Mort Heilig
Writing
Known For

In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

A raw, rare short film about the need for a progressive overhaul of the penal system.
The Odds Against

A Mondo documentary focused on the 1960's American lifestyle, consumerism, religion, adversity, and oddity. An outsider's look at a country afflicted by episodes of racism and neo -Nazism. Scenes of a Ghost Town, LSD in NYC, Sunset Strip Los Angeles California, Amish, Klu Klux Klan, African-American Fashion Show, etc.
So This Is God's Country?

Filmed on a California beach, this arty outing features loin-cloth wearing actors silently telling the allegorical love story between Creation and Humanity on a lonely California beach.
Once
A young boy from Chinatown befriends an elderly Central Park carriage driver in this children's drama. Their relationship takes a sad turn when the driver's horse dies, and the young boy bands together with his friends to try and cheer up the deeply depressed old man.
The Year Of The Horse
Story of the bleak existence of Eddie Ryan, a lonely young man working at an assembly line during the day and hunting for pleasure at night.