StoryLine: Sweet Old World (2012) Sweet Old World is inspired by my personal documentary film, The Band (PBS series P.O.V., 1998), in which I followed my son through his junior year in high school as we both struggled with the death of his brother seven years earlier. It tells the fictional story of a father (Brian) and teenage son (Ethan) whose lives were shattered when the son's brother was killed in an accident seven years earlier. Both trapped in their own private grief and pain, their relationship has grown strained and cold over the years. The return of the dead son's best friend, who had left town with his family after the accident, causes Brian and Ethan's carefully constructed protective shells to shatter-bringing them both to the brink of disaster and the potential for a new life and relationship. Throughout, the story is driven by Ethan, whose new found, and seemingly uncharacteristic willingness to flirt with danger under the influence of his brother's friend forces Brian to confront his own buried grief. Filming in the Summer and Fall of 2010, that story will be told in the midst of a typical year in the life of the South Pasadena High School Marching Band in South Pasadena, California, as a hundred disparate teenagers and their teachers start from scratch to mold a complex program of music and motion. We are filming the narrative story with actors who become part of the band and live through that experience while their story unfolds.
Karl Jenkins: The Composer behind the Moustache (2024)
Documentary profile paying homage to the world's most performed living composer, Sir Karl Jenkins, who turned 80 in 2024. His work has touched the hearts of millions globally, transcending traditional genre boundaries.
Kellys Heroes (1970)
A group of U S soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure
Hot Desire (1993)
Jealousy and the need to possess all destroys the life of an extraordinary beauty
The Darkest Hour (2011)
In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race who have attacked Earth via our power supply
If I Stay (2014)
Life changes in an instant for young Mia Hall after a car accident puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined. The choice is hers if she can go on.
Gorp (1980)
A slapstick comedy about the wacky antics of a group of waiters at a Jewish summer camp in upstate New York
Shadow Wolves (2019)
A rogue NSA agent joins an elite group of Native American trackers who call themselves the Shadow Wolves as they engage in missions to protect justice in America and abroad
Long Arm of the Law: Part 3 (1989)
Michal Maks second sequel to his brothers action classic finds an ex soldierescaped death row prisoner fleeing to Hong Kong and forced to work for a gang of criminals when they kidnap the woman he loves
Scandal: On the Other Side (1999)
A sleazy tabloid cable show exposes behind the scenes sitcom scandals with the help of a crew of seedy paparazzi, as the shows nymphomaniac host grows more and more obsessed with his guests
Beverly Hills Cop II 1987
Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomils near fatal shooting and the series of alphabet crimes associated with it
Surfers Blood (2016)
Surfers Blood tells the universal story of true individuals that share deep bloodlines connected to the sea From the old world fishing history of the rugged Basque Coast via oar and
Against a Crooked Sky (1975)
When Charlotte Sutter is kidnapped by Apaches, her brother Sam, aided by an old drunk prospector, goes searching for her
Bullet to Beijing (1995)
Retired British spy Harry Palmer Sir Michael Caine is called back into service by his government to help prevent North Korea from getting its hands on a deadly virus called The Red Death
Hollywood Banker (2014)
How Frans Afman, a banker from the Netherlands, developed a new system for film financing, revolutionized independent filmmaking in Hollywood, but could not prevent it all from crashing down, when ambition of others turned into greed
My Daddys in Heaven (2017)
Becca, Adam, and their 5 year old daughter Acie are a perfect family until a tragic accident during a July 4th celebration kills Adam Struggling with grief, Becca decides she needs to leave the family farm and all its memories She