Noel Gugliemi

From the writer of "Training Day," Harsh Times is a gritty look at friendship, loyalty and ambition on the extremely rough streets of south central Los Angeles. (MGM)

In 2009, when Los Angeles' last city park is closed to the public, a dispossessed man -- and the duck who follows him as a mother -- quest west, on foot, in search of water and meaning, in the desert that is L.A. (Right Brained Releasing)

On the mean streets of LA, two gangsters - - Dreamer (Almeida) and Dusty (Noel G.) - - unite over the mysterious murder of their brother. Dreamer, with the bullet that killed his brother still lodged in his skull, is desperately seeking revenge when he crosses paths with Detective Gramm (Atis), a confident rookie cop partnered with corrupt veteran Cunningham (Sizemore)... (imdb)

When a strung out drug addict lies to a made man, the world of organized crime is turned upside down. Sometimes, no one is a winner.

Microscopic alien beings are bread in US Army test tubes; and injected into both living and dead soldiers. The result: Zombies. In a quest to tame these aliens, one soldier escapes a quarantine bomb to continue the research; with the all-too-expected results!

"Majo" Tonorio, a.k.a. Filly Brown, is a raw, young Los Angeles hip-hop artist who spits from the heart. When a sleazy record producer offers her a crack at rap stardom, Majo faces some daunting choices. With an incarcerated mother, a record contract could be the ticket out for her struggling family. But taking the deal means selling out her talent and the true friends who helped her to the cusp of success. (mubi.com)

A cop turns vigilante after his family is murdered, exacting vengeance on the killers - and then on all criminals who have slipped through the system. (imdb)

Two down on their luck house painters from the barrio take over an open house in Beverly Hills and throw one hell of a party. (imdb)

Double crosses, adultery, murder, mistaken identity, and revenge ensue when a mysterious power player and his sultry wife hire a disgraced Los Angeles property broker to discreetly market and sell their Malibu villa. (imdb)

A troubled ex-con joins the colorful crew of an old movie theater and begins to rebuild his life, only to find his faith in God tested when he learns the theater he has grown to love is not what it seems.

Born and raised in the ghettos of Detroit, four young Detroit street kids look to provide a better life for what remains of their broken families, but they may have bitten off more than they can handle. (imdb)

An elderly Korean War Veteran and horticulturalist who has become isolated from his family falls into a new line of work as a drug mule for a Mexican cartel.

Nothing in Conner's life has gone the way he had hoped, but this changes when he meets invigorating artist Eden.

MUSTANG tells the story of Roman Coleman, a violent convict, who is given the chance to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program involving the training of wild mustangs. (imdb)

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.

A group of teenagers look to have the best Spring Break party ever before going off to college. However, when party goers start to die, who's to blame? Themselves? Or the demon they summoned? Charlie's evil spirit creeps in and hands out the ultimate test of survival. Can the kids escape Charlie's grasp? Can they figure out a way to free themselves from his evil game? One night, one house, one chance at survival.

A Hispanic family find hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a "little guitar", Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the miraculous story of the greatest secret never told. (imdb)

In the wake of a punishing alien invasion, the only hope a mother and her son have for survival lies in the discovery of an unthinkable truth. (imdb)

A thief fresh out of prison tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an unexpected disappearance. (imdb)

A small town worker believes he's seeing visions from God in the form of a violent tornado. (imdb)