A historic low-income neighborhood, once ravaged by gangs and drugs, is demolished, reemerging as a national model for progressive community building. Nicole, a 28-year-old single mother of six, is displaced by the revitalized neighborhood, which will include former and new residents, with homes for all income levels. Longing to return, yet determined to become self-sufficient, Nicole trains as a union carpenter and finally builds her new Habitat for Humanity home only a block from her former apartment. But even with many similar stories of success, this community is still haunted by stigma and is vulnerable to the return of crime. For New Columbia to succeed, neighbors will have to unite across economic, racia, and cultural divides and fight for the soul of their community.

After crossing the desert from Mexico with his mother and meeting his father for the first time, a bright ten-year-old boy struggles to survive in California’s English-only education system. Immersion is a 12-minute fiction film that captures the bewilderment of a new immigrant boy who must adapt to a new language and culture as well as a new family. Immersion puts a human face on the debate about the education of English language learners.

What is really at stake in a system where corrections officers work overtime to take care of their children and inmates are separated from their children for up to 14 years for non-violent crimes they were set up to commit? Tearing women away from their families and leaving behind a legacy of shattered dreams—is this what federal mandatory minimum drug laws were designed for? By interweaving the stories of five women- one prison guard, one prisoner, one judge, one prosecuting attorney and one defense attorney, In Justice will tell the real life stories of mandatory minimums’ impact on family, justice and hope.

From the filmmakers behind the underground graffiti sensation Quality of Life comes In-World War, a smart and quirky indie sci-fi feature that tells the futuristic story of a debt-ridden and depressed beta tester trapped in a buggy virtual reality simulation of the "war on terror." Every time he tries to log out, he wakes in a different body in a different city as his corporate creditors close in.

After seeing his mother murdered in cold blood, a young, red haired African American boy has to grow up and become a man.

Diagnosed with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, filmmaker Ben Byer starts documenting his life on camera. What begins as a series of video diaries grows into an epic journey spanning three years and six countries as he scours the globe looking for answers and a cure. A cinematic adventure filled with extraordinary characters, breathtaking landscapes and abundant humor, Indestructible is beautifully shot by Academy Award nominee Roko Belic (Genghis Blues). In his first feature film, Byer takes us on a visually stunning global quest to survive as he begins to understand the power of the human condition.