Vanguard - Value of Ownership

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.

Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time, and is a true love letter to the power of cinema and its storytellers.

As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.

Madeline has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop's ambitious director pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her mother into their collective art, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. The resulting battle between imagination and appropriation rips out of the rehearsal space and through all three women's lives.

When Brad and Victor rob a convenience store and find the register nearly empty, they decide to work the shift and pocket the cash. But when things don't go to plan, they quickly discover robbery isn't so convenient.

On the outside looking in it seems as though Cassandra and Dwayne have the perfect relationship but today a secret is discovered that will change their lives forever.

A documentary on Bobby Yay Yay Jones and his attempt to reunite with his three children, each in separate foster homes.

Short film series from Malik Vitthal