Student Strike
Deadly Switch
HDWhen a foreign exchange student, Ana, studying abroad in America becomes the target of a dangerous stalker, she accepts the invitation to move in with her roommate's family in their idyllic town.
An Acceptable Loss
HDFormer top U.S. security adviser Elizabeth "Libby" Lamm (Sumpter) is threatened by associates from her dark past including Rachel Burke (Curtis), a steely, commanding politician with an unwavering knack for achieving her goals. Colluding with Rachel is Adrian, an unyielding, patriotic chief of staff. Martin (Tavassoli) harbors another type of obsession with Libby in this story of betrayal and regret.
Hell of a Night
HDAfter moving to a new town, a young college student retreats to the country for a weekend of solace when she quickly finds out that she is not alone and needs to fight for her life.
The Souvenir
HDA young film student in the early '80s becomes romantically involved with a complicated and untrustworthy man.
Tell Me How I Die
HDWhen a group of college students take part in a clinical drug trial, an unexpected side effect of the experimental medicine gives them terrifying visions of their own deaths...which begin to come true. As they scramble to escape their fate, they discover that the killer is among them and shares their ability to see the future - only he seems to be one step ahead of their efforts to survive.
Anti Matter
HDAnti Matter (AKA Worm) is a sci-fi noir take on the Alice in Wonderland tale. Ana, an Oxford PhD student, finds herself unable to build new memories following an experiment to generate and travel through a wormhole. The story follows her increasingly desperate efforts to understand what happened, and to find out who - or what - is behind the rising horror in her life.
Tonio
HDOn 23 May 2010, 21-year-old Tonio van der Heijden (played by Chris Peters) was hit by a car and taken in a critical condition to hospital, where he died. A tragic event that drastically changed the lives of his parents (played by Pierre Bokma and Rifka Lodeizen), who watched their only son pass away in intensive care. Reminded of his life by everything around and inside them, Tonio's life left a legacy of phantom pain for his parents who mourn, and struggle to prevent their own lives from being dragged into a downward spiral of sorrow. A.F. Th. van der Heijden based his novel TONIO (de Bezige Bij) on the tragic accident that took the life of his only son. The book won the Libris Prize and the NS Publieksprijs (Public Award), and its author the prestigious P.C. Hooft Award. Over 200,000 copies of the book have been sold to date.
Space Ninjas
HDThe science fiction television show 'Stranger Than Fiction', with its charismatic host Jack Strange airs it's latest episode. This prelude presents a classified incident that allegedly took place at a high school somewhere in Asia. The story introduces five misfit students that are attending a Saturday evening detention. Skater girl Stanlei, Zack the nerd, Tammy miss popular, Keiko the Japanese exchange student and Omar the jock. Stanlei visits the eccentric science teacher Professor Rosencrantz and after a bizarre discussion involving toast, the laws of gravity and cats she makes her way to detention. She enters just as the deputy head Mr. Hughes concludes his lecture on the student's behavior as a result of their punishment. After an ugly exchange of words between Stanlei and Mr. Hughes, he leaves the students to continue their detention. As the night progresses an elite group of alien Space Ninjas invade the secluded school pursuing the students. The group stumble across a very dead Mr. Hughes and once again they find themselves running for their lives as the space ninja assassins make chase. As the hunt continues the body count rises, with each student being killed off one by one. The remaining students seek help from Professor Rosencrantz. Together they decipher why this is happening and devise a plan of escape. But the ninjas begin to close in on the last surviving members for a final showdown.
Dead Billy
HDWith a thriving career in academia and a brilliant fiancé who dotes on her, grad student Calliope Girard seems to be well on the way to success. But her pleasant, orderly life is suddenly upended by a series of unexplained seizures which unlock memories of a much darker past...A past defined by violence, abuse, and manipulation, and occupied by a mysterious man she knew only as Billy.
