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Sister Italy

2012

Sister Italy

2012
Sister Italy is a heartfelt, hilarious, culinary escapade that follows the fortunes of two Italian-American sisters, Italia and Maria, who are rival cooks. They clash in an intriguing cooking competition.
Englewood: The Growing Pains in Chicago

2011

Englewood: The Growing Pains in Chicago

2011
Boyz In The Hood is transplanted to the modern day Chicago neighborhood of Englewood in William L. Cochran’s powerful directing debut. Englewood boldly blends humor, romance, tragedy, and hope in this tale of three friends struggling to get through high school. Amid violence,peer pressure, and family dysfunction, these friends pull through. Dennis,(Cochran) tackles the main role, whose behavior conceals his talents and his new girlfriend sees through his thug exterior. Will her encouragement be enough to steer him past disaster?
Truth Unspoken

2013

Truth Unspoken

2013
Romantic misunderstandings abound with tempestuous couple Jay and Tracy, as Jay plans on proposing marriage, only to discover that Tracy has been cheating. Soon Tracy learns, however, that Jay has secrets of his own.
Break Away

2012

Break Away

2012
Francois is a hard working husband and dad that gets laid off from his job. None of his efforts to get another job succeed and he is forced to use what he has, including an old bicycle, in order to provide for his family. With the help of his "black sheep" brother, a bicycle shop owner and a pro-cyclist, Francois makes some life-changing discoveries about his life, career and faith in God. Although a fictional story, Break Away, was inspired by true events around the recession that left people without work. The message brings hope and offers practical and Biblical solutions in a very entertaining way.
Strange Relations

2001

Strange Relations

2001
A NYC psychiatrist is diagnosed with leukaemia - and when he finds out he was adopted, he travels to England in search of his birth mother and some answers.
The Evangelist

2009

The Evangelist

2009
Set in Provincetown, Massachusetts, gay theater director Danny Ziegfeld adopts twelve-year old Gideon Bellamont who turns out to be a religious fanatic.
One Last Game

2011

One Last Game

2011
Gellert is addicted. Sitting at the poker table, he must face his past. All he wanted was to pay back his debt. He really needs this last chance. He didn't want all this to happen. He just wanted one last game. One Last Game is a symbolic tale. Like All That Jazz, the movie follows Elizabeth Kuebler Ross's five stages of grief.
Eyes of a Witness

1991

Eyes of a Witness

1991
Roy Baxter is concerned for his daughter Christina's safety. She's working as a doctor among the Masai in Kenya. Poaching gangs are slaughtering protected species, then raiding Masai villages and forcing them to help carry their ill-gotten gains across the border. Roy flies to Kenya to convince her to leave and becomes a suspect for murder when the village is raided and he tries to help a UN doctor shot by the raiders. The only witness is a young Masai boy, who is reluctant to come forward because of possible retribution against his tribe.
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter

1991

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter

1991
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter is described by CBS as "a dramatic love story" about the lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
Inheritance, Italian Style

2014

Inheritance, Italian Style

2014
When five sisters return to their home in Sicily to divide up the family art and antiques, all hell breaks loose.
Summer Solstice

2005

Summer Solstice

2005
Summer Solstice is a collection of love stories about, and for, people of all different ages and generations. Each character's tale connects, weaving in and out of the others, mirroring and countering them so that, as the long hot summer draws to its close, each is forced to examine their lives and decide to whom their loyalties lie or else risk loosing everything they hold so dear.
School of Hard Knocks

2013

School of Hard Knocks

2013
Two friends go separate ways after witnessing a crime in their youth. One moves to the south, the other to the mean streets of Philly. After reuniting as young adults "Lit" makes plans for his college-bound friend "Boo" and introduces him to a world of big money, fast living, and unlimited sex. Boo has a big heart and a thick skull with plenty of haters, and when his character gets tested in life and love, it's unknown if he has what it takes to survive.
Fenced Off

2011

Fenced Off

2011
What starts off as a day of yard work and random to-dos for the neighbors turns into a series of misunderstandings. Inspired by actual events, Fenced Off explores the reality that loving your neighbor can be complicated.
Unexpected Places

2012

Unexpected Places

2012
Raised in a broken home, Cody (Tim Torok) is a troubled man with a history of addictions and crime. While Cody serves time in the county jail, his mother, Pam (Penny Carlisi), begins to question her faith as she suffers constant grief from watching Cody's poor choices. Then, with the support of her prayer group, she realizes that only God can heal her pain, restore her faith, and save her son.
Five Pounds

2010

Five Pounds

2010
After discovering a duffle bag full of marijuana, Alex, a 20 something year old college student, decides to take advantage of what has fallen into his hands. Alex soon sees how thrilling and easy selling drugs can be but is not aware of the harm he is causing to himself and others, especially to the rightful owner. Unknown to Alex, Ben, the young drug dealer who stashed the bag, is now in a world of trouble and is looking for him and the bag.
For the Glory

2012

For the Glory

2012
The true-life story of professional soccer player, Kurt Kuykendall is told in this riveting drama starring Jason Burkey of "October Baby."
No Weapon Shall Prosper

2014

No Weapon Shall Prosper

2014
Action - Diana lives her life trying to appease her husband's abusive outrages. She finds comfort and guidance in the arms of another man. When her husband discovers Diana's extramarital affair he threatens everyone she cares about. Lost and with no direction to turn, Diana finds solace in God and realizes she was never alone. - April Marcell, Aries Marvin Uzzle, Ryan Harrington
Still I Strive

2014

Still I Strive

2014
Still I Strive is a story of transcendence through compassion, unity and hope. At one orphanage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the performing arts are the path to healing and transformation. Guided by their matriarch Peng Phan, a renowned actress in her own right, the children aspire to achieve one of the highest honors in Cambodian society, to perform in front of Princess Bopha Devi as a symbol of their culture and heritage. Interspersed throughout the documentary are narrative film sequences featuring the children as actors.
Too Saved

2007

Too Saved

2007
Lisa is a young, Christian woman. Bobby, her boyfriend, however, is a street hoodlum. Lisa prays constantly that Bobby will accept God in his life. She soon gets what she wants, but discovers that Bobby's conversion means that she has to get her life in order as well. As a result, she is forced to resolve not only her relationship with Bobby, but with everyone in her life.
Pastor Jones: Samuel and Delia

2008

Pastor Jones: Samuel and Delia

2008
Pastor Samuel is forced to live on the street with just the clothes on his back and a Bible in his hand. He has nowhere to go but up as he sets out to recover his faith.