Associated Productions

Bad Hombres

Bad Hombres tells the story of two undocumented immigrants who take a job digging a hole and then learn their employers are criminals.

Director:
John Stalberg Jr.

Writers:
Rex New | John Stalberg Jr. (story by) | Nick Turner

Stars:
Thomas Jane, Nick Cassavetes, Luke Hemsworth

Downtown Owl (2023)

Based on the novel by Chuck Klosterman, Downtown Owl is a sparkle dark Reagan Era comedy set in the fictional town of Owl, North Dakota in the days leading up to the region's blizzard of the century.

Director:
Hamish Linklater | Lily Rabe

Writers:
Chuck Klosterman (novel) | Hamish Linklater (screenplay) (script)

Stars:
Lily Rabe, Vanessa Hudgens, Jack Dylan Grazer

Days When the Rains Came

A stalled actress mired in the monotony of family life heads back to her hometown to care for her ailing father, only to be drawn back into a dysfunctional relationship with her sisters, and tempted by the first love that got away.

Director:
J. Mills Goodloe

Writers:
Marisa Coughlan (script)

Stars:
Eliza Coupe, LisaGay Hamilton, Sam Trammell

Mort in Sherman Oaks (2023)

Follows Mort who discovers he has less than a year to live, and after his fiancé leaves him, he meets Kate in a dating service that matches people by their death dates, all while being stalked by a disturbed pimp.

Director:
Daniel André

Writers:
Daniel André

Stars:
Lucy Hale, Monica Potter,
Dustin Milligan

Saint Clare (2023)

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Director:
Mitzi Peirone

Writers:
Mitzi Peirone | Don Roff (based on a novel by) (based on novel by) | Guinevere Turner

Stars:
Bella Thorne, Rebecca De Mornay,
Ryan Phillippe

Deltopia (2023)

Deltopia is a coming of age story that takes place over a period of 24 hours. A group of friends from Southern California finish their last day of high school and travel to Santa Barbara for the biggest party of their lives.

Director:
Michael Easterling | Jaala Ruffman

Writers:
Michael Easterling | Jaala Ruffman

Stars:
Madison Pettis,
Luna Blaise, Greer Grammer

Rare Objects (2023)

"Rare Objects" tells the story of a young woman who seeks to rebuild her life when she takes work at an antique store. She regains her confidence from the kind souls who own the shop, until those from her traumatic past begin to resurface.

Director:
Katie Holmes

Writers:
Katie Holmes | Phaedon A. Papadopoulos | Kathleen Tessaro (based on the novel by)

Stars:
Katie Holmes, Derek Luke,
Saundra Santiago

Bandit (2022)

After escaping a Michigan prison, a charming career criminal assumes a new identity in Canada and goes on to rob a record 59 banks and jewellery stores while being hunted by a police task force. Based on the story of The Flying Bandit.

Director:
Allan Ungar

Writers:
Kraig Wenman | Robert Knuckle (based on the book "The Flying Bandit" by) | Ed Arnold (based on the book "The Flying Bandit" by)

Stars:
Mel Gibson, Elisha Cuthbert,
Olivia d'Abo

Mutt (2023)

Within the space of 24 hours, Feña is swept through the extremes of human emotion when people who seemed to disappear when he transitioned are suddenly back in his life.

Director:
Vuk Lungulov-Klotz (directed by)

Writers:
Vuk Lungulov-Klotz

Stars:
Jasai Chase Owens,
Cole Doman, Lio Mehiel

High Heat (2022)

When the local mafia shows up to burn down her restaurant, Ana, a chef with a meticulous past, defends her turf and proves her knife skills both in and out of the kitchen.

Director:
Zach Golden

Writers:
James Pedersen

Stars:
Olga Kurylenko, Don Johnson

Savage Salvation (2022)

A recovering opioid addict seeks revenge on the dealers responsible for selling the drugs that resulted in his fiancee's death.

