The Draft is an award-winning documentary play that explores the tumult of the Vietnam era through the real-life stories of 10 young Americans — eight men and two women — whose lives were shaped and forever changed by the military draft in the U.S. during this period. Dramatically enhanced by archival photos, film clips, and music, the play chronicles the choices these ten individuals made when confronted with the draft and the impact of those choices then and since.
Drawing inspiration from cringe comedy classics, THE PREMIERE is a largely improvised comedy that blurs the line between fact and fiction, taking the audience on a hilarious and unpredictable ride from start to finish. Sam (played by Pezzullo), a painfully narcissistic and delusional theater producer, attempts to make a musical version of his favorite movie, SCREAM, at a local theater in Sag Harbor, New York, encountering a series of awkward and outrageous scenarios along the way. Supported by a cast of quirky characters and real life locals, the film is both a love letter to and a satirical commentary on the Hamptons that breaks the mold of traditional storytelling, described by the filmmakers simply as a mockumentary about a documentary about making a musical about a movie.
Chen Yanan, whose love life had taken a turn for the worse, found herself stranded alone on a remote island. While struggling to survive on the island, she rescued a trapped German Shepherd dog (Xiao Ba). On the island, Chen Yanan faced numerous dangers, all of which were averted by Xiao Ba. On one occasion, Xiao Ba was kidnapped by savages while trying to rescue Chen Yanan, prompting Chen Yanan to risk her life to save Xiao Ba. In her moment of desperation...
As told by filmmaker Alexander Farah through a deftly composed array of small yet pivotal moments, a first-generation Afghan Canadian man takes steps toward establishing an identity of his own while always conscious of his father's shadow.
The story of a girl's life that has been destroyed due to the death of her mother. But her mother's death is not the main reason, and the external roots of the problem are slowly emerging...
Two brothers, Lou and Miles, have one last chance to reconnect on the drive home after Miles has been released from a long-term psychiatric care facility.
Amateur filmmaker Otto E. Mezzo discovers rolls of Super-8 film in his freezer, and decides to regroup his old film company to make a new film. The film brings Otto, Pace (his producer/brother), Tal (philosopher/contra-dance caller), Luisa (Otto's wife), Carla (Otto's girlfriend), and thier children together to make a documentary of their lives in 2004.
In the summer of 2003, on the east side of Detroit a Grandfather tries to hide his daughter’s incarceration from his young grandson in the midst of a city wide blackout and alien invasion.
After being brutally dumped, 17-year-old Sydnie discovers she is pregnant. Seeing this as an opportunity to get her ex back and give her life direction, she decides to keep the baby. She soon realizes that this won’t be the quick fix she had hoped for and finds herself caught in a complicated love triangle and totally lost.
A promising writer-turned-adjunct college professor grapples with the harsh reality of being undervalued and disposable in academia. As he confronts mounting disillusionment, he must chart a new path forward. A deeply personal meditation on purpose, identity, and resilience in a system that prizes flexibility over commitment.
Fanny, a Chinese immigrant facing deportation, enters a marriage of convenience with Jeff, an unemployed stranger. During this year-long charade, they tip toe around each other’s differences. As quiet moments turn into encounters, they navigate through their awkwardness and learn to work together.