FilmRise (Firm)

A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, where he ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival** and the **Tribeca Film Festival**.

"Film legend Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) tells his own story in a never-before-seen interview shot in 2008. With candor, humor and grace, Lumet reveals what matters to him as an artist and as a human being"--Container.

A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school. "A warped wonder of a movie about a cannibalistic serial killer's awkward teenage years-it takes twisted to areas few have investigated."--Rolling Stone. "This film is sensitively wrought. It's credible in its evocation of mid-'70s suburbia. The acting is excellent throughout, and Ross Lynch in the role of Dahmer elicits genuine sympathy for an increasingly lost but not yet monstrous soul."--New...

Deep in the African jungle, a group of Europeans come across Tarzan (Olympic gold medalist Buster Crabbe), the fabled man who was raised by apes. They're initially wary of the wild man, and one of the safari guides offers thousands of dollars for anyone who can kill him. But when the Europeans are kidnapped by villanous treasure-seekers, only Tarzan can save them" -- Container.

Three friends dream up the Compaq portable computer at a Texas diner in 1981, and soon find themselves battling mighty IBM for PC supremacy. Their improbable journey altered the future of computing and shaped the world we now know.. Winner of the Special Jury Prize - New Jersey Films Competition for Archival Filmmaking at the Montclair Film Festival.. "A fascinating account of maverick innovators during the Wild West era of personal computing." -...

Musician Cat Power narrates a documentary on Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.

"When a mysterious doctor arrives in a small Midwestern town, her therapy horse, Adeline, quickly gains a reputation for ‘healing’ those with special needs. Not used to this alternative form of healing, some begin to question the authenticity of Adeline’s methods and tensions arise. But one day during an equine therapy session, a destructive tornado descends upon the barn. Adeline leaps into action and corrals her students, pushing them against...

A Hollywood paparazzo has the unexpected opportunity to photograph an elusive star when they stay at the same bed and breakfast in North Carolina.

Michael is a recent graduate whose post-college plan is derailed when his girlfriend leaves him for a job in New York City. When the bus service hires a security guard to watch over the night shift, Michael comes face to tattooed face with Pineapple, a 300-pound punk rock Samoan.

An intimate exploration into the roots of outlaw country music, offering rare insight into the lives of pioneering musicians who set the bar for those to come.