Lonesome Thoughts (2014)

Actors: Julian Lowenthal (actor), Curtis Reid (actor), Gwen Kosak (actress), Savanah Lee (actress), Dave Gabanelli (director), Dave Gabanelli (writer), Bambi Marangio-Pitts (actress), Dave Gabanelli (producer), Colleen Connelly (editor), Colleen Connelly (producer), Derek Raimo (actor), Lorrie Bacon (actress), Allan Alexander (actor), Jane McWilliams (actress), Robert Ravosa (actor),

Genres: Drama, Short,
Taglines: When Life Ends There's Nothing Else But The Lonesome Thoughts of What Could Have Been ~ Dave Gabanelli

My Paparotti (2013)

Actors: Dal-su Oh (actor), Steve M. Choe (editor), Suk-kyu Han (actor), Yeong-ah Yoo (writer), Je-hoon Lee (actor), Jong-chan Yun (director), So-ra Kang (actress), Lee Sang-Hoon (actor), Lee Do-Yeon (actor), Cho Jin-Woong (actor),

Plot: Based on the true story of Kim Ho-Joong, who first appeared on Korean TV show STARKING on July 18, 2009. During the program, Kim Ho-Joong surprised people with his vocal abilities and also made people cry because of his background story. He grew up as a troubled kid who joined gangs, but because of his grandmother he began to sing in earnest.

Genres: Biography, Drama, Music,

The Kite Runner (2007)

Actors: Walter F. Parkes (producer), Tim Halpin (actor), Tim Halpin (miscellaneous crew), Daniel Villagomez (miscellaneous crew), Laura Sevier (miscellaneous crew), Mike Lane (miscellaneous crew), Alberto Iglesias (composer), Saïd Taghmaoui (actor), Cassandra Barbour (miscellaneous crew), John de Lancie (actor), Sam Mendes (producer), Douglas Dresser (miscellaneous crew), Sidney Kimmel (producer), Larry Kitagawa (actor), Jeff Skoll (producer),

Plot: In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kitting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kitting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption.

Keywords: 1970s, 1980s, 2000s, abuse, afghan, afghanistan, airport, audio-flashback, aunt-nephew-relationship, author
Genres: Drama,
Taglines: There is a way to be good again.

Quotes:

Baba: Fuck the Russia!

Young Hassan: For you, a thousand times over

Baba: There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft... When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.

Baba: [regarding the mullahs, who teach that drinking alcohol is a sin] I piss on the beards of all those self-righteous monkeys.

Amir: [explaining Sohrab's presence] You see, General Sahib, my father slept with his servant's wife, and she bore him a son named Hassan. Hassan is dead now. That boy sleeping in the other room is Hassan's son. He's my nephew. That's what you tell people when they ask. And one more thing, General Sahib: you will never again refer to him as "a Hazara boy" in my presence. He has a name, and it's Sohrab.

Baba: [as Dr. Starobin examines him] Where are you from?::Dr. Starobin: I grew up in Michigan. Came out here for medical school. Once you get used to that California sunshine...::Baba: But your family?::Dr. Starobin: My family? We're originally from Russia. [Baba shoves him away, and is next seen with a different doctor]

Baba: The Mullahs want to rule our souls... and the Communists tell us we don't have any.

Eden's Curve (2003)

Actors: Julio Perillán (actor), Julio Perillán (producer), Trevor Lissauer (producer), Trevor Lissauer (actor), Trevor Lissauer (composer), Anne Misawa (director), Traci Burgard (producer), Samuel A. Levine (actor), Geraud Brisson (editor), Stephen Daniels (actor), Ray Hammack (actor), Jerry Meadors (writer), Jerry Meadors (producer), Amber Taylor (actress), Peter Girard (composer),

Plot: This is Peter's story; an 18 year old boy who takes a journey through a conservative southern all-male university in order to discover himself. With the help of his roommate, Joe and his roommate's girlfriend, Bess, Peter begins to explore more about himself and his values only to be crushed by those who love him. The path becomes blurred and treacherous and Peter learns that only by relying on the strength of strangers will he be able to heal himself. The decisions he makes when confronted with this new truth will affect him forever.

