Movies

A documentary following a year in the life of Jesse Heiman, Hollywood's most recognizable background actor - as he tries to parlay overnight...

DIY filmmakers who simultaneously commit a star-crossed armed robbery and shoot a vérité film of it

Follows the life of Stephen Dobyns as he deals with life, women, and his move from journalism to poetry.

A chronicle of lives lost in a school shooting. In the wake of another tragedy, we get a glimpse of each victim and see who they were, who they...

The world's most famous male porn star, Richard Peter Johnson, retires at the height of his career to pursue his dream of acting.

A collection of four short films based on stories written by William Faulkner.

Documentary on the making of 'Spider-Man.'

James Franco interviews three experts on the poet Hart Crane, whose life was the subject of his feature The Broken Tower (2011).

Fighting to escape the demons of his past, a young man involves his best friend in a struggle for survival.

In Development. Adapted from Chuck Palahniuk's novel by James Franco.

Short film for the exhibition Rebel curated by James Franco. 'Caput' premiered as part of the Rebel installation at the Venice Biennale that featured...

Stephen watches a group of boys playing basketball. The look in his eyes betrays his sexual interests. When the boys realize, he becomes a victim of...

Two brothers and their best friend start a rock band and try to make it big in Los Angeles.

Based on the eponymous poem by Spencer Reece, The Clerk's Tale is a psychological portrait of a gay man trapped in the monotonous routine of life at...

Lurid monologues about rape and murder.

The movie, written and directed by Jordan Gertner, is about rapist and serial killer James DeAngelo, known as the Golden State Killer. Filming for...

The Caged Pillows is a story about the way we’ve come to communicate, removing ourselves from human touch, alone but together

On a remote Italian island in the early 1960s, a teenage boy haunted by memories of the war falls in love with an older girl who holds a dark secret....

Goat Boy is the cobbled-together remains of a student film James Franco made based on Frank Bidart's poem, “Herbert White”.

Three stubborn teenagers place a bet over which one of them is the meanest.