Ryan Fleck

Set within the confines of individual psychotherapy sessions, this HBO drama series stars Gabriel Byrne as a therapist who exhibits an insightful, reserved demeanor while treating his patients--but displays a crippling insecurity to his own therapist.

Set within the confines of individual psychotherapy sessions, this HBO drama series stars Gabriel Byrne as a therapist who exhibits an insightful, reserved demeanor while treating his patients--but displays a crippling insecurity to his own therapist.

A talented Dominican pitcher faces a number of curveballs during his tenure on a minor-league team in small-town Iowa.

The trailer for Sugar. Filmmakers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden (Half Nelson) weave this introspective sports drama concerning a talented Dominican baseball player who longs to break into the American big league and earn the money needed to support his impoverished family. Miguel Santos is a talented pitcher who might just have what it takes to earn a prized spot on a Major League Baseball team, but before that happens he'll have to prove his worth in the minor leagues. Advancing into the United States' minor league system at the tender age of 19, Miguel is warmly welcomed into the small-town Iowa home of his host family, but can't help but struggle with language and cultural barriers despite the kindness of strangers. Subsequently forced to reevaluate his life's ambition after his once-trusty arm becomes unreliable, the previously single-minded pitcher gradually begins to question both the world he lives in and the role he has chosen to play in it.

Sugar -- AZ Movies - Trailer (Flash)

Lynn (Lauren Graham) tells her son how proud she is of you and that he should stay in the hospital a little longer.

An interview with Lauren Graham, who plays Lynn in It's Kind of a Funny Story: 1. Film 2. Keir Gilchrist

Lynn (Lauren Graham) visits her son and tells him that his father could not make it.

Sugar follows the story of Miguel Santos, a.k.a. Sugar, a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro De Macor s, struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty. Playing professionally at a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States minor league system; but when his play on the mound falters, he begins to question the single-mindedness of his life s ambition.

Sugar -- A man is attacked in his own home, and as a result suffers a complete breakdown, unable to go outside, until he is forced to do so by his own paranoia.

Half Nelson -- An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.

Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is a young inner-city junior high school teacher whose ideals wither and die in the face of reality. Day after day in his shabby Brooklyn classroom, he somehow finds the energy to inspire his 13 and 14-year-olds to examine everything from civil rights to the Civil War with a new enthusiasm. Rejecting the standard curriculum in favor of an edgier approach, Dan teaches his students how change works - on both a historical and personal scale - and how to think for themselves. Though Dan is brilliant, dynamic, and in control in the classroom, he spends his time outside school on the edge of consciousness. His disappointments and disillusionment have led to a serious drug habit. He juggles his hangovers and his homework, keeping his lives separated, until one of his troubled students, Drey (Shareeka Epps), catches him getting high after school. From this awkward beginning, Dan and Drey stumble into an unexpected friendship. Despite the differences in their ages and situations, they are both at an important intersection. Depending on which way they turn - and which choices they make - their lives will change.