Follows the story of Freddie Stevenson from his meteoric rise through high school and college football to a chaotic life afterwards that led him to reinvent himself and rise up all over again. This documentary connects similar stories of struggle and redemption from motivational speaker Tony Gaskins, "General Hospital" star Maurice Benard, NFL and CFL player Delvin Breaux, and more. These stories are raw and uncut, just as they want to to tell them.
Gentrification and displacement are affecting all big cities throughout the world, but none more egregiously than my hometown of New York City. As a Native New Yorker, I am disturbed to see my beloved hometown become a haven for the wealthy when it was once a city that valued culture and community over money. Before Covid happened, the sky seemed to be the limit for corporate greed and that is when I started making this film. I chose specifically to focus on two lower-class neighborhoods that are in peril- Queens and the Lower East Side. In documenting these neighborhoods under threat, I met local activists whose lives centered around maintaining the ethos of their community.
Best friends Leah, Jada and Shanice lose their jobs due to the economy failing in the town they live in. They each try looking for new jobs in town but can't find anyone hiring. With bills piling up and no jobs available, they struggle to make ends meet. Then one day, by chance, Leah comes across a gunrunner hiding a bag of AK-47's. Leah strikes up a deal with the gunrunner to buy his guns and sell them on the black market. Things start going well with the women selling guns until Shanice's boyfriend, Marquis, finds out that she is selling guns. Marquis and his cousin Berg then decide they are going to steal the guns from the woman and set up their own operation.
Canada’s first Jewish Supreme Court Judge reflects on a career that made her a human rights hero. As a passionate advocate for the disabled community and visible minorities, she commands respect across the political spectrum.
After her public breakup, Charley, the people-pleasing but determined founder of a dating app, is near bankruptcy and must team up with Liam, a self-assured and innovative marketing expert, to save her company. The answer to their problems may have been there all along.
"Stolen Dough" is the remarkable story of Anthony Mongiello. An Italian-American whose patent was stolen by Pizza Hut. What follows are the real life events of a 1 Billion dollar lawsuit
The King’s daughter Bodil lay dying in the arms of King Erik. Her lover Rune embarks on a quest to find the cure before Harald, who makes a tempting offer to the king. Should Harald find a cure for Bodil then he shall take her hand in exchange for the castle. Rune travels across lands, battling those who cross him to find the elements of the cure with surprising consequences.
Lisa and Sasha live together, but due to the tension of staying in war-affected Kyiv, Lisa wants to move abroad, and Sasha has to accept the inevitable changes in her life: the departure of her friend and the forced move to her new own rented apartment.
When pursuing her dreams leads to a fractured relationship with her mother, a young student angrily leaves home, but soon finds herself the hostage of a deranged criminal who forces her to drive him across the country.
On the heels of a tragedy and the COVID-19 pandemic, a Dallas-based theatre troupe comprised of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are determined to write, rehearse, and perform their 11th annual original musical.
Hazel Miller is a top publicist in New York City looking to build her empire. Diego Vasquez is a top MLB pitcher for the New York Mets who froze during Game 7 of the World Series. He also happens to be the guy who shattered Hazel’s heart in high school. When Hazel is tasked with spinning Diego's image, it might be her biggest challenge professionally, and personally, as she takes him back to their hometown in Ohio to deal with what they’ve both left behind.
Date Whispering is the hottest new trend in dating — a personal love coach right in your ear as you date your ideal match. And of all the date whisperers in LA, Sam is the best. But when the value of her service is called into question by her dad’s life coach, Mattie, she’ll learn the real worth of true love.
Siblings Geoff and Rich Brewer have competed all their lives for parental affection, career ambitions, and romantic pursuits. Rich, the elder brother, always comes out on top leaving Geoff to struggle in his shadow. Tragedy strikes their family in a freak accident. In a panic, Geoff seeks out a backwoods cult rumored to have supernatural powers. The bumbling cult's ritual initially solves the problem, but it soon becomes apparent that they have unleashed a sinister force on their unsuspecting, Midwestern town.
The Great Kazakh Steppe, XVII century. Times when myths often turned out to be true. A girl named Inkar is forced to flee after an unsuccessful magical ritual. Now the evil spirits wants to possess Inkar's body and her hereditary gift. On the way she meets two fugitive brothers, with the help of whom she hopes to cross the Great Sea. But will the heroes survive this road?
A high-school girl resents her family’s traditional Taiwanese funeral business, but gains the attention of the whole school after using her knowledge of traditional funerals to help a popular but secretly suicidal classmate perform a “living funeral”. She begins providing living funeral therapy to other schoolmates, helping them with their personal problems such as depression, pressure from schoolwork, and bullying. However, in a dramatic turn, her therapy services quickly start to affect her family, social, and romantic relationships.