Holocaust
Set in a lower middle class Illinois suburb in 1978.
Two neighboring families, one American the other German, have their pasts brought into the present when the controversial miniseries ‘Holocaust’ is broadcast and the nation is shown a melodramatic depiction of the Nazi atrocities.
The Fury and the Sorrow
Three couples confront notions on religion, class, sex and race after the passing of their children. Three stand-alone stories form a complex and powerful narrative.
The Cutting Hour
A financial director returns to his family once being diagnosed with cancer. Having been estranged from his wife and children for many years, he finally faces the past he once chose to ignore. An exploration of American mores set in contrasting socio-economic districts of San Francisco.
Union Street Blue
An Irish New Jersey cop celebrates his retirement with his male colleagues, unaware that his only child, a young jock fashioned in his father’s style, has been raped. As the truth finally materializes the masculine ego is broken, throwing all involved into a downward spiral of confusion and tragic consequences.
Where the Buried Lie
A female therapist, recovering alcoholic, security guard and ex-serviceman are brought together after the bombing of a shopping mall in an Ohio town. Aloneness, passion and retribution surface as each person attempts to find sense within the irrational.
Salvation Alley
Rudy decides to leave his drug fuelled past in order to look after Maria, his younger sister. Maria has been influenced by the local priest to devote her life to Christ, yet Rudy, an atheist, firmly believes that this decision will be her undoing. A four-hander set in Little Italy, New York, in the summer of 1973.
The Death of Disco
Michigan 1980. Pain, frustration and regret give way to aggression within the streets of a working class community. The Death of Disco depicts a world of materialistic desire and the unspoken wish for redemption.
Blood Requiem
Two teenage boys and the mother of a son with learning difficulties clash over a once fatal incident, causing a new crime that changes their lives forever. A tale told in both monologue and dialogue, set in the East Bronx.
The Family Calhoun
Carl journeys home after a seven-year absence to finally visit his widowed father Ray.
A long-standing feud has existed between the two men since Ray had killed his wife (and Carl’s mother) during a drunk driving accident.
This Kind Life
Two brothers, one a carpet store salesman, the other a high achieving professional, meet with their wives to discuss the ailing health of their blue-collar father. Told in real time over the space of one evening in a Southern Californian home.
The Dogs of Samarra
Joe is asked back to his hometown in order to provide emotional support to his oldest friend Jake. Now unemployed and damaged by drink, Jake strives to take care of his permanently ill wife Roxanne. Joe and Roxanne soon forge a natural chemistry, however Jake’s envy soon brings chaos to all involved.
American Italian
aka And They Will Bring Both Truth and Pain
Brooklyn. A tale of two families and the feud that threatens to destroy their intertwined lives through both the church and organized crime.
The Brutalists
Krystle is a single mother, looking after her teenage daughter Amy. Her estranged husband Lance wishes to visit, yet Krystle believes that he will soon bring havoc to their stable lives.
Across Midnight
Michigan. Two strangers accidentally meet in a late night bar. At first friendly, they eventually reveal their pasts, finding that they are dangerously interconnected.
One Shining Day
1968. Modesto, California.
Georgia returns back to her parents for summer break. After being politicized by her university colleagues, she starts to question her father’s increasing far-right views. Noticing how his opinions are influencing both her mother and elder brother, her main concern is towards her sister – the susceptible nine-year-old Eve.
Opposing ideologies cause a family to face itself – with life altering repercussions.
Those That Fall
Socio-political tensions build between two African American couples. A drama that dissects the lives of four upper middle class people in the Trump era.
Tessa Loves Violence
Nevada. Two ex-convicts visit a brothel after being released from their lengthy prison sentences. Two sex workers and their House Mom are exposed to a bruising night of complex male psychologies.
A Deeply Honest Man
The locals are white, love their cars, are High School educated, and see climate change as a lie. They also voted for Trump. When a local schoolteacher places a Bernie Sanders poster in his front window, the neighborhood begins to question his reasoning.
Uncle Federico
An immigrant family in 1953 Brooklyn faces a crisis when a relative visits from Rome.
A respected priest, Federico has views that will gradually tear their world apart.
Philadelphia Hustle
An urban family attempts to survive the ghettoization of 1970’s North Philadelphia.
The Innocent and the Damned
Rena is a 50 year-old native New Yorker of Jewish heritage and a prominent art critic. Evan is a young WASP artist and part-time model. He is also preparing his first solo exhibition. Rena is granted an interview with him to discuss his ironic take on 20th century fascism.
Until the Bough Breaks
A multi-day, 17-hour staged drama inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020. Twelve separate stories intersect throughout one epic narrative.