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| Standing 8 & Blur are companion stories |
 Standing 8
This gritty and poignant story battles racial stereotypes, paternity issues and the far-reaching ramifications of our actions. A middle-aged Terry Tolan returns home after a long absence only to have to face off with his demons. Tyrel Johnson is an angry teenager who needs guidance in order to prevent his own mistakes. On the surface these two people appear polar opposites but as they come to help one another they learn that they are both cut from the same cloth. Going the distance requires showing up for the fight. |
 Blur
Frankie is a lonely twelve year-old white kid growing up as a minority in his lower Manhattan housing project. Frankie’s world is abruptly changed when his grandmother, with whom he lives, suddenly dies. Lizzie, an aunt he has never met, reluctantly comes to live with him. Pushed into a corner Lizzie must come to terms with both Frankie and herself and the consequences of her past mistakes. Lizzie and Frankie together learn about resiliency, love and the power of hope. |
 The Man Who Stole God
During a documentary shoot in an art museum, failed filmmaker Andrew Jones, tries to replace a controversial art object entitled “God” which is nothing more than a household hammer with another household hammer borrowed from a crew member. When arrested he uses his new found accidental celebrity to become an evangelical. Never believing it would be more than a lark, Andrew Jones finds himself at the new hero of the Christian right. |
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 Holy Meatballs
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Vinny Pastore goes on a quest across the country for the perfect meatball, one good enough to compare with his mother's sacred meatballs. He is determined, relentless and will remain critical along the way.
Judy Gold agrees to go along as long as Vinny allows her to prove that there are all kinds of comfort foods out there and that he should expand his horizon by keeping an open mind to other people's idea of that meal that simply makes you feel good.
This is an experiential show where our hosts travel and taste-test America's diverse culinary comforts.
 The Ladies Of Rikers
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By day, they create delicate and feminine bridal headpieces and design lavish and sumptuous interiors for opulent homes. By night, they are locked inside Rikers Island, coming face to face with the dangerous criminals who make the psych ward their home. A typical day for these women could be choosing just the right exquisite hand made wedding tiara for Tiffany over a ladies' lunch and then narrowly escaping the clutches of a deranged naked inmate before dinner. In one day they trade the comfort of silk taffeta and Long Island for the stark reality of Riker's Island's iron bars and they will do it all over again tomorrow. It is all in a day's work for The Ladies Of Rikers Island.
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 Dick
A twisted tale of an elaborate con gone wrong, made even more surreal as it is based on the true story that rocked the Canadian justice system. Through a complex web of cons and deceit, Richard Jones aka "Dick," a pathological liar, offers to set-up a notorious Asian drug lord to the Canadian Mounties. Because of his cooperation with the authorities Dick ends up in the Witness Protection Program, where he commits murder. The Mounties get a lot more than just egg on their collective faces in a story that begs the question: just how could this happen? |
 The Butterfly Girl
This is a story of loss and recovery: highly imaginative Emily has escaped into an elaborate fantasy world to deal with the loss of her father. Through fate and a little magic, Emily is able bring her grieving mother with her into her surreal parallel universe, bringing the grieving mother and daughter closer together and through the other side of their loss. An edgy modern fairy tale, Butterfly Girl is set in both a stark post 9/11 Manhattan and the unspoiled rustic beauty of Eastern Coastal Canada. |
