East of A
An aspiring singer, a troubled rich boy, and an ex-seminarian share an apartment in the East Village in this story dealing with AIDS, sexuality, and living in NYC of the late '80s.
Casts & Crew
Also Directed by Amy Goldstein
Lynette Walden and Chris Mulkey star in this action-packed ride through the sexy and dangerous world of flesh for sale and murder for hire.
Marie is a Manhattan vampire thirsting for acceptance and blood, not necessarily in that order. Apparently a renaissance women, she sings the blues, poses for a picture, and rides through Times Square in a horse drawn carriage. Ariel is a fashion photographer attracted to the beguiling vampire. Attraction escalates into obsession, and before long locate the elusive creature of the night.
The Hooping Life is the first film that captures the origins and rise of modern day hula-hooping a.k.a hooping. With an introduction and narration by hooper (of basketball and hulaalike) Shaquille ONeal, the film illuminates eight extraordinary stories of hoop devotees who have embraced it as an art form, a teaching aid, and even an instrument of redemption. From the streets, to intimate clubs, to giant arenas, the film alternates between self-filmed video diaries, verité documentary footage, and spectacularly filmed performances. Filmed over six years, and featuring an appearance by late hoop-promoter and TV personality Art Linkletter, the film celebrates the healing power of movement and the spirit of human inventiveness.
In "Kate Nash: Underestimate the Girl," a platinum-selling pop dissident turns her back on the music business and learns how to survive as a punk renegade, TV wrestling queen, and DIY leader of an all-girl band. This high-energy, female-centered rock odyssey reveals the treacherous line that today's artists must walk to survive while making art on their own terms in the modern digital economy.
In THE UNMAKING OF A COLLEGE, students at Hampshire College confront a new president's underhanded attempt to shut down their school and discover that a powerful institution is bullying an inexperienced administration into giving up the independence of one of the most experimenting colleges in the United States. A raucous ode to democracy in action, this film evokes the courage required to stand up to power at a time when many liberal arts colleges are failing.