John Hulme

For centuries and across cultures, parents have warned their children of the legendary Bagman, who snatches innocent children and stuffs them into his vile, rotting bag—never to be seen again. Patrick McKee narrowly escaped such an encounter as a boy, which left him with lasting scars throughout his adulthood. Now, Patrick’s childhood tormentor has returned, threatening the safety of his wife Karina and son Jake.

Brower Commons, a dining hall at Rutgers University, was a fixture of my freshman year, and then it was gone--but students kept talking about it, complaining about its absence just as they had previously complained about its food. This toxic, confusing relationship fascinated me, and I had to learn more, dig deeper, and uncover the truth. What resulted was a journey that took me through countless student interviews, frustrating university bureaucracy, and hidden Rutgers history.

From HBO's "America Undercover." On June 30, 1969, Lt. Jack Hulme was killed in Vietnam, having never met his newborn son. Thirty years later, filmmaker John Hulme finally seeks out what happened to his father, and who he really was. From family members and childhood friends to the soldiers who fought beside him, John tracks down everyone, chasing his fathers ghost across the country. What he discovers is a life that mirrored a generations struggles...husbands vs. wives, soldiers vs. protestors, America vs. Vietnam. But he also finds wounds that are painfully fresh, especially his mothers. Together, using the accounts of first-hand witnesses, they travel back to Vietnam, to the place where Jack spent the last few moments of his life so they can finally come to terms with his death.

Twenty-seven years after having his heart broken by a last second shot in the high school basketball championship, filmmaker and hoops junkie John Hulme tracks down all the participants, and finally confronts the racial and socio-economic issues that simmered below the surface of the game.

In the diverse and progressive small town of Highland Park, NJ, a disturbing piece of art is found in a primary school, and a group of student filmmakers try to solve the mystery of who created it and why it was allowed to be publicly displayed for almost forty years.