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Powerful, gritty films from America - take your friends and prove to them that there's life in the US film industry beyond Hollywood.

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Bart Got A Room and Ballast

Bart Got A Room (Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Brian Hecker; Writer: Brian Hecker; Stars: William H Macy, Steven Kaplan, Cheryl Hines, Alia Shawkat, Chad Jamian Williams, Mike Benitez, Ashley Benson, Carrie Drazek, Brandon Hardesty, Kate Karpinski, Dinah Manoff) , Official Site

It's tick-tock, tick-tock for Danny as the prom approaches, and he still doesn't have a date...

Full Review See: Brian Hecker interview on Bart Got A Room
, Tribeca 2008 Diary: Day 5 and 6

Ballast (Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Lance Hammer; Writer: Lance Hammer; Stars: Michael J Smith Sr, Jim Myron Ross, Tarra Riggs, Johnny McPhail) , Official Site

An emotionally frayed family find their lives torn apart in a small Mississippi Delta town.

Full Review See: Sundance Film Festival 2008: Day Eight

The Burning Plain (Country: US; Director: Guillermo Arriaga; Writer: Guillermo Arriaga; Stars: Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger, Joaquim de Almeida, Jennifer Lawrence, José María Yazpik)

Interwoven storylines focusing on love, relationships, and the difficulties thereof.

Childless (Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Charlie Levi; Writer: Charlie Levi; Stars: Barbara Hershey, Joe Mantegna, Diane Venora, James Naughton)

Four adults struggle with their own problems at a teenage girl's funeral.

Prince Of Broadway (Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Sean Baker; Writer: Sean Baker, Darren Dean; Stars: Prince Adu, Karren Karagulian, Aiden Noesi, Keyali Mayaga, Kat Sanchez, Victoria Tate) , Official Site

An illegal immigrant and his boss try to do the right thing when unexpectedly asked to care for his young son.

Full Review