Jess Harris (Jasmine Batchelor, "The Good Fight"), a 29 year old web designer for a nonprofit in Brooklyn, is ecstatic to be THE SURROGATE and egg-donor for her best friend Josh (Chris Perfetti, "Looking") and his husband Aaron (Sullivan Jones, Slave Play). Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back with unexpected results that pose a moral dilemma. As they all consider the best course of action, the relationship between the three friends is put to the test.

BLACK IN MINNEAPOLIS is a modern-day Malcolm X story, told through the eyes of a black man who witnesses his brother's murder by police during a routine traffic stop. He responds to the murder by generating a movement of black people to fight against systemic oppression and police violence through community organizing, political policy, and force.

Set and vibrantly photographed in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, "MANITO" is the fictional yet richly detailed story of a day in the life of two Latino brothers, Junior and Manny. Told using techniques of cinema verité, "MANITO" manages to capture multiple facets of a New York neighborhood and the people who live there. Fifteen years ago their neighborhood was dubbed the crack-cocaine capital of the world, but today it is transforming into one 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 Moreno (Franky G.), an ex-convict struggling to get his life back on track, is a product of this legacy. His younger brother Manny (Leo Minaya), 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. Only Junior can prevent his little brother ("Manito") from becoming yet another casualty of their neighborhood's violent past.

The story of a woman who loses her family to violence and poverty, but gains her own sense of self worth.

After a family member's tragic death, Simone dedicates her life to helping terminally ill patients at a hospital. Nominated for the Tiger Award at the **Rotterdam International Film Festival.** Nominated for an Emerging Visions at the **SXSW Film Festival.**

A young teacher fleeing an unfounded criminal charge goes on the run with an orphaned girl who is searching for her long-lost grandmother. Winner of the Nora Ephron Prize at the **Tribeca Film Festival.** Winner of the Film and Literature Award at the **Film by the Sea International Film Festival.**

A family lives in the Mexican countryside raising fighting bulls. Esther is in charge of running the ranch, while her husband Juan, a world-renowned poet, raises and selects the beasts. Although in an open marriage, their relationship begins to crumble when Esther falls in love with an American horsebreaker and Juan is unable to control his jealousy. Nominated for Best Film at the **Venice Film Festival**. *"The rare spiritual drama that not only feels genuinely mysterious, but also appears to have been made by people who are aware of and interested in their human characters' flaws." - Simon Abrams, **RogerEbert.com***

When Mancha and his motorcycle buddies are fired from their carefree jobs as messengers, they form a debt collecting biker gang to preserve their way of life. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Film at the **Miami Film Festival**.

The professional and personal lives of a sexual surrogate begin to unravel when she starts working with a new client. Nominated for Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards.** Winner of the C.I.C.A.E. Award at the **Berlin International Film Festival.** *"...a quiet triumph, a true herald of a distinctive and necessary voice in cinema." - Katie Walsh, **The Los Angeles Times*** *"...chilly yet intimate and thought-provoking indie drama." - Joe Neumaier, **New York Daily News***

After the sudden death of his wife, a man loses his will to speak and has to undergo a video therapy treatment that forces him to confront the truth. Nominated for the Golden Camera and the C.I.C.A.E. Award at the **Cannes Film Festival.** Nominated for the Free Spirit Award at the **Warsaw International Film Festival.**

Deep in the summer heat of Buenos Aires, Marcela is faced with the task of purging the apartment of her recently deceased sister, all while being drawn into an illicit affair with a younger man. Nominated for a Golden Lion at the **Locarno International Film Festival**.

After her mother dies and her father is institutionalized, Emily is placed in a foster home and in a new school where she is ostracized. When her father's annual card fails to arrive on her 16th birthday, Emily knows something's wrong. She decides to take matters into her own hands and, enlisting her only friend at school, Arden, sets off on a road trip to break her father out of the psych ward. As their journey progresses Emily and Arden become close, and both come to realize important truths about the nature of relationships, both to their parents and to each other.