Features Overview

EAST RIVER STORY (2022)

A disgraced Wall Street banker (Desmond) who has come to the East River walk to kill himself rather than turn himself in the next day at his pre-arranged report time, strikes up a conversation with a homeless man (Henry) as a way to procrastinate, and they spend the night reflecting upon their lives and how they both ended up in the same place. This is a film about the value of mutual respect and really listening to another person. We have more in common than we realize.

THE CLOWN (2018)

Barnaby Hatchett, a lonely man whose life is a mess, is presented with a whole new set of problems when he finds himself harassed everyday as he goes in and out of work by a dark clown who lives in the parking lot of his employer's building, and that only he can see.

THURMAN COMES HOME (2017)

A homeless man reflects upon his life when he is unexpectedly visited by an old mentor. This is a film about redemption – not only for Thurman, who has spent virtually his entire life in prison or on the street, but for his old mentor Mr. Josephson as well. It is also a film about the far-reaching impact that an act of kindness can have, and the unknown effect people can have on one another. 

Richard Bird wins Best Actor at the Validate Yourself Film Festival for his performance in Thurman Comes Home. 

Richard Bird poses with Best Short Film trophy at Atlantic City CineFest, October 2017.

Bruce Gorman, Jr. appears with Ocktober Film Festival founder Emelyn Stuart and filmmaker Shirley Uyi on the live talk show Sistah Talk on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network. 

Picture Look Radio chats with Bruce Gorman Jr., writer, director, and producer of Thurman Comes Home.

Wesli Spencer, Bruce Gorman, Jr., and Richard Bird pose with awards at the Ocktober Film Festival Award Ceremony in October 2017, where Thurman Comes Home won Best Director and Best Short Film.

Wesli Spencer, Bruce Gorman, Jr., Lavon Tart, Jr., and Richard Bird at the 2017 Chelsea Film Festival in NYC.