Jackie O'Brien

Vivian is a carefree, streetwise diamond in the rough when she meets sophisticated billionaire Edward in a chance encounter that turns into a week-long business arrangement. But Vivian's energetic spirit challenges Edward's no-nonsense approach to life, and soon they are teaching each other – and falling in love!

Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.

Michael, a Vietnam vet with two kids, pulls off a bank heist with his gang, which includes the bank's manager. To ensure the loyalty of everyone involved, Mike makes a special set of keys, so that the hiding place for the loot can only be opened if all the members are present. The bank manager, however, gets cold feet and tries to back out, so Mike and his buddies kill him and his wife. His daughter, however, gets hold of the key and runs for help to David, one of her father's old friends who also happens to be a Vietnam vet and a former comrade of Michael's. Will David be able to protect his friend's daughter?

The sun is setting and we see Dave, an artist, at the Laundromat. Fretting over his wife's ticking clock, Dave happens upon Ruby, a tempestuous beauty on the run with a mean-looking baby on her arm while toting a gun. Thus begins a series of capers that revolve around the helpless, yet, testy baby, a strapping town sheriff, a gun-loving bounty hunter and a snitching clown. All are involved in an ever-twisting plot in a quest for ownership of the baby Lloyd. The all night journey ultimately provides all characters their unsought solutions towards the lives they've been wanting.

Sara escapes a life of poverty and abuse to marry Jim Bratchett, but her joy is short-lived when she discovers that Jim intends her to be a full-time caretaker for his disabled daughter. Sara considers leaving Jim until she discovers a million-dollar life insurance policy.

A single mother and her mute, autistic son are terrorized by supernatural entities in this haunting story of love, loss and the occult.

A group of women gather for the birthday party of a friend and discuss their lives and associations with food.

Color UCLA Student Film shot on videotape, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. An experiemental video short about three fashion model sisters who are under investigation for a murder. Director Shirley Clarke served as an advisor for the student film, also part of the L.A. Rebellion Collection at UCLA.

Rusty, a broke trucker facing eviction agrees to help his sexy neighbor track down her husband's murderer, but he must overcome the ghosts of his past if he's going to do the job.

A lonely tube sock abandoned in a laundromat struggles with grief while searching the streets of Los Angeles for his other half.