Phillip Edward Van Lear

The continuing adventures of the barbers at Calvin's Barbershop. Gina, a stylist at the beauty shop next door, is now trying to cut in on his business. Calvin is again struggling to keep his father's shop and traditions alive--this time against urban developers looking to replace mom & pop establishments with name-brand chains. The world changes, but some things never go out of style--from current events and politics to relationships and love, you can still say anything you want at the barbershop.

Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.

Tom Jacobs is Mr Christmas! He's built an entire business around helping clients find the perfect gift. But what happens when he falls for one lucky recipient?

Chronicles a single day in the summer of 1989 when the future president of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date across Chicago's South Side.

In the not so distant future, a team of white collar criminals are enlisted by the Federal government to thwart a cyber-attack that threatens to bankrupt the United States of America.

A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she's laid off with no warning, she starts losing hope for the first time - until a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she's never met. Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral, but nothing could have prepared her for the Browns, her father's fun-loving, crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed... and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life.

Earl Pilcher Jr. runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother dies, leaving a letter explaining he's not her natural son, but the son of a Black woman who died in childbirth; plus, he has a half brother Ray, in Chicago, she wants him to visit. Earl makes the trip, initially receiving a cold welcome from Ray and Ray's son, Virgil. His birth mother's sister, Aunt T., an aged and blind matriarch, takes Earl in tow and insists that the family open up to him.

Mute is a film about an on the road book salesman, Monette. He has spent countless days and nights on the road alone. His wife has found comfort and attention in the arms of Cowboy Bob. Monette struggles to understand what happened and about the fate of his daughter. He soon finds out that pouring your heart out can lead down a dangerous path. Monette hastily comes up with a plan to secure his and his daughter's future.

A day in the life of a Chicago cab driver is examined as he picks up fares from the good and bad parts of the city and emotionally connects to many of his passengers.

A high school senior must choose between enrolling at the college of her dreams and remaining at home to take care of her bipolar mother.

A terminally ill old lady who wants to die on her own terms convinces a self-destructive addict to help kill her, in exchange for clean urine.

They are armed. They are dangerous. They are lawyers. A hard working emergency room doctor is being harassed by a firm on nasty lawyers. An encounter with a friendly alien gives the doctor the power to vaporize people and to take on this firm of unscrupulous lawyers.

A man released from prison is torn between a life of crime and a fresh start with a woman he meets while scoping out a potential heist.

Art gathers the ex-prisoners Jimmy and Mike with his girlfriend Jessica and presents a plan for kidnapping the daughter of a millionaire. The plan works perfectly and while waiting for the ransom in the border of Canada, ready to go to Rio de Janeiro, an incident happens with Jessica plus a betrayal in the group.

Robin Christian's family-friendly sci-fi adventure film My Dog the Space Traveler begins when a dog goes missing because of a time portal in his family's backyard. The boy who cares for the dog puts together a team of friends in order to rescue his favorite pet before he's gone forever.

Dave McGuiness is about to propose to his longtime girlfriend, but before he does he'll embark on an epic journey across South Chicago to discover whether or not he's ready for a life of marriage.

The story of an influential event 2000 years ago from the viewpoint of two people who had a unique perspective.

An artist gains the power to draw the future and erase the past.