Tanya Boyd

When rumors start circling that average guy Dre has come into money, everyone starts coming to get their's.

On the surface, this collection of shorts by up-and-coming African American filmmakers arrived at a perfect time. The cutting-edge products of the New Black Cinema of the early '90s had disappeared, giving way to embarrassingly stereotypical, scatological fare such as Booty Call and Next Friday. This feature-packed compilation (which includes production notes, interviews with all of the filmmakers, and audio commentary by four) attempts to prove that African American cinema is intent on moving past the lowbrow humor, as six of the seven shorts steer clear of any comedy. Featuring: The Gift, directed by Tanya Boyd; Hip-Hop: The New World Order, directed by Muhammida El Muhaijr; Kings, directed by Niva Dorell; Breakfast at Ben's, directed by Chuck Wilson; A Gut Feeling, directed by Lee Davis; Breakdown, directed by Jeff Byrd; true., directed by Charles Stone III

A comedian falls in love with his psychologist's wife, which is no laughing matter for the psychologist.

After her picture perfect husband is murdered in a prostitute's apartment, Beverly Hills homemaker Catherine is devastated. But she doesn't spend too long mourning, because she's soon on a mission to put her husband's killer behind bars. To do so, she forms an unlikely partnership with Marla, the Hollywood hooker who serviced the deceased. Under Marla's guidance, the pair navigate the seedier side of Los Angeles to put this mystery to rest.

Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of his troubled childhood, Jo Jo revisits his youth, recalling his eventual rise to fame and the decadence that followed. As he considers his existence, he must decide if he wants to go on living or not.

성지 이스라엘을 여행하던 고대 언어학 교수 하셀(Harvey/Herschel: 더들리 무어 분)은 우연히 바람에 이끌려 동굴 속으로 들어가 무려 3000년 전에 만들어진 파피루스 두루마리를 발견한다. 300년전 파라오의 명령으로 아기들이 사라질 무렵 두명의 아기가 나일강에 버려진다. 그래서 하나는 모세로 또 하나는 몰락한 가문의 아들 하세로 자라게 되는데, 신은 두 사람에게 각기 다른 삶을 살도록 예언하고 있다. 불쌍한 조각가 하셀. 정처없는 여행길에서 강도에게 뜯기고 여자드르에게 곤욕을 치루면서 신의 뜻을 쫓지만.

Xaviera Hollander has to navigate some sleazy studio politics to see the production of the film version of her memoirs.

A private eye spoof that sends up assorted TV detectives from Ironside, Columbo and Kojak to Baretta, McCloud and Starsky and Hutch, as eight bumbling super-sleuths band together in a battle of wits against the devilishly clever Master Criminal.

A young wife discovers that she has Hodgkin's Disease. It can be treated, but complicating the situation is the fact that she is pregnant, and the treatment can endanger the life of her unborn baby, as well as herself.

Kicks Carter is a streetwise policeman whose beat is Las Vegas. A crime gang is running guns, selling drugs, loan-sharking, and running a prostitution ring out of an upscale hotel in the city and Kicks is trying to put them out of business. But the interference of a woman reporter is making his job more difficult.

A black hairdresser's sexual escapades with married customers lead to a confrontation with a jealous mobster.

Ilsa works for an Arab sheik who enjoys importing females to use as sex slaves.

CIA trained detective Solomon King has to use all of his dirty tricks and experiences to get revenge on the person responsible for the murder of his girlfriend. A trail leads him to a desert in the Middle East.