The Art of Self-Defense
HDAfter he's attacked on the street at night by a roving motorcycle gang, timid bookkeeper Casey (Jesse Eisenberg) joins a neighborhood karate studio to learn how to protect himself. Under the watchful eye of a charismatic instructor, Sensei (Alessandro Nivola), and hardcore brown belt Anna (Imogen Poots), Casey gains a newfound sense of confidence for the first time in his life. But when he attends Sensei's mysterious night classes, he discovers a sinister world of fraternity, brutality and hyper-masculinity, presenting a journey that places him squarely in the sights of his enigmatic new mentor.
Feast of Fear
HDAn ancient pig-like demon is set upon a group of college students by a mysterious being called The Dealer. Once they make a deal, and their wishes come true, the beast will take the students to his slaughterhouse in hell. Another mysterious being called The Messenger tries warning them, but it is too late, as each of the victims will have to face the beast Pigster.
A Rainy Day in New York
HDIn the Yardley College, Gatsby Welles learns that his girlfriend Ashleigh Enright will travel to Manhattan to interview the cult director Roland Pollard for the college paper and he plans a romantic weekend with her. Gatsby is the son of a wealthy family in New York and Ashleigh is from Tucson and her father owns several banks. He has no attraction to study in Yardley but gambling and Ashleigh. When they arrive in Manhattan, Gatsby does not tell his parents that are planning a fancy party in the evening. Ashleigh meets Pollard and he invites her to a screening of his new film with his writer Ted Davidoff. Meanwhile Gatsby stumbles upon his friend, who is cinema student, and he accepts to participate in a kiss scene with Chan Tyrell, who is the younger sister of his former girlfriend. Along the rainy weekend in New York, Gatsby and Ashleigh have new experiences and discoveries.
Overcomer
HDLife changes overnight for Coach John Harrison when his high-school basketball team and state-championship dreams are crushed under the weight of unexpected news. When the largest manufacturing plant shuts down and hundreds of families leave their town, John questions how he and his family will face an uncertain future. After John reluctantly agrees to coach cross-country, he and his wife Amy meet an aspiring athlete who's pushing her limits on a journey toward discovery. Inspired by the words and prayers of a new friend, John becomes the least-likely coach helping the least-likely runner attempt the impossible in the biggest race of the year.
Raw
HDJustine, raised as a rigorous vegetarian, arrives as a freshman at the reputable Saint-Exupéry Veterinary School. As she leaves the family home, Justine abruptly moves into a mad new world of strange school traditions and vicious initiation tests, and before long, she must chew over her unshakable herbivorous beliefs. More and more, as Justine descends deeper and deeper into a hidden world of uncharted animalistic tendencies, an unprecedented and equally morbid craving for meat will transform her into a very different being, but now that her corporeal awakening is finally complete, is there a point in denying her hunger for raw flesh?
Extracurricular Activities
HDA mature, intelligent high school student has a side job arranging "accidental" deaths (no 2 alike) of fellow students' parents. A cop detective notices this student being connected to all the kids of dead parents. Who wins the face-off?
Investigation 13
HDA group of science students have discovered how to scientifically explain the paranormal. Their goal is to present their findings to their school board and petition to launch the very first parapsychology credited course at their university. Their thirteenth and final investigation lands them at Black Grove Psychiatric Asylum where they look into the urban legend of ,The Mole Man, an ex-patient of the asylum who is thought to live within its walls. This first feature will introduce the killer and we're looking to do a spin-off series where we will then go on to produce Mole Man, Mole Man 2 and Mole Man 3.
Before the Dawn
HDA story of forbidden love between teacher and student. Lila moves to a new town to start a new life as the new high-school teacher after her recent divorce. Also new to the school is the handsome, bad-boy student Jason, who is there to get him out of a bad situation, so he doesn't end up like his hoodlum brother. Jason is not happy at his new school and could care less about studies. Lila's not exactly having fun either. She's continuously dismissed by snooty fellow teacher Shannen, and hit on by Coach Andrew. As luck would have it, Jason is a student in Lila's class. She sees potential in him, that he doesn't see in himself, and offers to tutor him after school; he quickly accepts. The two get along well...very well. One night Andrew takes Lila on a date to a local bar where Jason also happens to be. Jason sees the couple and gets a little jealous. Eventually, Jason shows up distraught at Lila's home. She says it's inappropriate for him to be there. Days later, Jason shows up and it's raining.
