Poet
Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
Producer
A team of young black Slam Poets stake their reputations on the risk of telling hard truths as they compete for the National Championship during the racially-charged summer of 2016.
Producer
82 year-old Elena Klein, a retired New York florist, can't stop arranging — only now it's not flowers she's arranging, but people's lives.
Muhammad Masood
Set in New York City, The Elegant Clockwork of the Universe chronicles the immediate days following a young woman, Mala Adou’s disappearance, and her boyfriend, Muhammad’s dogged drive to find her. Muhammad Masood is a middle school teacher whose life is turned upside down when he awakens one morning to find his lover, Mala Adou, of six years gone—leaving behind everything.
