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Changing A Mind

Changing A Mind
The amazing true story of Neal, John, and Nicole. Imagine living life trapped in a world full of limitations. After a medical diagnosis leaves no hope for these children, one mother is determined to fight for their minds. After nine years of research and fighting the current medical philosophy, Teresa Cody does what doctors and scientists say is impossible. She finds a way for children with Down Syndrome to learn and accelerate in school. Her discovery leads to dramatically improved social behaviors as well as a rise in IQ as much as 8 to 20% in 6 months. Nicole, suffering with both Down Syndrome and Alzheimer disease comes back from the darkness in only 8 months. Witness the change.
The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?

The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?
Nearly every state in the American Southwest is affected by a water crisis and is struggling with record dry conditions. On the heels of the American Southwest’s drought, and in an effort to raise awareness, The Chronicles Group with support from grants from the California Water Association, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the Southern Nevada Water Authority and other public and private entities, Vegas PBS will present The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry? directed, written, and produced by Jim Thebaut, president of The Chronicles Group, a Los Angeles based non-profit public information/education film production company. Featuring narration from Emmy® Award-winning actress Jane Seymour, The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry? is a definitive look at how the water crisis affects the American Southwest states and its escalating economic toll. From the White House to the House of Representatives, Jim Thebaut interviews key thought leaders for an intelligent and informed discussion about the evolving water crisis. Thebaut filmed at diverse locations including the Navajo and Hopi reservations, on Capitol Hill and in Las Vegas for an absorbing and contemplative discussion about conservation, water reuse, desalination, unprecedented population growth and future water policies. Interviews with key members of Congress include Sens. Jon Kyl (Ariz.), Ken Salazar (Colo.), and Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman (N.M.), and U.S. Reps. Mary Bono (Palm Springs) and Jim Costa (Fresno). An interview with Dr. Gene Whitney, science advisor to President Bush, also is featured in this impartial and balanced documentary. The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry? gives audiences an in-depth awareness and education of the water crisis in the United States. Viewers learn about land use planning and the water needs of cities in the Southwest, and how climate change may impact water levels on vital sources such as Lake Powell, Hoover Dam’s Lake Mead, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta system, the Rio Grande and the Colorado River.
EARSHOT

EARSHOT
EARSHOT is a one man show about a man who explores and experiences the implications of infidelity when his wife leaves him home alone for the weekend. Victor Emmanuel Childs experiences a myriad of emotions during his time alone. He first jumps at the opportunity to hook up with an old flame, but after it doesn't work out, he experiences anger and bitterness, even jealousy towards his wife. In the meantime, he listens in to the series of cruel and unfortunate events that unfold next door. Much like his situation, infidelity is the catalyst that drives his neighbors to an escalating row. The ending to their story becomes his, forcing him to face the most painstaking and inevitable part of his emotional ride: reconciliation.
Fathoms Deep

Fathoms Deep
A comical yet thrilling look inside the life of crime. Hicks and Cash, two package runners for the mob have to wait out the storm while opposing crime boss Lou Garris has them hunted down. Will they make it out just in time?
Cherkess

Cherkess
Story of the encounter of two different cultures (Bedouin & Cherkess) in the year 1900 during the Ottoman period in the territory now known as Jordan. Conflicts arose over land and water rights and in the midst of these conflicts an impossible love story which amplifies the difference between the two cultures
Grece Surpasses

Grece Surpasses
Grace Surpasses is a story about perseverance in a country where peace is an ancient relic and hope is a dangerous luxury. With nowhere to hide, each new day brings the potential for danger. By focusing on the experiences of one child, we get a glimpse into the day to day realities of life in Southern Sudan, where the absence of clean drinking water, public health and a consistent food supply make even the most basic necessities of life a constant struggle. Grace and her family manage to thrive in the face of adversity until a personal tragedy threatens to destroy Graces hope.
I Love You Mom