Keywords: bathtub, coming-of-age, coming-out, gay, gay-kiss, gay-sex, male-frontal-nudity, ménage-à-trois, suicide
Genres: Drama, Romance,

Train Ride (2000)

Actors: MC Lyte (actress), Esther Rolle (actress), Wood Harris (actor), Alexander Murphy Jr. (miscellaneous crew), KaDee Strickland (actress), Russell Hornsby (actor), Rich Murray (producer), Kevin Watson (actor), The Guru (actor), Joe Clair (actor), Rick Walls (producer), Johnnie Hobbs Jr. (actor), Greg Horos (actor), Dakota Anderson (actor), Caron Rudner (producer),

Plot: Three college seniors who are thinking about nothing but graduation and going out with a bang from college, harshly discover that a culmination of four years of hard work can lead to a permanent road to perdition after they decide to experiment with the knockout "date rape" drug on a vulnerable, impressionable, and very attractive freshman girl. Events quickly become a "Train Ride" for all parties involved, and end up spiraling out of control into a roller-coaster of unpredictable, virulent events that must be seen to be believed.

Keywords: african-american, college, date-rape, independent-film
Genres: Drama,
Taglines: Three college seniors, Will, Ellis, and Ron are about to make a big mistake that is going to derail the rest of their lives forever......

Quotes:

Will: See, I'm a nice guy.::Will: You wanna come over here and beat me up.::Will: Then you're gonna leave, and worry and cry that you haven't met a nice guy, and end up with someone that's fuckin' beatin' your ass!

Katrina Daniels: It sounds as if you're trying to corrupt us underclassmen.::Will: Naw, never that.::Will: It's the underclassmen that's trying to corrupt the upperclassmen!

The Problem (1999)

Actors: Nathan McGehee (writer), Nathan McGehee (director), Roger McGehee (actor), Martin O'Neill (actor), Brad Sinor (actor), Chad Svendsen (actor), Theresa McGehee (actress), Self Melinda (actress), Shawn Blankenship (actor), Kathy Moore (actress), Evelyn Self (actress), Melinda Self (actress), Megan Shelton (actress), Khrystina Thannisch (actress), Tanya Thannisch (actress),

Genres: Short,

Exit in Rear (1993)

Actors: Jim Enright (director), T.T. Boy (actor), Jim Enright (actor), Jonathan Morgan (actor), Alex Sanders (actor), Julian St. Jox (actor), Marc Wallice (actor), Kaitlyn Ashley (actress), Janet Jacme (actress), Brittany O'Connell (actress), Jay Ashley (actor), Sahara Sands (actress), Jonathan Morgan (writer), Veronica Sage (actress),

Genres: Adult,

Vital Signs (1990)

Actors: Diane Lane (actress), Lori A. Balton (miscellaneous crew), Mary Pat Gleason (actress), Jimmy Smits (actor), Bradley Whitford (actor), Miles Goodman (composer), Norma Aleandro (actress), Grant Heslov (actor), Craig Hosking (actor), Wallace Langham (actor), William Devane (actor), James Karen (actor), Adrian Pasdar (actor), Rob McEntegart (miscellaneous crew), Robert Dawson (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: This movie follows the lives of medical students who are in their third year, which is the time that they have to decide what they intend to specialize in. At the center is Michael Chatham son of a respected surgeon, who's trying to be his own man. He has to deal with another third student, Kenny Rose who like Michael wants to be surgeon and the surgical internship at their school. Kenny is also having problems with his marriage because the long hours he puts in his studies. Michael is also butting heads with another doctor, Ballentine over personal and professional issues.

Keywords: abduction, ambulance, body-part, breasts, death, female-nudity, medical, missing-person, nudity, sex
Genres: Drama,
Taglines: During one incredible year, seven friends discover that love is alive and living in the 90's. Some things never change.

Quotes:

Dr. David Redding: Third year is like being a rookie pitcher called on to pitch the seventh game of the World Series... blindfolded.

Incoming Freshmen (1979)

Actors: Jesse Long (miscellaneous crew), Eric Lewald (director), Eric Lewald (writer), Eric Lewald (producer), Eric Lewald (actor), Glenn Morgan (producer), Glenn Morgan (director), Jerome Preston Bates (actor), Alice Barrett (actress), Lisa Wolf (actress), Marilyn Faith Hickey (actress), Ryan Hilliard (actor), Steve Groff (actor), Al Nazario Hunter (actor), Crispin Cioe (actor),

Plot: An inocent girl from a small town arrives at a modern institution of education to complete her studies. Once there she starts various relationships with different boys.

Keywords: erotica, independent-film
Genres: Comedy,
Taglines: Young and wild!