Tara Samuel
2021
The Magnitude of All Things
Jennifer Abbott
Jennifer Abbott, Tara Samuel
Filmmaker Jennifer Abbott explores the emotional and psychological dimensions of the climate crisis and the relationship between grief and hope in times of personal and planetary change.
The Magnitude of All Things
The Mix
Greg Townsend, Chris Mollica
Chad Jamian Williams, Cyrina Fiallo
The Mix is a dark comedy about Sal, the happy and hapless owner of a home grown cookie company. With his business riding a financial plateau and his loyal girlfriend Christine pushing for career and relationship growth, Sal and his business manager Tim place their hopes in the hands of the enigmatic Joshua Vandersteem. After the deal goes bad, Sal is forced into desperate action. Leaping narratively through time, The Mix tells the story about what happens when a good man makes one bad decision after another.
The Mix
Wild Prairie Rose
Deborah LaVine
Betsy Berenson, Maya Brattkus
In 1952 Rose Miller returns to her rural hometown of Beresford, South Dakota to care for her ailing mother. Once there, she falls in love with a deaf man and must decide if she has the courage to follow her heart.
Wild Prairie Rose
One Winter Proposal
Gary Yates
Taylor Cole, Jack Turner
Cara and Ben return to the resort where they fell in love a year earlier. They invite her friend Megan, hoping she'll reconnect with Ben's friend Sean, now the resort's doctor. During the trip Cara finds a jewelry receipt, leading her to expect a proposal from Ben, but a misunderstanding may ice his plan.
One Winter Proposal
Christmas at Grand Valley
Don McCutcheon
Danica McKellar, Бреннан Эллиотт
Burned out from the hubbub of the Chicago gallery world, artist Kelly returns home to the picturesque Grand Valley just in time for Christmas. Leo, businessman and all-star dad to his children, struggles to balance his time this holiday season. When he is assigned to review a hotel in Grand Valley for its value, he sees this as the perfect opportunity for a Christmas family vacation. It isn’t long until Kelly and Leo’s worlds collide.
Christmas at Grand Valley
The Third Eye
Leah Walker
Tara Spencer-Nairn, Joshua Close
Photojournalist Nika Printz is struggling to accept the mysterious death of her younger brother when she discovers his obsession with trepanation; an ancient procedure that involves drilling a hole in one's head.
The Third Eye
Killer Deal
Clay Borris
Rick Rossovich, Claudette Mink
In the distant future, the gap between rich and poor has become immeasurable. Wealthy enclosures like Parkland, home of medical pioneer Dr. Roland Parker, are home to few. With medical technology, Parkland's rich are able to buy their immortality through organs from the poor. When Detective Quinn is assigned to capture an escaped donor from his slum, he unknowingly becomes a donor for Parker. As his days alive diminish, Quinn races to expose a conspiracy fueled by the murder of innocent people.
Killer Deal
Growth
Gabriel Cowan
Mircea Monroe, Christopher Shand
In 1989, a breakthrough in "advanced parasitic research" on Cuttyhunk Island gave scientists a jump in human evolution. Initial tests proved promising, as subjects experienced heightened physical and mental strength and awareness. But - something in the experiment went horribly wrong, and the island mysteriously lost three quarters of its population.
Growth
