Acting
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.
After an isolated photographer confines a faceless being to her darkroom, her mental and physical identity begin to deteriorate.
At 17 years old, Bria finds herself pregnant and being sent to boarding school. After a life of staying quiet, what will it take for her to find her voice?
During a long drought resulting in state-mandated tear collection, a young woman is saved by an unlikely friend.
In Rhea (1982), Askevold elaborates on his interest in allusion and implication, using images that seem to be fragments of a larger narrative to suggest, rather than tell, a story. This piece consists of a series of close-up shots of numerous people, each stating a name or phrase. The shots gesture towards the type of staged reaction shot, often used in soap operas or made-for-TV movies, interrupting the linearity of the story.
A giallo horror film about Benny Lazar, a timid son forced by his mother Moira to get a shave and a haircut from a mysterious barber. What ensues is a Technicolor nightmare of love, hate, betrayal, and self-destruction.
A retelling of the Disney film, Beauty and the Beast (1991), on ice. This also included live singers from the Broadway stage show, and clips of the animated film.
Dr. Evelyn Green's botany lab is about to make history: first contact, of the horticultural kind. This experiment is the culmination of years of research into psychic communication with plants, but she and her unwitting lab assistant Sam might not be ready to hear what the plants have to say.
