Acting
Unfolding over the course of one very eventful day in his life, at 17-year-old preacher’s kid Henry's afternoon birthday pool party, the guests include an assortment of grown-ups from the family church, as well as Henry’s secular and religious teen friends — including the closeted young Logan, who clearly has eyes for Henry.
Dylan, a young man working at a funeral parlor, is trying to unravel a mystery that shattered his life ten years earlier. After faking his own funeral to see who will show up, he befriends a mysterious street junkie and is reunited with an old love from his past. The lives of these three characters are transformed by supernatural forces as Dylan discovers that no one is who they seem to be.
Part rock star, part literary icon, Josh Malerman is a creative force of nature. From penning the global sensation “Bird Box” (later adapted into the smash-hit Netflix movie starring Sandra Bullock) to writing the theme song for the Emmy-winning series “Shameless” and touring the world with his band, his life is as unpredictable and thrilling as one of his novels. But behind every writer’s success is the haunting presence of the blank page. TO ALL THE BOOKS invites you to ride shotgun with Malerman as he wrestles with the creative process of his next novel, offering a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the highs, lows, and beautiful chaos of artistic life. Brimming with raw honesty and unfiltered passion, this fly-on-the-wall documentary is a must-see for readers, writers, and dreamers alike.
Part talk show and part workplace comedy, "Bettendorf Talks” is set in the titular Quad City, hosted by TJ and Dave, a comedy duo of former middling renown. They are trying to use this show as a stepping stone to regain some of their former perceived glory. It’s an unrealistic expectation in a town with no stars, a show with no budget, an inexperienced writing staff, Dave’s ego and TJ’s naiveté. The band rocks, the local guests are quirky and fun, the director is an absolute boss, the producer is motivated, the announcer might be a murderer, but despite all that going for it, it’s shocking how little can be accomplished when everyone is working as hard as they can in separate directions.
A bounty killer is hired to protect a bride-to-be in this contemporary Western. When secrets reveal the past, blood is shed and a deadly mystery unfolds.
When Jeff discovers that the bowling alley he manages is being sold, he must do everything he can to save the place he's come to call home.
Three couples from Chicago vacation for a weekend at a lakeside cabin in Michigan. Over the course of three days in this comedy/drama, hidden tensions and secrets slowly come to the surface.
A girl goes for a jog and witnesses something she can't run away from.
A sexually transmitted disease causes students to drop dead at an alarming rate on a Midwest campus. When Cameron discovers his girlfriend is the first victim, he becomes the first suspect.
In 1922, Johnathan Ackley is sent on a quest to find his estranged uncle's missing daughter only to discover a twisted web of bizarre characters that are being plagued by an indescribable evil.
A feature film that boasts a sweeping ensemble cast in the story of four lives on a college campus - a drug-dealing professor, a teacher struggling with his homosexuality, a drug-abusing student, and a bigot trying to escape his hateful tendencies. Chronicled with tales of love, loss, abuse, and frayed relationships, University Heights is ultimately a story of redemption.
A short comedic feature film comprised of three vignettes corresponding to the beginning, middle and end stages of a relationship.
Elementary student Cass gives an unsettling presentation on her summer vacation to Pompeii.
A young woman fends off the advances of a slightly older man.
A teenage cancer survivor learns her friend from the hospital has died.
Six friends meet up for their monthly Dungeons & Dragons game. Someone dies, someone falls in love, the others keep playing....
A stressed out, nostalgic coach attempts to motivate his Little League team before the biggest practice of the season.
A young man looks back at the world and cultural events that have shaped the first thirty years of his life.