Director:
Randall Emmett

Writers:
Adam Taylor Barker (screenplay) (story) | Chris Sivertson (screenplay)

Stars:
Robert De Niro, Willa Fitzgerald,
Dale Dickey

Code Name Banshee (2022)

Caleb, a former government assassin in hiding, who resurfaces when his protégé, the equally deadly killer known as Banshee, discovers a bounty has been placed on Caleb's head.

Director:
Jon Keeyes

Writers:
Matthew Rogers

Stars:
Antonio Banderas,
Jaime King, Tommy Flanagan,
Kim DeLonghi

Collide (2022)

Follows a group of characters as their paths intersect over the course of an evening at an L.A. restaurant.

Director:
Mukunda Michael Dewil

Writers:
Mukunda Michael Dewil | Moira Dewil

Stars:
Ryan Phillippe,
Jim Gaffigan, Kat Graham

The Survivalist (2021)

A year and a half after the fall of civilization due to a viral outbreak, a former FBI agent is forced to protect a young woman immune to the disease from a dangerous gang leader hunting her.

Director:
Jon Keeyes

Writers:
Matthew Rogers

Stars:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers,
John Malkovich, Julian Sands,
Ruby Modine

Monstrous (2022)

Story centers on a traumatized woman fleeing from her abusive ex-husband with her 7-year-old son. In their new, remote sanctuary they find they have a bigger, more terrifying monster to deal with.

Director:
Chris Sivertson

Writers:
Carol Chrest

Stars:
Christina Ricci,
Colleen Camp, Lew Temple,
Nick Vallelonga

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Lansky (2021)

When the aging Meyer Lansky is investigated one last time by the Feds who suspect he has stashed away millions of dollars over half a century, the retired gangster spins a dizzying tale, revealing the untold truth about his life as the notorious boss of Murder Inc. and the National Crime Syndicate.

Director:
Eytan Rockaway

Writers:
Eytan Rockaway & Robert Rockaway

Stars:
Minka Kelly, AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Worthington, Dylan Flashner

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The Card Counter (2021)

The film, written and directed by Schrader, follows William Tell (Isaac), a gambler and former serviceman who sets out to reform a young man seeking revenge on a mutual enemy from their past. Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel.

Director:
Paul Schrader

Writers:
Paul Schrader

Stars:
Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Willem Dafoe, Dylan Flashner

Asking For It (2021)

After a small town waitress is sexually assaulted after a date with her old friend, she befriends a mysterious stranger who introducers her to an all femme gang.

Director:
Eamon O'Rourke

Writers:
Eamon O'Rourke

Stars:
Vanessa Hudgens, Alexandra Shipp,
Kiersey Clemons, Ezra Miller

The Comeback Trail (2020)

Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.

Director:
George Gallo

Writers:
George Gallo, Josh Posner

Stars:
Robert De Niro, Emile Hirsch, Morgan Freeman

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Sundance 2020: Presented Film

Farewell Amor

It’s been 17 years since Walter was forced to leave his family in Angola. Now he is picking up his wife, Esther, and daughter, Sylvia, from the airport to bring them home to his one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment. The reunion isn’t seamless. Walter cooks a welcome dinner, and Esther wonders who taught him how to cook. Before they eat, Esther says grace, revealing her thunderous new passion for Jesus. And later, Walter realizes that he has not moved on from Linda, his lover who moved out of his apartment to make way for the family. When young Sylvia starts to explore the city and takes part in a dance competition, she unexpectedly opens up a pathway of muscle memory for the family to rediscover one another.

Director:
Ekwa Msangi

Writers:
Ekwa Msangi

Stars:
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Dylan Flashner, Zainab Jah, Marcus Scribner

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That One Time (2020)

That One Time is about that specific time in a teenager’s life when we start making adult decisions before we’re old enough to truly appreciate the consequences. It follows a diverse group of high school students as they struggle to define themselves while contending with what it means to be a teenager in 2019: a time fraught with sex, drugs, social media, turbulent friendships, dysfunctional families, and rapid societal change.

Director:
Melanie Wagor

Writers:
Melanie Wagor, Cameron Northey

Stars:
Dylan Flashner, Dermot Mulroney