that does the genre justice. Filmed all over East and South Texas.

This is a live music video featuring the song 'chaos' from the upcoming band Mutemath, as seen on MTV, Fuse, and several Late Night talk shows. The live concert music video was independently directed by Levi Hawkinson, and was shot by his 5 man team, including himself. Hawkinson also edited the video along side his assistant editor, Chris Grieder.

Set in the middle east, amongst the 'war games' of adults, 'Narenjak' is the story of three innocent boys who amuse themselves with their own playground version of war. When they stumble across a live grenade, their mock battle takes on a real character as they argue over what to do with their find. But their games are not the only danger...

Inspired by samtha gibb (Maurice Gibb's {Bee Gees} Daughter) and her band M.E.G.'s move to Nashville after her father's passing. This is a truly inspiring film that shines a positive light on Nashville's Alternative music scene and the music industry in general. Featuring some of the best local musicians on the scene; Jeremy Lister, Autovaughn, Katie Herzig, Kyle Andrews, Aaron Winters, Ricky Young, Leigh Nash, Courtney Jaye, Brooke Waggoner and many more. A peek into the lives of a few of the many musicians/song writers that struggle to follow their dreams day in and day out... With special guest appearances from industry professionals like Hank III, Jody Williams (BMI), Dan Keen(ASCAP),Doc McGhee and Scott McGhee (McGhee Entertainment).

A young man wakes to find himself in a uniquely empty environment, faced with the simple task of making himself a nice cup of tea. He tries and fails several times, in each instance prevented from doing so by a series of slightly bizarre occurrences. Eventually, with his last teabag, he succeeds, seemingly fending off the final challenge with aplomb. But disaster lurks and the tea inevitably spills. The scene changes suddenly and the man wakes up in the reality of his own apartment. His girlfriend brings him a nice cup of tea which, after a few scares, he consumes with relish only to discover a surprise waiting for him at the bottom of the cup.

Campaign Synopsis. The 'They said/They lied' campaign is all about drug awareness. The ads are created to elicit a response from kids and parents to find out the Truth about drugs. The individual spots debunk some lie that young people commonly encounter regarding drugs, e.g. that 'one hit won't hurt you,' or outline one particular drugs and the truth about it. The goal of the campaign is to get children and adults to log on to the web site for more information.

Fanboy or Fratboy? There can be only one. This is the voyage of Jules and Matt, best friends whose lives are devoted to Star Trek…and devoid of girls. When Matt falls for Stacey, an alluring sorority girl, he ashamedly hides his love of Trek to join a fraternity. Outraged, Jules must take drastic measures to bring Matt back to the Trekkie fold…

The story of a 60-something woman and her backyard outhouse

Charlie is an aspiring writer from Indiana trying to make it in Hollywood, but his dream is falling apart. His most recent screenplay tanked, the only directing job he can get is shooting wedding videos, and the tabloids are portraying him as a sex-crazed pervert. To keep his dream alive, he'll have to rely the natural gifts of every mid-western Irish-American kid: a love of alcohol and the ability to tell outrageous tall-tales, otherwise he's back on the bus to Muncie. Based on a series of short stories of Emmy-winning writer Murphy Gilson, 'Partially True Tales of High Adventure!' is a stylish comedy about life in LA and one man's attempt to write his own happy ever after.

Twice a week, Evan buys a lottery ticket for Vic, the big dumb psychopath he works for down at the local pizzeria. Vic always plays the same numbers: 1-2-3-4-5-6. Evan knows the odds of Vic winning are next to impossible, but when he blows off buying Vic's ticket one day, guess whose numbers come up?

Sue and Daisha, public health caseworkers, visit Buddy and Maude Lee, an isolated man and his elderly mother living in a remote mountain area. Buddy warns Sue not to bring her intern Daisha, an African-American, because 'Ma won't like that.' Despite the warning, Sue and Daisha meet with the foul-temper Maude Lee. When Maude Lee sees Daisha, she becomes honey sweet. Maude Lee agrees to be examined. Diabetes has ravished her body. Her feet are gangrenous. Maude Lee refuses to go to the hospital until Daisha offers to go with her. Sue is pleased until Buddy explains his mother's motivation. His mother was impressed Sue somehow managed to have a slave by calling her an intern. Daisha returns a knowing smile.

Popo is a funny and compelling short film, which tells the story of the eponymous main character (Victor Low), a man in his mid-40s who only ever appears in public dressed as a clown. Indeed, this is how he makes his living, performing at party's for the kids of wealthy families. Behind his mask we see a deformed man. Failing even as a clown, Popo is desperate to live the life of the beautiful people. Plastic surgery could be his solution. Yet the tragedy is that in every aspect of his life he remains a clown, to the very end.

Madison's life in a silent world is interrupted when she meets a charming pianist name Philip.  Together they embark on a swift and harmonious journey where words become increasingly unnecessary, but whose only outcome is a short, sweet, and resonating prelude.

Sophie is an innocent college girl who wants to be in an Ivy League Secret Society, mainly because she has a crush on Spencer, an elite member. During an initiation ritual deep in the woods, Sophie, Spencer and the affluent society kids, Brad and Gillian, take a detour and encounter an ominous hillbilly cabin. When an angry, shotgun-wielding hillbilly threatens them, a bloodbath erupts the likes of which Sophie has never seen. Sophie must face a terrible enemy if she wants to make it out of the woods alive in this chilling, dark-humored chronicle of evil made in the best “grindhouse” horror tradition.

