Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)

Growing up in the midst of the Zimbabwean War for independence, 8-year-old Bobo internalizes both sides of the struggle. Conflicted by her love for people on opposing sides, she tries…

An unapologetic former sex worker starts working at a bento stand in a small seaside town, bringing comfort to the lonely souls who come her way.

In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity — an educated black man who doesn’t really fit in with the natives or the British. He works for the…

A young boxer, Izzy Daniels, trains to follow in his father’s footsteps by winning the Golden Glove. But when his friend, Mary asks him to substitute for a team member…

Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.

Twelve-year-old Beans is on the edge: torn between innocent childhood and reckless adolescence; forced to grow up fast and become the tough Mohawk warrior she needs to be during the…

An insurance salesman inadvertently gets trapped after dark in an apartment building that is terrorized by a street gang called “The Vampires.”

New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in the world, she arranges for…

Eager to find his brother’s murderer, Clinton enlists the aid of Nadine, an expensive call girl. Together they get sucked into a plot to smuggle guns to the Contra forces…

A young lawyer stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case.

A burlesque dancer with dreams of becoming a comic book artist investigates the disappearance of a close friend.

Set during World War II, somewhere in Eastern Europe. A German soldier is found dead near the village. The local authorities must find the culprit, or they will be all…