Distant Voices, Still Lives
Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen’s wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not…
Amongst Friends
Andy, Billy and Trevor are three friends living the life of privilege on Long Island. Out of boredom, the inseparable trio are drawn into the action of the of the…
Victims of Sin
A nightclub performer decides to raise the baby boy she found abandoned in a trash can, putting her job and social life in jeopardy.
Ludwig
Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love…
Titicut Follies
A stark and graphic portrayal of the conditions that existed at the State Prison for the Criminally Insane at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and documents the various ways the inmates are treated…
The State of Things
On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman’s The Day the World Ended (1956). The producer is nowhere to…
Pixote
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote…
A Thrill for Thelma
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman, wanting a life of luxury, takes the “easy” way, and winds up in jail.
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