Storyline: Hogtown (2014) HOGTOWN is a feature-length, black and white, dramatic feature from writer-director Daniel Nearing. HOGTOWN is nearly 20 years in the making, and is the second film in a trilogy and grows organically out of CHICAGO HEIGHTS, which was based on WINESBURG, OHIO, an 'unadaptable' seminal American novel. The film was named to Roger Ebert's last list of Best Art Films in 2010. The film is set circa 1919 in Chicago and begins with the disappearance of a millionaire theatre owner in a snowstorm. Its climactic sequences play out against the backdrop of the horrific race riots of that summer. The film is ostensibly about a murder investigation, but HOGTOWN is much more an exploration of this most American of American cities, looking into the intimate lives of many of its people. This 'period-less piece' is shot in undisguised contemporary Chicago, suggesting that the issues of its era resonate through the present. Herman Wilkins makes his feature debut as a leading actor in HOGTOWN, playing not just DeAndre Son Carter, the protagonist, but also Marquis Coleman, a major secondary character. The film is carried by a multi-racial, multilingual ensemble cast of more than 100, along with a full wind symphony and gospel score. HOGTOWN is the second film in a trilogy of period art films that are shot in black and white with the occasional appearance of 'ecstatic' or 'epiphanal' color.
The Only (2022)
The documentary explores the inspirational glory and deeply dark corners of a Hall of Fame goalkeeper who stood alone on the field as the only Black starter and the only openly gay player While celebrating the historic legacy of
ISRA 88 (2016)
A scientist and a pilot volunteer for a high profile mission to reach the end of the universe After 13 years, the ship crashes through the end of the universe and into the unknown
The Veil (I) (2016)
Twenty five years after members of a religious cult committed mass suicide, the lone survivor returns to the scene of the tragedy with a documentary crew in tow
Long Shot Louie (2013)
A dark, gritty drama that wraps around Louie Lazaro a drug addict and a male dancer As he tries to escape the evils of his past
Candy Land (2022)
A seemingly naive and devout young woman finds her way in the underground world of truck stop sex workers a k a lot lizards
Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017)
This documentary goes behind the scenes with pop provocateur Lady Gaga as she releases a bold new album and prepares for her Super Bowl halftime show
Like Cats & Dogs (2017)
A reservation goes awry when two renters one with a dog and one with a cat must share a house
Countrycide (2017)
While on a road trip to a wedding, a young couple is forced to camp out for the night and become prey to the wilderness, and something even more sinister
More Than Blue (2009)
K loves Cream but has terminal cancer so he keeps his love for her secret and tries to find a mate for her before he dies so she will not be alone after he dies
Moonlight Serenade (1997)
Opens with a journalist reporting on the 1997 Kobe earthquake, as he remembers a trip made as a young boy Then, he and family took a boat trip from Awaji to Beppu in order to bury the ashes of his elder brother, killed in the just e
Public Enemy Number One (2018)
PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE looks at the war on drugs from 1968 until today and looks at trigger points in history that took cannabis from being a somewhat benign criminal activity into a self perpetuating constantly expanding policy dis
Louis Theroux Drinking to Oblivion (2016)
Louis Theroux traces the fortunes of different people living in South London suffering from alcoholism
The Stairs (2021)
What started as a week long adventure with friends quickly turns into a terrifying fight for survival in The Stairs in 1997, a young boy is out hunting with his grandfather Schneider, when he stumbles upon a mysterious staircase d
Viral Beauty (2016)
She wanted a date She got a million subscribers instead
Made in China (1982)
Kung fu champ John is given the chance to train CIA agents in martial arts by using self hypnosis But when he discovers the reason he escapes and the CIA go after him John must fight for