Movies: Jack C. Newell

A young widower sidesteps grief, loss, and familial dysfunction when he steals his wife's ashes and sets off on an impulsive odyssey through America's heartland to find something he'd lost long before her death....

A teen's cancer diagnosis makes her more popular at school, so when she goes into remission, she decides to conceal the news....

When an idealistic TV producer is assigned a puff piece about a Christmas toy manufacturer over the holidays, a charming toymaker inspires her to search her heart to find true happiness....

A struggling young baker in no mood for the holidays returns to her small hometown, where her festive family and a handsome farmer try to get her back in the Christmas spirit....

Portrait of Jake Bickelhaupt from his underground restaurant, Sous Rising, to his 2 Michelin star winning restaurant, 42 Grams....

Star-crossed immigrant lovers roam their gated community drink-by-drink in search of the perfect house....

Development, history, and colonialism collide when a seemingly simple aid project spirals out of control in Haiti. Headstrong American Tim Myers clashes with Haitian leader Anselme Saimplice, forcing a reckoning on privilege and power....

Forced to work an extra shift, two young baristas must come to terms with their own relationship while being bombarded by the very different issues of their diverse customers....

THE CANDIDATE documents progressive democrat Qasim Rashid as he runs in two different congressional races against well-funded incumbents; first against a Virginia republican in 2020, and in 2024 against an Illinois democrat....

Within the walls of the trendiest Chicago restaurants, behind the closed doors of private dinner parties, and on the banks of the Seine in Paris, OPEN TABLES explores true love, love lost and the importance of a good main course....

Two flamboyant con artists pose as heirs to a deceased socialite, only to find that the community they’ve infiltrated is as crooked as they are....

Three couples from Chicago vacation for a weekend at a lakeside cabin in Michigan. Over the course of three days in this comedy/drama, hidden tensions and secrets slowly come to the surface....