Heart of America

The Graduates

2024 · ★ 6.8

A year after her boyfriend dies from gun violence, a young woman prepares to graduate high school as she navigates an uncertain future alongside a community that is searching for ways to heal.

The Schoolboy

2015 · ★ 8.3

The Schoolboy tells the story of Claire Adams, a former teacher and her struggle with survivor's guilt. In the aftermath of a school shooting, she wants return to her old job, however the memories of her past keep haunting her.

Tell Me Why I Don't Like Mondays

Narrated through her diary, the story is a fictional account of Laura, a petite self-destructive and remote teenager living a drug fuelled dead-end, latch-key existence in a Southern Californian suburb.

Our Hero, Balthazar

2026 · ★ 6.8

Eager to impress his activist crush, a wealthy New York teenager follows an online connection to Texas, where he's convinced he can stop an act of extreme violence.

Hostage High

1997 · ★ 6

A former high school student, Jason Copeland, returns to his school to take his revenge on the teachers for failing him out of school.

We Need to Talk About Kevin

2011 · ★ 7.5

After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

What Became of Us

2009 · ★ 3.5

Have you ever wondered how your old schoolmates are? Perhaps the guy next to you, who is doing time in jail at the moment, still thinks you are his best and only friend. Perhaps your first crush might've been interested in you all these years but was too afraid to tell you that. Perhaps, if it were not too late already, the bullied one would've done everything differently.

Zoe 2020

2018

A short film about a girl named Zoe, and her mom. Dedicated to the victims and survivors of Columbine 1999, Santana High 2001, Red Lake 2005, Virginia Tech 2007, Sandy Hook 2012, Chardon 2012, Oikos 2012, Umpqua 2015, North Park 2017, Marjory Stoneman 2018...

Just a Drill

2019 · ★ 5

Determined to follow the rules in an active shooter drill, an overworked teacher in an underfunded classroom battles the impossible choices a leader must make when the drill becomes a horrifying reality.

Malevolence

2004 · ★ 3.8

Antonio owes the Robaldo family a hundred G's, Gray wants revenge on the street gang who mugged him, Jimmy's escaped from prison, and his brother/accomplice David has many serious mental conditions. Detective Brickley is hot on their trail willing to stop them with any means necessary, while a pair of rogue psychiatrists track them to discover the roots of David's condition. It isn't long before the paths of these characters cross with violent and tragic consequences. The result is a shocking and disturbing portrait of human nature at its worst that can only be summed up in one word: Malevolence.

Purgatory House

2003 · ★ 7

An inside glimpse of how it feels to be a teen in today's disconnected world. PURGATORY HOUSE chronicles the after-life journey of Silver Strand: a lonely teen who abandons her life of turmoil and drug addiction, only to find herself caught somewhere between heaven and hell. There, she must choose whether she will accept her drab existence or discover within herself the power to change.

Class Trip

1998 · ★ 5.7

A schoolboy Nicholas always worries about something. When he goes on a school skiing trip, all his visions and nightmares take him over.