I Love You Mom
I LOVE YOU, MOM – Please don’t break my heart is the true story of one boy’s journey through a childhood of physical, mental, and emotional abuse. John was tortured by his parents, locked in a shed, paralyzed by drugs and abused by institutions for years. He endured neglect, isolation, physical beatings, mental degradation and malevolent admissions into numerous mental institutions, and eventually attempted murder within the custodial supervision of his unscrupulous mother. At the age of 22, after a miraculous encounter with God, John was able to forgive his parents and find the peace he needed to fulfill his dream of helping other victims of abuse.
HENRY Clay and the Struggle for the Union The Compromise of 1850 to the Civil War

HENRY Clay and the Struggle for the Union The Compromise of 1850 to the Civil War
Henry Clay and the Struggle for the Union explores the turbulent forty years leading up to the Civil War and is the first documentary ever produced on Henry Clay of Kentucky, the most dominant public figure in the formulation of the compromises in 1820, 1833, and 1850 that narrowly avoided disunion and civil war. The documentary is magnificently illustrated with some of the greatest portraiture and painted scenes of the era, as well as some of the most remarkable photographs of Clay, Daniel Webster and others.
Jambo Jumbo

Jambo Jumbo
Ten complete strangers head off to Kenya to transform a run down school. In just ten days they discover more than the joy of giving back to humanity, they rediscover themselves.
Just Like Us

Just Like Us
The director takes us on a hilarious tour from Dubai to Beirut, Riyadh to New York with a gaggle of other stand-up talent. Along the way, taboos of culture and geopolitics are exploded, and a younger generation of both comedy talents and audiences is born.
LLOYD

LLOYD
A boy learns that confidence and self-esteem are the greatest gifts.
Mikey's Extreme Romance

Mikey's Extreme Romance
It’s not stalking – it’s extreme romance! Mikey’s video diary is a warts-and-all tour into obsession, striving to be the best and confronting our own fears in the pursuit of love. Part educational, part romance, and completely wrong, this feature comedy is the ultimate celebration of dedication, the anti-hero, and home security.
Running Dry

Running Dry
RUNNING DRY is a comprehensive public information/education project, established to raise awareness regarding the worsening global humanitarian water crisis. The projects centerpiece is an explosive and enlightening in-depth documentary. RUNNING DRY. It was inspired by former U.S. Senator Paul Simon’s book TAPPED OUT, the coming world crisis in water and what we can do about it. The documentary was written, produced and directed by Jim Thebaut. For practical purposes, there are three versions, an eighty minute feature, a fifty minute executive summary and a twenty minute “Call To Action” video.
Kingdom of Dust

Kingdom of Dust
In a basement, somewhere in war torn Baghdad, hostage Adam Smith is waiting to die. With no time, no chance, and no hope, he must look into the abyss of his own personal hell and it is here, ‘in the valley of the shadow of death’ that something divine is awaiting him.
The Battle for Bunker Hill

The Battle for Bunker Hill
When former Wall Street executive Peter Salem is released from prison, he heads for the small town of Bunker Hill, Kansas, where his ex-wife and their children have started a new life. Soon after he arrives in town, all power is lost - there is no electricity, and cars and computers suddenly shut down. Community leaders are at a loss to explain. Is it the rapture? A massive terrorist attack? Aliens? Cut off from the world, the town's militant past is reawakened and forces coalesce to protect citizens from an unseen enemy, represented to some by Mr. Farook, an elderly Pakistani immigrant who owns the local convenience store. The town's fear leads to the creation of a posse of gunmen, resulting in torture, illegal searches and eventually, murder.
The New Sudan

The New Sudan
After 20 years of terror-filled nights, there is dawn in Southern Sudan. The people of the land peek out from the doorways of their huts. They ask each other, “Will the sun stay? Will there be morning tomorrow and the next day?” The long war is over. Southern Sudan becomes New Sudan. Peace treaties are inked and enemies shake hands. But other wars still rage. The war of awakening hope against the habit of despair. The war of new alliances against decades of mistrust. The war of joyful homecoming against the lack of homes remaining. Above all, it is a war for the human heart against the heart of darkness.
The Cold War And Beyond

