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- This intriguing tale, where the "good-guy" isn't always good, begins in the Spartan cell of a small town jail. Old Ned Blessing, having lived a long and tumultuous life awaits a rendezvous with the hangman's noose. While waiting to pay for his doings and misdeeds, he is spending his last days writing an account of his exploits.
- Texans' passion for barbecue can best be described as love. Travel the Lone Star state for a humorous, yet accurate, look at how almost every aspect of life in Texas ties back to barbecue, from the identity of small towns to political success, and how the state and its people remain tied to the land. "Barbecue: A Texas Love Story" is an entertaining and humorous journey through the common fabric that weaves Texans together and makes them a never-ending object of fascination around the world. Narrated by Governor Ann Richards and featuring notables such as Dan Rather, Ray Benson, Kinky Friedman, Everclear lead singer Art Alexakis, Liz Carpenter, Chris Layton, the UT Student BBQ Club, plus a plethora of entertaining small town characters. Critics call "Barbecue: A Texas Love Story" an "effervescent documentary," worthy of "four stars." The filmmakers have been featured in dozens of television segments, including Food Network's "BBQ America with Bobby Flay," in "Men's Journal" magazine and on "Voice of America" radio around the world.
- On May 1st, 2003, with much of the normally sedate country music community outraged by Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines' critical dig at the President, filmmaker Christopher Fleeger began an odyssey across the country, interviewing protesters at concerts and radio stations. What emerged is a fascinating look at a distinctly American discourse on discourse itself. This film focuses on the people who were inspired to add their voices and views to this storm of controversy and captures a crucial moment when many Americans sought to battle dissenting voices, believing it was the highest form of patriotism.
- After 9 years of working at her childhood summer getaway, Camp Lake, Tish Larson has become the head counselor, finally getting the chance to run things along with her brutally honest best friend Nancy as her right hand. Though her team is populated by a band of outcasts including the cryptic and secretive outdoors-man Niko, earnest but dimwitted Cowboy Tim, loyal and slightly irritating musician Brian, and eccentric bug lover Hank Hank, the team feels confident in passing their annual inspection. Everything is thrown into chaos however when Victoria shows up instead of their usual, much more lenient inspector. Now these six camp workers will need to learn to work together and form a deeper appreciation and understanding of each other if they're going to save the summer.
