A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.
Greg the Bunny is a rabbit puppet who becomes a TV personality in a show within a show. He navigates the challenges of the television industry and develops relationships with a vampire puppet, his female boss, and his disappointed father.
Set over one summer, six-year-old Moonee courts mischief with her playmates and bonds with her rebellious mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World. They navigate poverty, friendship, innocence, and the challenges of being an unfit mother. Along the way, they encounter characters like Bobby, the caring motel manager, and Jancey, Moonee's best friend. Their adventures culminate in a visit to Walt Disney World, where Moonee finds solace in the Magic Kingdom castle. The Florida Project explores the struggles and resilience of a marginalized community.
Warren the Ape is an MTV reality show parody which ran from June 14 to August 30, 2010 and aired at 10:30 p.m. The series is a spin-off of the IFC and Fox TV show Greg the Bunny, and follows the titular character's life as he tries to get his life back together following the cancellation of Greg the Bunny. Warren has paid more attention to drugs, booze, and women than his career, which has degenerated into a series of seedy exploitation films, obscure industrials, low-rent theater productions, and a regrettable string of skin flicks. With the help of his addiction specialist, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Warren tries to clean up his act, patch up his relationships, and claw his way back into the Hollywood limelight.
Tangerine follows a transgender sex worker and her best friend on a Christmas Eve adventure through the streets of Los Angeles as they search for her cheating boyfriend and confront their own relationship issues. Filled with vulgarity, profanity, and outrageous antics, this comedic drama offers a unique perspective on the lives of marginalized individuals.
After falling out of the adult film industry, a former porn star named Mikey returns to his hometown in Texas. He decides to start over and pursue his dream of opening a donut shop, but faces various challenges along the way, including relationship problems, a dysfunctional family, and the consequences of his past choices. Mikey must navigate these obstacles while dealing with his own narcissism and selfishness.
In the FOX show, Greg was the co-star of a children's television show called Sweetknuckle Junction. Like The Muppet Show, Greg the Bunny treated puppets as though they were real creatures within the reality of the show. Although in this show, they were treated as a racial minority (who prefer to be called by the politically correct term "fabricated Americans"), sometimes struggling against second-class citizenship.
Starlet follows the story of a young aspiring actress who forms an unlikely friendship with an older woman in the San Fernando Valley. Through their friendship, they both navigate their own personal struggles and discover the power of intergenerational friendship and the importance of unlikely connections. Set in 1965, the film explores themes of friendship, identity, and the pursuit of dreams.
Take Out is a gripping drama that follows Ming Ding, a Chinese deliveryman working in a small fast food restaurant in New York City. On an intense and fateful day, Ming encounters a series of challenges and decisions that ultimately determine his future. With limited time and increasing pressure, he must find a way to fulfill his obligations and cope with the mounting responsibilities. Will he succeed or be consumed by the unforgiving circumstances?
A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market. Each in their own way, will have to adapt to this new environment to make ends meet and succeed in maintaining the family unity. Three generations of family secrets begin to unravel after the youngest daughter who’s left-handed is told by her traditional grandfather to never use her “devil hand”.
Prince is a street hustler in New York City who sells knock-off merchandise on Broadway. His life takes a turn when his ex-girlfriend leaves their toddler son with him. Prince must navigate the responsibilities of fatherhood while dealing with the pressures of his hustling lifestyle. Along the way, he discovers secrets, faces undercover cops, and takes a paternity test to determine if he is truly the father. Will Prince find his calling and build a better future for himself and his son?
A study of the post-adolescent male psyche, Four Letter Words gives an often humorous but raw unadulterated look at the views, attitudes, and language of young men in suburban America. The film focuses on a dwindling summer night's party, at which the characters gather for the first time since high school graduation. As the night's activities take their toll, the immaturity level rises, the profanity flies and of course the drunken brawl breaks out. It will be a night to remember although some would wish to forget.
In 2009, Sean Baker sat down with the Godfather of Gore himself, Herschell Gordon Lewis, to discuss his legendary career as an exploitation pioneer and creator of the splatter movie. In 2019, the footage formed the basis for this documentary produced by the Criterion Channel.
A car drives through the streets and tunnels of New York City. On board, four teenagers talk, play, and flirt. An innocent joyride amongst friends? Right away the viewer understands that this is not just simple fun as the drugs get in the way.
Greg & Warren must find Count Blah so they can sell their reunion special to the Independent Film Channel. What follows are a series of adventures spoofing scenes from many famous independent films.
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