Raising Renee Official Trailer West City Films 2015-03-24 | The story of acclaimed artist Beverly McIver and her promise to take her sister Renee (who is mentally disabled). Emmy nominee - broadcast on HBO. More at www.westcityfilms.comFrom Oscar nominees Jeanne Jordan & Steven Ascher
Cory Not Promised West City Films 2024-04-30 | Cory Johnson and his half-brother Justin were talking around midnight outside their father’s house in Boston in 2010. Cory, 27, the father of two, had no reason to think he was in danger.Shots came out of the darkness, the shooter unknown. Cory dragged himself to a neighbor’s door and died there. Justin managed to get to the hospital and lived.Cory’s mother Debra reveals what happened next.9 Mins.***Cory Not Promised was developed at the Roxbury Presbyterian Church’s Social Impact Center which helps people in the community recover from trauma. Filmmakers Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan have done film work in Roxbury going back decades. Pastor Liz Walker introduced them to Debra and dancer Wyatt Jackson. The film is the collaboration that resulted.Cory Not Promised is about loss and solace, injustice, and the randomness of fate. Gun violence is a community trauma and a deeply personal one. Recovery is incremental and accompanied by moments of revelation.A production of West City Films - www.westcityfilms.com@westcityfilms1349
Our Towns Official Trailer West City Films 2021-11-04 | Directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan, the HBO documentary Our Towns is a remarkable portrait of America and how the rise of civic and economic reinvention is transforming small cities and towns across the country. Based on the bestselling book “Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America” by journalists James and Deborah Fallows, the visually stunning feature documentary spotlights ingenious local initiatives and explores how a sense of community and common language of change can help people and towns find a different path to the future. For more, see www.westcityfilms.com
Seduction Theory Official Trailer West City Films 2015-03-24 | A dark comedy about a wry 12-year contending with his psychoanalyst father, the teachings of Sigmund Freud and the girl he hopes will save him. more at www.westcityfilms.comFrom Oscar nominees Steven Ascher & Jeanne Jordan
So Much So Fast - Official Trailer West City Films 2015-03-24 | What would you do if you were 29 and found you may only have a few years to live? About the remarkable events set in motion when Stephen Heywood discovers he has ALS and his brother Jamie becomes obsessed with finding a cure. More at www.westcityfilms.comFrom Oscar nominees Steven Ascher & Jeanne Jordan
Troublesome Creek - Official Trailer West City Films 2015-03-24 | Red River, High Noon, Gunsmoke — Westerns, where the bad guys sometimes won but never prevailed. Troublesome Creek, a Midwestern, is the story of the Jordan family’s struggle to save their Iowa farm. From fighting the Crooked Creek Gang to fighting off the bank. A cliffhanger about history, loss, irony and the settling and unsettling of America. More at www.westcityfilms.comOscar nominee. Sundance Grand Jury Prize & Audience Award.
