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At the brink of suicide, Violet comes face to face with her mortality and questions her perspective on life.
Directed by Tobias Livingstone (UK)

Most urban dramas reduce the ambitions of young African American males to either drug dealing, sports, or entertainment. This one is different.
Black Collar tells the story of Yase “Dittle” James, a former college football star who loses his scholarship after hanging with the wrong crowd. One thing leads to another, and soon after, he stumbles into a life of white collar crime to pay the bills. Dittle is fundamentally against violence and drug dealing, but he’s determined to use his mind to outsmart the system that’s held him and his family back his whole life.
He comes up with a plan, and gradually recruits a crew that grows into a small, but organized network of people from all walks of society. All looking to beat an unfair system, regain what they’ve lost, or change their situations for the better. In a short matter of time, Dittle’s intelligence, street-smarts, and charisma stabilizes into a low key, six-figure street operation. To some he would seem to be happy and living a hustler’s dream, but he’s not.
In addition to providing for his girlfriend and their son, Dittle maintains households for several other children he’s fathered with other women. He’s also taken on financial responsibility for his mother, his sister and her children, and to a lesser degree, his closest friends and their families. Life in the fast lane is non-stop pressure and problems, but he can’t stop now. There’s too many people depending on him, and way too much at stake.
It’s not long before the stress of juggling shady business dealings and a complicated personal life begins to take it’s toll on Dittle. At the same time, jealousy and greed are slowly turning people around him into enemies. Who can he really trust these days? The triple life he’s living is finally starting to catch up with him, and his instincts are telling him to cash out while he’s still ahead.
So Yase decides to make some changes for the better, and comes up with a brand new plan… To go legitimate and pursue his real dream… Becoming a full time entrepreneur in the fashion industry.
And not a moment to soon! Or is it already too late and he just doesn’t know it yet?
Directed by James Samuel (USA)

How America won the Cold War without going atomic, or how ‘S’ ‘D’ ‘I’- Star Wars and White Elephants saved President Reagan and defeated the Godless Communists.
Written by John Choate (USA)

Two incriminating individuals within a powerful yet broken family, on the wrong side of the law, have different hidden agendas causing each others loyalty and friendship to be questioned.
Directed by Armand Madeo (USA)

A video series presenting the Real Truth About about a variety of topics with well documented information from quality sources. Topics such as Global Warming, Minimum Wage, Corporations, The News, Hormone Activity Packaging, Gerrymandering, US Economy/Deficit/Debt, Gay Rights, Political Parties, etc.
Directed by Paul Efron (USA)

A Woman finds herself trying to relate to her husbands death.
Directed by Anngeannette Pinkston (USA)

A lonely sick girl lives in a hospital, the beautiful life only appears in her imagination.
Directed by Nicole Shan (USA)

Tiffany goes on a hike with her social media obsessed friend only for technology to throw their friendship completely off-balance. Is a social media post worth more than a friend? Tiffany is about to find out.
Directed by Francina Morel (USA)

A Young Woman seeks to break out of her isolation. But bringing in another Man leads to a dark turn.
Directed by Brennan Bunn (USA)

On desert wilderness, without adults, two boys try to find answers to their questions. They roam through open spaces, without hurry. They rest in the middle of the road or under high voltage towers. They talk about life and death, ask what for are the teachers, about the big animals that died out many years ago, about absolute darkness, about foreign languages and about the news that comes to us in glass bottles. They make us question adulthood. 
Directed by Dagmara Wyskiel (Chile)