Cecily Adams

Home Room -- A high school shooting has repercussions on the town and students.

American Heart -- A newly released convict tries to rebuild his life.

After six students lie dead at the hands of a fellow classmate, an unlikely bond forms in the aftermath. Alicia is a Goth misfit who hates the world and everyone in it, and may know more about the shooting than she's telling. Deanna, one of the injured, is a classic overachiever who's now confined to a hospital bed. Brought together by fate and united by secrets, they couldn't be less alike or need each other more.

It took heart to grow up on the streets. It took guts to survive five years in prison. Now Jack Kelson is getting out and he has only three goals: get a room, get a job, and get to Alaska where the air is clean and a man can start fresh again. But Jack never stopped to consider that his 14-year-old son Nick has a dream too, the dream of being with the only family he knows, his dad.

A small town is rocked by a shooting at its high school that results in nine deaths and serious injury to one popular female student, Deanna (Erika Christensen). As a detective (Victor Garber) looks for those responsible, his concentration turns to a defiant outcast named Alicia (Busy Phillips). With her involvement still in question, Alicia visits Deanna in the hospital, and the two forge a rare bond over what they saw that fateful day.

A high school shooting has repercussions on the town and students.

A high school shooting has repercussions on the town and students.

After six students lie dead at the hands of a fellow classmate, an unlikely bond forms in the aftermath. Alicia is a Goth misfit who hates the world and everyone in it, and may know more about the shooting than she's telling. Deanna, one of the injured, is a classic overachiever who's now confined to a hospital bed. Brought together by fate and united by secrets, they couldn't be less alike or need each other more.

Director Martin Bell's unsentimental drama chronicles the volatile relationship of fresh-out-of-prison Jack Kelson (Jeff Bridges) and his estranged adolescent son, Nick (Edward Furlong), as they try to make a connection while living on Seattle's fringes. But the two lost souls find themselves drawn into life on the streets when the irresponsible Jack falls back on old habits. Bridges delivers a bravura performance, which Furlong matches.

A newly released convict tries to rebuild his life.

A newly released convict tries to rebuild his life.

It took heart to grow up on the streets. It took guts to survive five years in prison. Now Jack Kelson is getting out and he has only three goals: get a room, get a job, and get to Alaska where the air is clean and a man can start fresh again. But Jack never stopped to consider that his 14-year-old son Nick has a dream too, the dream of being with the only family he knows, his dad.