Ethan Black

A famous and successful TV prankster finds himself the victim of the ultimate prank when he is set up for a murder he did not commit.

Steve Moore is sixteen and lives with his younger sister, mother Cheryl and her boyfriend John, in a modest house in Bakersfield, California. An abusive and often intoxicated man, John rules the household, and though his attacks on Steve result in emergency hospital visits, Cheryl's loyalty is to her boyfriend. To protect her relationship with John, she "ditches" her son, having him arrested and locked in a correctional "mental" facility, before coercing her older brother Burt, who lives in Hollywood, to take him. Steve quickly discovers that Burt cannot even provide temporary lodging, but an administrator at his new high school directs him to a shelter for runaway kids where he soon learns to navigate his way.

Ray Hewitt, a shell shocked Vietnam Vet, returns home years after the war to move in with his sister Doris. However, the forces of small town U.S.A., Doris's three children and old trauma threaten to push Ray over the edge. Yet, the strain of Ray's visit may be just what is needed for the family to discover the importance of one other.

Interdimensional romcom

Based upon the short stories by San Francisco writers Dale Chase and Bob Vickery.

An ambitious and hopeful musician struggles through betrayal, deceit, vanity and fear as his life completely changes after ironically winning the lottery