Based on a true story, Ray is a homeless teenager from a broken home when he becomes a father and catches a five year prison sentence for participating in a robbery that killed his best friend. Refreshed and inspired by his new wife Jessica, Ray emerges from prison a changed man but struggles to balance life as a father, husband, and son. Faced with the challenges of dealing with his son's bitter mother Felicia, and the permanent emotional damage inflicted by his own mother, Ray is determined to beat the odds and break the negative cycles that have plagued his family for generations.

The Ballad of Holland Island House is a short animation made with an innovative clay-painting technique in which a thin layer of oil-based clay comes to vibrant life frame by frame. Animator Lynn Tomlinson tells the true story of the last house on a sinking island in the Chesapeake Bay. Told from the house's point of view, this film is a soulful and haunting view of the impact of sea-level rise. Oscar-nominated documentarians Tia Lessin and Carl Deal (Trouble the Water) describe it as a “totally mesmerizing, thoughtful and immersive piece.”

“The Bespoke Tailoring of Mister Bellamy” is set in Louisiana in 1964 during the integration of the job market. After Mister Bellamy discovers and old sewing machine and sees a post for a janitorial position at a local law firm, he decides to make a suit for the interview, igniting his newfound passion for tailoring.

To Oh Seven, Lily's Fairy World, SECTOR ZERO4, Invisible...looking for Tarkovsky (Russia), Drowning Memories, Luciérnagas, 342 Iphone, Sincerely, Us, Jungle Beast, Hongje-dong, How to Rob a House, The Watch.

Based on a real life murder the film centers on ne’er do-well party animals Peyton and Nicole who are forced to deal with a dead body. While indeed gruesome and extremely difficult to watch, the film is also handled smartly with some odd, subtle diversions from what viewers may expect. -Don R. Lewis (Hammer to Nail)

"The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. Master documentarian Stanley Nelson goes straight to the source, weaving a treasure trove of rare archival footage with the voices of the people who were there: police, FBI informants, journalists, white supporters and detractors, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party and those who left it. Featuring Kathleen Cleaver, Jamal Joseph, and many others. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is an essential history and a vibrant chronicle of this pivotal movement that birthed a new revolutionary culture in America."

Cable news and "conservative" talk radio attract older Americans like graying moths to an angry flame. But why would someone who was either apolitical or a Democrat in younger days become addicted to conservative talk shows in their twilight years? Filmmaker Jen Senko wondered how her WWII veteran and Kennedy Democrat father had been transformed into a Fox News fanatic, suddenly and inexplicably railing against blacks, gays, and poor people. Using her dad as an entertaining example, Senko pulls back the curtain to expose the tools and tricks of the wizards behind the right-wing media revolution. And in discovering what happened to him, Senko reveals the all-too-chilling bigger picture of what’s happening behind the scenes to influence our national discourse. This is a special "work in progress" screening exclusive to the Dallas VideoFest. Be one of the first to see an early cut of the film and provide valuable feedback to the director. Jen Senko and Matthew Modine in attendance

A young mother in a Harlem housing project realizes the arrival of two uniformed soldiers brings news she can't bring herself to accept. Official Selection of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder. Through a day, this story shows the difficulty maintaining a romantic, cohabiting relationship, suffering with mental disease.

BUCKWHEAT'S WORLD is a film about Stanley Dural Jr., aka Buckwheat Zydeco, who has been recognized as one of Louisiana's greatest living musicians, and was most recently honored with a Lifetime Tribute at the 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Annual Gala. The film tells the story using a variety of thematic threads on a YouTube channel, where the viewer can experience 24/7 full-length performances of Buckwheat's peerless music.

Million Dollars, Joy, Happy Fun Room, ZOË

The Burp Below (2015) is a documentary about our societies stigma on flatulence and what the public and private relationships feel about the common bodily function.