Collection of American independent films. The Oscar-nominated drama
'Half Nelson' (2006) follows the story of an inner-city teacher's
friendship with a pupil. Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is a young
teacher struggling to find the energy to inspire his teenage
students as they examine everything from civil rights to the Civil
War. Rejecting the standard curriculum in favour of an edgier
approach, Dan teaches his students how to think for themselves.
Though Dan is brilliant, dynamic, and in control in the classroom,
he spends his time outside school on the edge of consciousness. His
disappointments and disillusionment have led to a serious drug
habit. He juggles hangovers and homework, keeping his lives
separated, until one of his troubled students, Drey (Shareeka
Epps), catches him getting high after school. From this awkward
beginning, Dan and Drey stumble into an unexpected friendship.
Husband-and-wife team Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck direct 'Sugar'
(2008), a drama following young, up-and-coming Dominican baseball
player Miguel 'Sugar' Santos (Algenis Perez Soto) as he progresses
from training camps in his homeland to play for a Minor League club
in Iowa. There, he finds himself lodging with an elderly couple and
trying out his moves as starting pitcher in front of a demanding
crowd. Off the field, he hangs out with his fellow Spanish-speaking
ballplayers, befriends a former college star and conducts a
tentative flirtation with Anne (Ellary Porterfield), the innocent,
churchgoing granddaughter of his hosts. Todd Solondz writes and
directs 'Dark Horse' (2011), a bittersweet dark comedy drama
charting the dysfunctional romance that unfolds between two
30-something misfits. Abe (Jordan Gelber), a balding, chronically
dissatisfied 'kidult' who works for his father (Christopher
Walken), is spoiled rotten by his doting mother (Mia Farrow) and
spends his free time indulging his passion for collecting toys.
When he meets Miranda (Selma Blair), a failed writer going through
post break-up depression, the two gradually enter into an unstable
relationship with a habit of going off at some unexpected and
bizarre tangents. 'Ballast' (2008) is a drama written and directed
by Lance Hammer, set in the Mississippi Delta. After her
ex-husband's suicide, impoverished single mother Marlee (Tara
Riggs) is struggling to deal with the wayward behaviour of her
teenage son, James (JimMyron Ross). Meanwhile, Marlee's
ex-brother-in-law, convenience store owner Lawrence (Micheal J.
Smith Sr), is thrown into a paralysis of grief and despair by his
brother's suicide. As tension builds between the bereaved trio,
they must find a way to deal with their pain and move towards some
kind of reconciliation. John Sayles directs 'Honeydripper' (2007),
a Deep South roadhouse drama starring Danny Glover. In the
backwaters of Alabama, owner of the 'Honeydripper Lounge' Tyrone
'Pine Top' Purvis (Glover), faces financial ruin if he can't lure
more customers away from his rival across the street. Hitting on a
scheme to hire six string legend Guitar Sam for one make or break
night, all bodes well until the day the train arrives and Magic Sam
isn't on it due to his being taken ill. In desperation, Tyrone
bails out young migrant guitarist Sonny (Gary Clark Jr) for one
last throw of the dice. But can the kid really cut it and save the
day?
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Region 2. This DVD will play in all South African DVD players.