John Brotherton

Anna prostitutes herself so she can visit her sick mother in Japan; Cory is seeking his biological father. Together they make a road trip in hope of a better future. Honest, penetrating portrait of wandering youths in a disconsolate city, balancing between fact and fiction. (filmfestivalrotterdam.com)

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

Kate and Jack are a seemingly happy couple that decide to defy all negative conventions and take the marital plunge. But the honeymoon quickly turns sour as both partners find themselves alone in single rooms without doors or windows. What plays out for the two lovebirds is a dangerous game of question and answer of the most personal kind - where life is at stake (primewire)

Sara Vancamp is a busy mom with no Christmas spirit. Christine, an elf from Santa's village who wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole, comes to the real world to help the VanCamp family re-discover Christmas spirit. (imdb)

A portrait of love in the California desert. (imdb)

A crime boss tries to make off with loot that belongs to another thief. (imdb)

A closeted TV star and his recently disabled, much younger lover find the older man has a troubled, streetwise, 15-year-old homophobic son he never knew existed to add to their already strained household. (imdb)

A newlywed couple is terrorized by a consumer drone that has become sentient with the consciousness of a deranged serial killer. (letterbod.com)

Over the holidays, three couples at different stages of their lives traverse significant life turning moments at 7 Cherry Lane. (imdb)