Video releases
Equal Standard (2020)
Following the shooting death of an unarmed Black man by local police and escalating racial tensions in the community, NYPD Det. Chris Jones (Truvillion) is off duty and out with a friend when the pair are antagonized by two plainclothes detectives. While identifying himself as a fellow officer and attempting to locate his credentials, he is shot by Det. Peter Mckenzie (Minutoli). In self-defense, Jones returns fire, killing Mckenzie. Amid the fallout over Jones’ actions, the NYPD and the local community come together to investigate, while witnesses mark an obvious divide between law enforcement and the people they are expected to serve and protect.
Director: Brendan Kyle Cochrane. Stars: Ice-t, Hassan Johnson, Robert Clohessy, Jules Willcox, Marc John Jefferies, Maurice Benard, Tobias Truvillion, Anthony ‘Treach’ Criss, Syleena Johnson, Rob Minutoli. 2021. 101 mins. Action.
Death in Texas (2021)
After serving seven years for manslaughter, Billy Walker (Blevins) emerges from prison on compassionate release due to his mother’s (Boyle) critical need for a liver transplant. Having exhausted all the legal options to secure his mother’s health, he is made aware of a less-than-ideal option: buy a liver on the black market. Turning to crime to pay for the exorbitant price of saving his mom, Walker’s choice sets him on track to collide with dangerous cartel boss Reynolds (Dern). Director: Scott Windhauser. Stars: Bruce Dern, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Clark Harris, Daniel, Veronica Burgess, Lara Flynn Boyle. 2021. 101 mins.action.