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- An Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law by conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.
- An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
- Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
- John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building.
- In Washington Heights, a sympathetic New York bodega owner saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.
- A New York woman apprentices for a dance company and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as the possibility of realizing them dwindles.
- Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
- Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
- A police detective investigates the truth behind his partner's death. The mysterious case reveals disturbing police corruption and a dangerous secret involving an unlikely young woman.
- A lawyer decides that she's used too much like a nanny by her boss, so she walks out on him.
- Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup.
- In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
- Arizona Deputy Sheriff Coogan is sent to New York City to escort an escaped fugitive back for trial.
- The Electric Company are a group of kids with the ability to create and rearrange words, they are usually in conflict with The Pranksters, who have similar powers but use them to cause trouble.
- Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?
- A calculating killer coerces a detective to pay for his previous mistakes.
- A compulsive gambler gambles away his own nubile teen daughter. She becomes his opponent's sex slave.
- Charting the incredible life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist.
- A woman is haunted by flashbacks of her dead mother and visions of dead people floating.
- In the Latino neighborhood of New York City's Washington Heights, two sons of immigrants one Dominican, one Irish wrestle with ambition and identity, only to discover that sometimes pursuing one's dreams comes at a heavy cost.
- Leeds born filmmaker David Nicholas Wilkinson's thirty three year quest to prove that the worlds film industry started in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1888.
- In the Dominican Republic, Luisito a.k.a. 'La Soga' is a brave cop who revolts against his country's unscrupulous government. He risks all for justice to avenge his father's death in the midst of inhuman brutality and political corruption.
- ANYA is a contemporary sci-fi love story about a newlywed couple who turn to a scientist for help having a baby and find themselves at the center of a genetic puzzle with far reaching implications and an ethically ambiguous solution.
- Fifteen years ago, their Washington Heights neighborhood was dubbed the crack-cocaine capital of the world, but today it is transforming into one of the most vibrant, Spanish-speaking communities in the United States. While the drug dealers continue to disappear, their violent legacy still casts a shadow over the neighborhood and its residents. Junior, an ex-convict struggling to get his life back on track, is a product of this legacy. His younger brother Manny, the salutatorian of his high school class, embodies the hope of the future. On the night of his graduation party, Manny finds himself faced with an ill-fated decision that could change his life forever.
- Near the shadow of the George Washington Bridge, a young Dominican teenager is hunted by a drug kingpin as his older brother must fight for both their survival over the course of a day in their Washington Heights neighborhood of New York.
- When New York Police Headquarters is confronted with the horror of a serial murderer loose on the streets of Manhattan. Oblivious to the danger, a group of hip students from all over the world, who now attend school together in New York, are planning a memorial to celebrate the lives of their lost "brothers and sisters" who died suddenly in a tragic plane crash a year prior. Aspiring actress EVE, her athletic boyfriend SEBASTIAN, bad boy gone good DOMINIC, tough but sweet JOAN, hip hop mogul on the rise, VALENTINE and beautiful, carefree MARIA, soon begin to turn up dead, one by one. As more dead bodies mount, detectives JOSEPH and MICHAEL are in a race against time to stop the serial killing. The crime scenes and the way each victim was killed lead the detectives to theorize that each of the killings may be linked to the victims' ancient namesakes. Those namesakes are known to be some of the most saintly people that have graced the earth. As evidence continues to mount and more body bags are gathered, the detectives are convinced that the killer is basing his crimes on the belief that every generation has 36 righteous individuals who live among us, where, with all of them gone, the world would fall into chaos, corruption and eventual darkness. The hunt is on to find the last of the 36 Saints before the killer does.
- Between 1933 and 1941 thousands of Jews fled Nazi Germany and Austria for America. Leaving behind brothers, sisters and parents, more than 20,000 of them came together in Washington Heights in New York City.
- LOS JODEDORES portrays the complexity of survival amidst a backdrop of drugs, violence and poverty. Honest in its direct portrayal of erratic human behavior, the film draws the audience into the hearts and minds of these characters. Cheo, Frankie, Pachi and Armond have little or no choices, but they are neither one-dimensional nor simply defined by their drug-dealing trade- they are complex characters in their own rights. With chilling insight, Duran offers a scathing look into a tumultuous and vilified underground culture with an unadorned sincerity.
- Best friends, Alex and Bryan, have a bitter fight entirely via text message when one of them sleeps with the other's crush. But, just as things seem to settle, an unexpected development may lead to yet another rift.
- Patricia Pearson, retired doyenne of the New York stage, finds her routine morning dog walk turn into something far more profound. A series of chance encounters forces her to confront a painful personal loss, and with it the beauty and transience of life itself.
- Brothers Jose and Alex plot to turn their traditional Dominican dad's bodega into the hottest spot in New York with insane get-rich-quick schemes and underground concerts.
