Alexander Cassini

Simon is a brainy but bashful 13-year-old who could use a best friend. But when he finally finds one, it turns out to be a 4000-year-old genie whose wish-granting skills need a serious tune-up! Before you can say "Hocus pocus", Simon and his magic-challenged buddy unleash an outrageous onslaught of wildly off-target wishes - attracting the attentions of a government scientist with an evil plan. Now Simon is about to learn that when the chips are down, friendship is the most powerful magic of all!

When his favorite television show is canceled, Henry Pinkle is driven over the edge and decides to commit suicide. Then he meets Sam Bones, a mysterious agent who promises happiness and stardom if he follows his instructions.

A short film by Alexander Cassini where the ordinary and mundane actions of a performer are interpreted as flamboyant and bizarre to an audience of clowns.

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.