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THIS COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING​
In 2016, journalist Del Bigtree issued a challenge to the head of infectious disease at one of the most prestigious medical institutions in the world: conduct the most thorough vaxxed vs. unvaxxed study that has ever been done. The expert took up the challenge and ran the study to prove Del wrong. That study never saw the light of day... until now.​
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A documentary forged by fire and Mother Nature, written and directed by Pamela Conley Ulich and produced by Haylynn Conrad and Pamela Conley Uich. The film honors the souls lost in the 2025 Los Angeles Fires while uplifting the stories of ordinary people who became extraordinary in a time of crisis.
A washed-up sitcom star hired to play himself in a Hollywood film loses track of reality and fiction when he starts falling in love with an uprising superstar.
A young woman finds her childhood doll is better at her social life than she is—M3GAN meets GIRLS.
In Downtown LA Heat, worlds collide with an Epic heist gone wrong. Two ex-cons come face to face with an imperial reckoning.
After the death of their grandmother, Lisa and her two brothers gather to divide her impressive art collection. Their bickering turns to shock when they discover a nude painting of their aging Nonna. While her brothers and their art consultants are repulsed, Lisa is moved by the unexpected boldness and vulnerability of the painting, leading her to reexamine her relationship with her own body. Nonna’s Nude is a tender comedy about the value we place on women’s bodies in the art world and in life, with an electrifying score by Franc Moody.
Christ! Ever had a roommate from hell? Jesus has. Our landlord and savior foolishly rents his modest spare bedroom to the devil.
Set in the echo chamber between artist and audience, SIREN follows a singer whose reality fractures under the weight of sound, grief, and guilt. A surreal reverie about music, pain, and the cost of making art that cuts too deep—a fever dream wrapped in distortion and drenched in blood—SIREN doesn’t offer redemption. It dares you to stay.
A genre-bending film adaptation of a 19th-century short story written by Ivan Turgenev, in which a lowly pub full of downtrodden men connect unexpectedly through an impromptu sing-off.
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With a cast comprised of first-time actors from the unlikeliest corners of TikTok and YouTube, the film is a celebration of diamonds in the rough and a testament to the power of vulnerability through art.
Four Native American vampires ride into an Old West town to reclaim their legacy in this action-packed gothic western.
The Queen’s Jewels is a classic and timeless tale of adventure. Small-town surfer Beau, our story’s protagonist is thrust into a hunt for Queen Elizabeth of Spain’s long, lost treasure. When Victoria, a rich and ruthless art and antiquities collector orders her crew after Beau, who holds the key to the missing treasure, Beau finds himself embarking on a journey to the Bahamas.
Upon arriving on Andros Island, Beau is introduced to local divers, Lala and Orion who find themselves alongside Beau in the hunt for the priceless jewels. Piece by piece, Beau and his new friends decipher the 300-year-old puzzle leading to the missing treasure all the while evading the looming and dangerous Victoria and her men.