The Cold War And Beyond
This comprehensive documentary feature establishes an inside view of the Cold War era and the events and decisions which lead to the escalation of the arms race and the development of over 60.000 nuclear warheads and a profound stockpile of chemical and biological weapons. Through the eyes of former Soviet and US leaders the cold war story is vividly and dramatically presented and it draws to an end with a perspective of it's deadly legacy on today's fragile World
The Maniac Project

The Maniac Project
In a world in which Maniac Killers are so plentiful that they regularly stumble upon one another and fight to the death, an evil mastermind identifies a financial opportunity. He begins to round up 9 of the most notorious killers to battle in a custom built, camera saturated, wooded arena. So begins The Maniac Project, the greatest, grind-house style, exploitation, snuff movie ever conceived.
This Tunnel South

This Tunnel South
Nothing like a death to bring a family back together again. 22 year old Danny thought he'd never go back home, a place where all roads seem to lead to a body bag or a straight jacket. But when a child hood friend commits suicide, Danny must return to bury his friend, put to rest the demons of his past, and set the wrong things right with the people he left behind. Told from the perspective of the frenetic, exciting and often times violent hardcore music scene, This Tunnel South is an introspective look at how art and passion can overcome all adversity
Zombie Beach

Zombie Beach
Centuries ago, rather than have a full out war of the revelation, a deal was struck between the heroes of the good and the evil. The beach you visited was sanctioned to the evil. There, the undead could walk like living beings among us.
Two Indians Talking

Two Indians Talking
Two Indians Talking is a comedic drama about the conflicting opinions of two First Nations men as they prepare to set up a roadblock. Each man wants fiercely to do the right thing, but struggles with the question, "When you do something for the right reasons, does that make it the right thing to do?"
Gorkha Protector

Gorkha Protector
The martial arts sensation, Shuny Bee, strikes the city of Kathmandu as the Gorkha Protector, to stop the human trafficking of young innocent girls. Although it is a fiction movie, it is based on what is happening in real life situations for a long time in country of Nepal. He pledges to bring an end to this evil vice that has plagued his home town. His dedication, determination and discipline play an important role to take down the gang lord of the trade market and bring peace and harmony to the city. An action packed drama for human rights with no wires, no animation, and no special effects!
Morenita

Morenita
When his grandfather falls ill and needs an urgent surgery, Mateo, a young painter and an expert trainer of carrier pigeons, sells 42 pigeons to a dangerous Tijuana drug trafficker named “El Pinto,” in order to pay for the operation. However, the pigeons fail El Pinto, causing him to lose millions, and the drug dealer comes to Mateo with an ultimatum: recover the money in five days or his family will die. And in order to retrieve the money, Mateo will do something that tests the faith of his entire country; kidnapping the sacred image of the Virgen de Guadalupe de la Basílica, which causes pandemonium throughout Mexico.
Life Goes On

Life Goes On
Vince and Amy. Homecoming King and Queen. Captain of the football team. Captain of the cheerleading squad. Life at home in their working class neighborhood wasn’t always perfect; but they were making the best of it. Or so it seemed. Flash forward eight years. Amy is graduating law school and moving forward. Vince is an addicted dope dealer on a downward spiral to oblivion. Amy finally has to take a stand — “me or the drugs”. Blinded by foolish pride and the local celebrity status he’s attained by being Detroit’s underground party supplier, Vince chooses the drugs. To his superficial entourage of customers and cronies, Vince boasts he’s better off without her. But she’s gone. For real this time. And Vince is feeling it. Racked with self-loathing and loneliness, Vince has to consume near fatal amounts of the drugs he supplies to shut out the pain of life without her. Will this downward spiral continue? Or will Vince kick the drugs and ask Amy to take him back? The next forty-eight hours will tell. Life Goes On is their story.