Jeff Vespa

'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.

Libby Spears goes undercover in southeast Asia to infiltrate the vast network of people involved in human trafficking (specifically, sex slaves), and discovers that not only are a significant number of its victims children, but also that the United States is one of the industry's biggest customers. When she returns home to learn more, she discovers the roles that the educational system and law enforcement have played in keeping the issue off the radar.

A Ronald Reagan-obsessed serial killer targets a bunch of hippies who are heading to a weekend-long concert.

A woman experiences the boundaries of her body as she contemplates life, death and love.

After a phone call ends in despair, a young woman faces a fatal decision.

When Valerie Cohen finally meets a guy who isn't "a total douche," her friends try to help her overcome a sexual tick that's been plaguing her recent romantic endeavors: every time she has an orgasm, she says "I love you." Val soon learns that her sexual tick is the least of her intimacy issues.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY follows Craig Smith, a young man grappling with trauma and grief - embodied in the form of a red backpack. Despite his efforts to rid himself of his hurt, the backpack keeps reappearing in his life. But when an advertisement for Hertz Pawn Emporium, a shop that buys trauma, comes on his TV, he finds a possible solution to forget it all. As he navigates his memories and emotions, Craig's journey culminates in a surprising confrontation that leads to a mix of release and acceptance, revealing the complexities of healing and letting go.

Based on a true story, a small-town Kazakh singer, Amre Kashaubayev, journeys to Paris to compete in an international singing competition at the 1925 Paris Expo. He meets American songwriter George Gershwin forming a beautiful and unlikely friendship. While Amre’s talent for singing opens up an exciting new world outside Kazakhstan, he is forced to choose between following his singing career and remaining loyal to his home country.

Dramatization of an H.L. Mencken story. Rudolph Valentino comes to Menckin's hotel room to seek advice about how to deal with a newspaper editorial that claims Valentino's screen career has emasculated the American male.

A woman on a journey through a crowd grapples with private and public revelation, repulsion, fear, personal safety, and the desire for basic human interaction.

On a hot summer day in a lower-income neighborhood, a black girl learns to take the lead on her own terms.

Voices of Parkland explores the the tragic shooting on February 14, 2018 when seventeen students and teachers were murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. This was the deadliest school shooting in United States history. In days that followed, inspired by the brave survivors, Vespa traveled to Florida to interview the students, teachers and the parents of the victims capturing over 35 testimonials. By interweaving their stories Vespa creates a raw first-person account of the tragedy and its immediate aftermath. —Vespa Pictures Inc

With a large scale video environment, Rachel Mason creates a virtual black hole, where her song cycle becomes a score for gravitational waves, and renowned dancer and choreographer Oguri inhabits a dimension beyond earth. Mason was inspired by her interviews with some of the most provocative thinkers about the physics of black holes and the poetics of visualizing such immense phenomena.

A troubled Filipino teen finds her strength through street dance.

Columbine teacher Kiki Leyba and his wife, Kallie Leyba, navigate the enduring aftermath of the Columbine tragedy.