- A Renegade Cop faces off against a corrupt Multi-International conglomerate while pursuing a Vigilante only to learn they both share the same enemy.
- Witness the last twenty-four hours of friendship between Arthur Abbey and Paul Carnival: two young musicians dealing with the imminent departure of Paul for the Navy to provide for his wife, Veronica, and their infant son, Christopher.
- Two 35 year old men going backwards in life meet a vibrant 23 year woman, bounding unselfconsciously forward.
- A hilarious tale of a loser; named Juan Bago. He's an underachiever in his mid twenty's; lives with his parents and doesn't bathe very often. Until the day he sees the girl of his dreams while on a train on his way to work. Thinking that she would never speak with him; he decides to change his life in three days with comical consequences.
- The definitive documentary on the infamous street libation known as the Nutcracker delves into the history of the potent potion and explores the Washington Heights, NY neighborhood that produced the phenomenon.
- Changing Diego is the story of Diego Morales (Anthony Cruz) a shy, young paralegal who lives with his parents and his eccentric grandmother who believes in the supernatural. Diego is head-over-heels over Marissa Mercado (Yomaris Maldonado) his co-worker. After a fun date night, Marissa reveals to Diego a secret that emotionally crushes him. Heartbroken and hopeless, he turns to his grandmother and the supernatural world.
- A man returns home from the military and finds out that his brother is marrying his old time love.
- The story takes place in a day of a life of a young Hispanic male. Samuel Suero is a young Dominican male that is forced to face reality and make choice he didn't think he was ready make, nevertheless, he does the consequences that follow are irreversible and final. Sam is now 27, He graduated from college 3yrs ago, hasn't been able to find his dream job, his mother doesn't work anymore she had an accident at work 5 years ago, now is up to him to take care of them both. Sam now realizes that, the dream his family sold him back in DR was all a lie. Life is not necessarily better in the U.S. All those ridiculous stories his uncle told him about people finding money in the streets and life in general was much easier where all lies. He has now experience the real "American Dream" yes, some do make it, however, many other don't. He is now at the cross roads of his life. He works a dead end job as a security guard-but today is a different day, his life is about to change he has finally received a call back from one of the accounting firms he sent his resume to and the interview looks promising. The events that follow are what most if not many minority go through almost everyday in the city of New York. For every 1 person looking for the Green Country, many others fail to reach.
- After the death of his grandfather, Andy must now choose whether or not he should leave his neighborhood of Washington Heights or join the military.
- A man, quarantined in his lonely Washington Heights apartment during the COVID-19 pandemic, has an Erich von Stroheim-related dream regarding his pending government stimulus check. Traveling the streets of Washington Heights Manhattan and nearby Riverbank State Park, he just might find his money after all. Loosely inspired by Fritz Lang's, "Destiny."
- About three artists facing personal and professional roadblocks as they pursue their individual gifts - Benjamin Courchia, Photographer; Kiamesha Smalls, Fashion Designer; and Kenny Bardales "Mathius", Musician.
- The daily life of a Dominican single mother with dreams of becoming an actress, and her fellow immigrant neighbors in a Washington Heights building.
- When Lola, a spirited Latina, falls into a dangerous scenario; she is driven to examine herself and her life choices.
- Who is John Blitt? There are currently over 362,000 unemployed people in the City of New York. This is the story of one man. A man whose entire world changes overnight and he suddenly finds himself invisible. In this new world, where there are approximately four people to every one job, and as his search leads to nowhere, John Blitt eventually designs other ways to occupy his time. His attention becomes entirely focused on charting the comings and goings of the occupants in his apartment building. Like a work schedule, he plans "accidental" run-ins with his neighbors and slowly develops relationships with the people around him. But will it work? Will John Blitt ever feel important again?
- Illustrates the activities of the Bureau of Child Hygiene, the measures adopted by the Bureau of Infectious Diseases, the Quarantine officials, the City and State health departments and the United States Public Health Service which is striving to prevent the spread of the disease to all parts of the country. Pictures of monkeys and the experiments made upon them to solve the problem of who and what are the most dangerous "carriers" of infantile paralysis, a map of New York City showing the plague spots and a larger map showing how the disease is spreading all over the country also are included in the film. Children were also shown leaving the city for the country by boat and rail. In the picture, the affected territories were shown with scenes of uncovered garbage-cans, near which children and cats play; fruit covered with fly-specks and touched by many hands before being finally eaten; dirty and crowded narrow streets lined with unsanitary push-carts, and how the street department takes care of the garbage and flushes the streets. The sub-titles of the film which hammer home precautionary "don'ts" to mothers, instructs them how to discover and to treat the first symptoms of the disease in their children.