Jeris Lee Poindexter

Akeelah and the Bee -- A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.

Land of Plenty -- Renowned German director Wim Wenders uses L.A. as a backdrop for his darkly humorous and poignant essay on contemporary life in America.

When unemployed Bubba Brady (Patrick Flueger) gets a tip from a drifter named Jim (Ron Perlman) about a job offer, Bubba's girl Joy (Taryn Manning) is thrilled - it means they can finally start a life. But the job is not as advertised; though the opportunity is real, Bubba will have to learn if he has the killer instincts to do what it requires.

In renowned German director Wim Wenders' darkly humorous and poignant essay on post-9/11 America, a young social worker returns to Los Angeles from the West Bank. She is seeking her Vietnam vet uncle who is now a vigilante security cop, keeping his eye out for terrorists. Michelle Williams is a 2007 Spirit Award nominee for Best Female Lead in this IFC film.

Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), from south Los Angeles, has a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda (Angela Bassett), Keke enters a spelling contest. Her gift takes her to compete in the National Spelling Bee, the most famous competition of its kind in the world. On the way, she is helped by a forthright, mysterious teacher, Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne) and a cast of colorful characters from the community.

A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.

A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.

Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), from south Los Angeles, has a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda (Angela Bassett), Keke enters a spelling contest. Her gift takes her to compete in the National Spelling Bee, the most famous competition of its kind in the world. On the way, she is helped by a forthright, mysterious teacher, Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne) and a cast of colorful characters from the community.

&NFb;&NFb_;After living abroad with her American missionary father, Lana (Michelle Williams) returns to the United States to begin college. But she gets sidetracked in a search for her only other living relative, her uncle Paul (John Diehl). A reclusive vagabond, Paul is beset by deep psychic wounds suffered during service in the Vietnam War. Can the two help each other forge the healing bonds of kinship? Wim Wenders directs.

Renowned German director Wim Wenders uses L.A. as a backdrop for his darkly humorous and poignant essay on contemporary life in America.

Renowned German director Wim Wenders uses L.A. as a backdrop for his darkly humorous and poignant essay on contemporary life in America.

Ruthless hitwoman, CJ (Daryl Hannah), has decided to leave behind the life of cold-blooded killing that she's been living--but first, she wants to pull off one last job. For the first time in her storied career, though, she can't seem to make herself pull the trigger. With a contract to fufill, will she be able to toss her morals aside and do the job?