Movies: Dawn Landes

"Familiar Strangers" asks the question. "Is it really possible to relate to ones parents and siblings after being replaced by the family dog? . . . Perhaps as friends - weird friends?" An off beat - funny - heartfelt story of family negotiating the c...

In 1990s New York City, teen runaway Froggy is caught in the throes of heroin addiction as she falls in love with a fellow junky, war veteran Baylis. The couple finds comfort in each other, yet they are already far too deep in a wild downward spiral....

An amazing, witty and quite disturbing fiction, portrait of Julia, a 'wigger' who has a talent for beatbox. Shot in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Dumbo, The Bronx, Central Park, Cosney Island... with a cast composed by young actors discovered by Larry Clark, ...

The 78 Project is a journey to connect today's musicians with the recordings of the past. Using a 1930's Presto recorder, artists get one take to cut a 78rpm record anywhere, finding in that adventure a new connection to our shared cultural legacy....