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A modern reinterpretation of the ancient Greek tragedy about family honor and a young woman's devotion to her departed brother

The ancient tragedy by Euripides is re-imagined, modernized and Americanized.

Two ancient tragedies by Euripides are re-interpreted, modernized and Americanized.

Dramatists Guild of America member Michael Justin Lee brings a modern, transgressive reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's greatest work to the screen. Featuring an Asian-American lead and an all-female principal cast, its portrayal of Nora as an Asian-American plays first into and subsequently against the archetype of the submissive Asian woman. Its transformation of Dr. Rank, Helmer and Krogstad into female characters elevates the conventionally understood male/female conflict into a more encompassing humanist dynamic which Henrik Ibsen himself claimed to have been his intent.

The historic story of Joan of Arc, the French teenage farm girl who acted upon divine vision to lead the French army to victory against the invading English in the Hundred Years' War, is told in semi-modernized form.

A Film Noir reinterpretation of the ancient Euripidean tragedy, set in modern-day America.

When a rural state's embattled governor seeks to boost his re-election chances by revitalizing his state's most impoverished region with a massive penitentiary project, a beleaguered farmer determined to keep her farm in family hands is pitted against her neighbors who are desperate to cash out of their ruined farms. Filmed on actual farms with the support of the Virginia Film Office, "Shifting Grounds" cast people of the community alongside its actors to mimic cinéma vérité in depicting the relentless struggle between individual rights and the public interest.