Kira, an Asian-American woman, and Luke, an African-American man, work together like a machine as Vice Presidents of a Research Firm. When their Caucasian boss, Jack, announces to them that one of them will be promoted to become Senior Vice President based on the presentation that needs to take place the next day, they suddenly become at odds with each other. They let everything - including the issue of race - get in their way. The situation is made more complicated by Jack, their Caucasian boss, planting an idea in Kira's mind about Luke's race. After a fraught and bloody night, Luke and Kira come to a realization....

A mischievous woman honors friendship and life by fulfilling her transgender friend's last wish.

When Carol looks into a mirror -- any mirror -- she sees images that horrify and repulse her. She's not a Medium, she's not a Ghost Whisperer, she's a frightened young woman on the edge of madness. Will the handsome stranger who offers to help turn out to be her salvation, or her final vision of terror?

Jude and Rebecca's weekend trip to Vegas leads down a dark road of desperation, where a chance encounter with a stranger leads to one last game... a game where the stakes are eternal.

A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death. A 3D animated film created at the UCLA Animation Workshop by award-winning filmmaker Joaquin Baldwin.

'Zenko' is an old, street fortune-teller. He has only one dream-that everyone is protected by the amulets he has made. Once in a while people out in the street stop at his stall to ask for his advice , such as camera freak girl hanging around the street, or a wholehearted young punk called 'Yabuta,' who is engaged in loan shark business. And there comes 'Nagaoka,' an old man who has recently lost his wife. He just got out of his money shortage with the help of Zenko and Yabuta. Now he comes here to ask for Zenko's advice about his long-missing daughter. Will he find her and achieve his happiness? And where does Zenko go toward the end of the film?

From Jay Spears, the maker of I LIKE MIKE (what's not to like?), with its swing-dancing baseball players and super-saucy shower scene, comes a new toe-tappin' music video: SMAK DEM CHRISTIANS DOWN. Hilarity ensues when a conservative Evangelical church service is interrupted by a singing, dancing Homo-Pop Star. Right-Wing Evangelical hypocrites receive their comeuppance at the hands of singer-songwriter Jay Spears, the Founding Fathers, and the Warren Court, deftly and fabulously separating Church and State in this full-choir gospel rocker. Arabs and Klansmen and Nuns, Oh My!

Short documentary by high school student about farm labor activist Baldemar Velasquez and his organization, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee.

Janitor cleaning hospital room, with deathly ill patient, changes radio station to Star 98.7 FM.

A Master and his neighbor bet on the honesty of the master's shepherd. When the neighbor fails to convince the shepherd to sell him a ram without the master's approval, then the neighbor's daughter gets involved to aid her father. The shepherd and the girl fall in love which makes her task harder. The shepherd is facing a choice regarding his honesty, but eventually everyone involved must face the consequences of their choices.

Lydia Bryce has given herself one week left to live. Resigning herself to the title of 'failed writer' at 25 in Los Angeles, she departs on a cross country trip to her demise. Interrupted by fate and a blown head gasket, Lydia finds herself the travel companion of a young man and his 7 year old daughter. Through their touching and hilarious journey to the famed Niagara Falls, Lydia discovers how to truly die like she was living.

Dave, a screenwriter new to LA, is invited for a gourmet meal by his cousin Paul, whom Dave has only met once. Paul, is an established actor and has an underwear model girlfriend (Lauren), so he accepts. Dave smokes a joint on the way over, and arrives to find that there is a deliciously aromatic meal cooking, and that Lauren is, indeed extremely appetizing as well. Dave settles in and soon notices a BROKEN LAMP as the banter between Paul and Lauren escalates to sincere insults. Dave senses something is up, as Lauren insults Paul's manhood over and over, and Paul is a bit 'too nice' to Dave. Accidentally, Dave super-glues himself to the floor just as Paul and Lauren's fight escalates to physical violence.

TV commercial for the TerrorTest Haunted House in Lumberton Mississippi. Shot with a Canon XL2 and out together in after effects in less than 4 hours. Built by the creative team at Elswarro.com.

This is the official music video to the Terry Carleton song 'Guitars,' featuring Andy Latimer of the group Camel. The wryly psychedelic 'Guitars' is a kaleidoscopic homage to one man's guitar collection. It is as eccentric a collection as you might imagine, and with every new guitar he plays, he can be whomever he wants to be. The playful imagery was devised and filmed in San Jose by the multi-talented (drummer/composer/guitarist/etc.) Carleton and videographer and Brooklynite Bohagey Bowes, who then took the raw footage and pieced the colorful puzzle together. The resultant 'Guitars' indulges their need for a good laugh.

Inspired by a burning passion to raise awareness of the Tibetan freedom struggle with the approaching Beijing Olympics, first time filmmaker Lara Damiani quit her job, sold clothes and furniture, maxed out several credit cards, depleted her life savings, grabbed a camera and journeyed across India, Tibet and Beijing, interviewing the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Prime Minister in Exile, Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng, former Tibetan political prisoners and many more. Hear the Dalai Lama talk about the real history of Tibet, understand why China's grip on Tibet is so tight, hear true stories of human rights abuses and listen to why many believe the 2008 Olympics should never have been held in Beijing. Tibet’s Cry for Freedom tells the true story of Tibet from the Chinese occupation to the uprisings that shocked the world in March 2008.

Timeout is the story of a young boy named Timmy who is struck with boredom and desires someone to play with him, but his family is all too busy, each member wrapped up in their own lives. A dramatic turn of events forces the family to reprioritize their lives.

Toy collector David Schafer loves his toys. Inside his Torrance, California home he has amassed the largest collection of toys and comics west of the Mississippi. This twelve-minute documentary is a portrait of an man who is both eccentric and endearing; a man whose life filled with love, passion and playsets.