The Summoning
HDWhen a law student uncovers chilling secrets and places her life at risk, a bitter, rough-around-the-edges detective gets assigned to her case.
Adopt a Highway
HDAbout a convict -Russ Millings - who has just been released from prison after serving 20 years for possessing an ounce of marijuana. The world outside, changed beyond his recognition, seems like seen through a glass pane and moves at a different pace. He diligently fulfills his tasks, but human contact is a forgotten and scary concept to him. Still on parole and working in a burger joint, one night he finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster. Unsure of what to do, and caught between being overwhelmed by affection and panic, Russ starts to 'thaw'. He finally finds connection to another human - and himself, through this baby which is lost, cast out and ignorant of the world around her- like him. He dares to come out of his emotional shell and go on the journey to retrace his past persona from that distant time 'before' , when he was Russky: A person, a son, a man and not a subject.
Yinz
HDThe lives of three upper class teenagers are turned upside down by an unexpected murder.
In Dubious Battle
HDIn the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise up "in dubious battle" against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own - stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan (Nat Wolff), the strike is founded on his tragic idealism - on the "courage never to submit or yield." Published in 1936, the novel "In Dubious Battle" is considered the first major work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Steinbeck.
Tim Timmerman: Hope of America
HDIt's 1994. Mount Vista High's student body president Tim Timmerman has aspirations of attending Yale and becoming a famous politician. Tim realizes the quickest pathway to Washington is befriending Sydney and rubbing shoulders with her father, Senator Anderson. Nothing can stop Tim from reaching the top...except himself.
Light from the Tower
HDA costumer designer is sent to the Catskills for an interactive theatre piece set in the 1920s. When she arrives things seem dark, strange and off. She soon realizes she is part of a student film.
Flora
HDIn 1929, an expedition of university botanists enter an uncharted forest where they discover, and must escape an ancient organism.
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
HDDuring the course of one day, a group of students at a Los Angeles school find themselves caught up in a plot of sex, lies, and dead bodies.
What Goes Around
HDErin, a timid college student with often crippling anxiety, has spent the past semester fawning after the mysterious and quietly charismatic Alex. However, when she accidentally stumbles upon a video of him seemingly committing a murder, she isn't sure whether to be terrified or intrigued, especially when a group of bullies from her past begin meeting grisly fates.
The Paper Store
HDA revenge tale about a former college student who forges essays for cash, the client who becomes her lover, and their professor.
The Wrong Neighbor
HDNewly trial separated Dad takes care of sixteen year old daughter, but meets new neighbor who threatens to unravel his old life.
Bushwick
HDBUSHWICK tells the story of twenty-year- old Lucy (Snow) and war veteran Stupe (Bautista). Texas, and other states (mostly Southern) are trying to secede from the U.S., and NYC is being used as a negotiation tool. Lucy meets Stupe after coming up from the subway into the military invasion of Brooklyn. Together they decide to cross the treacherous five blocks of Bushwick - littered with looters, local militias and the invading forces, in order to get home and be reunited with Lucy's grandmother.
Measure for Measure
HDA film that goes head first into the lives of inhabitants of a housing commission tower whose paths cross after a shocking event occurs on their front doorstep. Claudio is an aspiring musician with a tough upbringing; while Jaiwara is a university student from an immigrant family. Tragedy and rescue from death brings their first meeting. Duke is an aging crime boss who does things his way; Angelo is his troubled crime prince who aspires to be the boss and go his own way. A story of justice, loyalty, cultural struggles and a beautiful love story underpinning and at the center of the film--a tale of love and hate. Power struggles all played out masterfully on the screen.
Blood Honey
HDTortured by the memory of a childhood trauma, a woman returns after a decade to her family's fly-in hunting lodge to assist her siblings with their dying father, only to find herself stuck in a life threatening nightmare.
No Exit
HDA college student, on her way home from visiting her mother, gets stuck with a group of people at a mountain rest stop during a blizzard. Things take a turn for the worse when the young woman discovers a kidnapped child in a car belonging to one of the people inside, putting the group in a terrifying life-or-death situation as they struggle to escape while trying to discover who among them is the kidnapper.