James Schamus Movies
- 1970
The Wedding Banquet
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After his boyfriend rejects his marriage proposal, Min convinces his best friend Angela to marry him for his green card and offers to pay for her...
- 2016
Junction 48
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Set against a backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian rapper Kareem and his singer girlfriend Manar struggle, love and make music...
- 2013
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery02013HD
A documentary about the influential independent film production company The Shooting Gallery.
- 1992
Surviving Desire
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Jude, a college professor, is obsessed with Sophie, his student. She, in turn, is intrigued by his scholarly charm. Flirtation turns to lust and the...
- 1993
MOTV (My Own TV)
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A love story between a Jamaican immigrant and his wife that turns bittersweet when the search for the American dream goes awry.
- 2019
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing52019HD
Over 30 filmmakers and friends of Strand Releasing have come together to honor the company’s indelible contribution to independent cinema over...
- 2017
Dayveon
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In the wake of his big brother’s violent death, 13-year-old Dayveon struggles to find his way in an economically depressed Arkansas town. With...
- 1992
Ambition
Ambition5.51992HD
Follows a day in the life of a young artist who longs for professional success and the attention of beautiful women, but who encounters only...
- 1999
Love God
Love God7.61999HD
Manhattan, 1996. All mental hospitals must cut their patient load by a third, and LaRue (Will Keenan) is sent out onto the streets with "chronic...
- 1991
Keep It for Yourself
Keep It for Yourself5.71991HD
Sophie comes to New York from France with the intention of joining a man she met a few months before. She finds herself alone in the apartment of the...
- 1997
Arresting Gena
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A directionless teenager (Aesha Waks) becomes involved with a headstrong runaway (Summer Phoenix) and her drug-dealing brother (Sam Rockwell).
- 1970
College Republicans
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A young Karl Rove vies for the position of chief campus conservative under the guidance of Lee Atwater.
- 2014
That Film About Money
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What is the real value of a dollar? You think that a dollar bill is money and that banks are where your cash is stored and safeguarded. Well,...
- 1995
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith
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When Jill Godmilow’s documentary Roy Cohn/Jack Smith premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival, the number of AIDS-related...
- 1991
I Was on Mars
I Was on Mars7.31991HD
Silva fulfills herself a dream: from Poland she flies to USA. With only a few hundred dollars she arrives in New York, incapable of the language. Not...
- 2024
McVeigh
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After the Waco siege, an unthinkable plan brews in the mind of army veteran Timothy McVeigh. A psychological thriller based on the harrowing real...
- 1997
Wonderland
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Welcome to Levittown, New York - America's first cookie-cutter community. From wife-swapping to bomb shelters, to flag burning, Wonderland takes a...
- 1993
A Psychic Mom
A Psychic Mom01993HD
A psychic suburban mother--with an affinity for Doris Day films--begins a spiritual journey beyond the confines of her neighborhood and failed...
- 2011
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation52011HD
This documentary short takes you inside the fascinating world of film preservation and restoration.
- 1992
Thank You and Good Night
Thank You and Good Night01992HD
Director Jan Oxenberg's docu-fantasy narrative about aging and death, and how it affects her family.