Peter Swinson
Christmas is fast approaching and years of long workdays employed at New York’s top corporate law firm are about to pay off now that Lucy Toomey will be made partner after the New Year. However, when Alice, her older sister with special needs, unexpectedly passes away, Lucy returns back to Nilson’s Bay, Wis., to attend the funeral and handle her estate. While Lucy dreads returning to her childhood home, she also feels real sorrow that she was too busy to take her sister’s last call. Once back in Nilson’s Bay, Lucy meets Peter, her old high school sweetheart and Alice’s former attorney, who informs her of the terms of Alice’s eccentric will that states in order for Lucy to inherit the family home, she must live there for 30 days through the holidays.
Coffee Drinking Man
An American mother searches for her daughter who was kidnapped by human traffickers in Central America.
Gerry Craig
A holiday wish becomes a magical Christmas switch when two brothers magically switch bodies.
Himself
From the creator and director of the critically acclaimed documentary Dark Girls, award-winning filmmaker Bill Duke continues the conversation on colorism with Light Girls. Sharing the untold stories and experiences of lighter-skinned women, Light Girls dives deep into the discussion of skin color, preference, privilege, pain and prejudice. The documentary features interviews with Russell Simmons, Soledad O'Brien, Diahann Carroll, India Arie, Iyanla Vanzant, Michaela Angela Davis, Kym Whitley, Salli Richardson-Whitfield and more.
Littleton
Cuando su esposo es sentenciado a ocho años de prisión, Ruby abandona la escuela de medicina para enfocarse en el bienestar de su esposo mientras está encarcelado, lo que la lleva a un viaje de auto descubrimiento en el proceso.
Austin
Se centra en la vida de Victoria, Zenobia, Clevon y Phil. Todos están acercandose a la edad de 35 años y están luchando para construir la familia que siempre han soñado.
Chaz
Después de que su padre, el pastor Brown, sufra un infarto, Jessica vuelve a casa para cuidarlo. Pero su hermana Tonia no la recibe de buenas maneras, ya que se ha encargado de criar a su hijo durante su ausencia. Al pastor no parece importarle, pues nombra a Jessica su sucesora. (FILMAFFINITY)
Ricky
A Beauty shop owner finds romance as she struggles to save her business.
Skillet
La antigua estrella del béisbol Stan Ross (Bernie Mac), pensando que sus 3000 carreras durante su vida profesional le permitirán entrar fácilmente en el "paseo de la fama", se sorprende cuando descubre que tres de esas 3000 carreras fueron descalificadas y no cuentan. Ahora, con 47 años y en muy baja forma, dedide volver al campo para no ser llamado el resto de su vida Mr. 2997.
Dwain
Shante Smith (Vivica A. Fox) es una bella ejecutiva que parece tener su vida -y a su chico- completamente bajo control. Su relación con Keith (Morris Chestnut), un atractivo abogado, es la envidia de sus amigas... hasta que una noche las chicas pillan a Keith en una discoteca con otra mujer. Entonces Shante emprende un "plan de 10 días" para, en ese tiempo, volver a meter a su chico en vereda, quedar bien con sus amigas y recuperar su maltrecha relación.
Man in Elevator (segment "Happy Birthday")
A compendium of three short science-fiction films, each with a decidedly feminist slant.
Kevin Anjanette
Set in San Diego, the movie follows the desperate acts of Bill Templer head of a covert defense agency perpetrating a terrifying fraud on the American public - involving the imminent invasion of aliens - by leaking to the press a satellite image of an alien armada poised to strike earth. As terror of an alien attack spreads, the President of the United States orders the launching of Peacemaker, a surveillance satellite retrofitted with a nuclear warhead. Templer's elaborate plot is threatened when police detective Kevin Anjanette discovers that the alien images were faked. To protect his scheme, Templer swiftly unleashes the lethal head of his security, Ava Zurich, onto Anjanette. But it's soon revealed that an alien force actually does exist and is poised to strike if Peacemaker is used. In order to protect mankind from total annihilation, Anjanette must race to abort the nuclear bomb that will trigger the alien attack.
Brian Jones (uncredited)
El joven Jamie Conway aspira a ser escritor, pero sólo ha podido trabajar en una revista para revisar datos en los artículos de los demás. Es huérfano de madre, y su mujer lo ha dejado para irse a vivir a París como modelo. En esta situación, la única vía de escape para Jamie es la noche y las drogas.
