Joanna Bonaro

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and Gelsey Kirkland's "Dancing on my Grave" comes an insider’s look into the secret world of classical musicians. From her debut recital at Carnegie Recital Hall to the Broadway pits of "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon," Blair Tindall has played with some of the biggest names in classical music for twenty-five years. Now in "Mozart in the Jungle," Tindall exposes the scandalous rock and roll lifestyles of the musicians, conductors, and administrators who inhabit the insular world of classical music.

When a cash-strapped man learns his daughter has a brain tumor, he turns to his old Staten Island buddies to get back into their “family business.”

An ancient wind carries with it omens of the apocalypse, stirring the pride and envy of a group of college kids to murderous rage. Michael Mongillo's directorial debut is a lyrical, meditative film charged with sex and violence.

A homeless young woman makes ends meet by petty theft. When she becomes aware of the consequences of one particular case of theiving, she tries to put things right.

Who killed the brother of Sal? The neighbors think it's Sal himself, who's just been released from prison and returned home to reunite with his sibling. But Sal was at the pizzeria picking up an order at the time of the murder. Two cops are on Sal's case, determined to send him back to jail, so he takes it upon himself to discover the true killer -- which leads him to explore a sadomasochistic world