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A man living in a flophouse tries to impress his long-estranged blind father by embellishing on what the old man can't see. Two employees of a porn theater pick the wrong day to get stoned. A fragile young woman and follower of a street preacher witnesses a tragedy, setting her on a mission that may be beyond her abilities.
It's 1979 on Block E, a woebegone Times Square-type district filled with characters of all stripes-hookers and the homeless,...
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Dwayne has plans. He's working his way through college, and he has no doubt that he's going to be an architect one day. But until that day, Dwayne is stuck working at the box office of a miserable little porno theater. Boring job, usually, and today especially so. His co-worker, Chulo, seems bent on distracting Dwayne from his homework. Mister straight and narrow, maybe Dwayne needs a distraction. Chulo pulls out a joint, and Dwayne decides: what...
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Jack is a Vietnam vet who had hit rock bottom. He's still got a long way to go, but now things are starting to look up - he's off the junk, has a room at the Rand Hotel and works temp most days. Best of all, his long-estranged blind father has come to visit. Jack wants to impress, so he decides to fluff up his situation by embellishing on what the old man can't see. How can that fail?
It's 1979 on Block E, the center of a woebegone Times Square-type...
4) Jean Skirt
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Sister Sarah is a damaged young woman who is sure Brother Jed has the answers. Every evening he stands on a box on the worst corner in town bringing the Good Word to all the lost people walking by, while she and her fellow sisters hand out pamphlets. Sister Sarah has found a safe community to which to belong; she believes in what she is doing, and she likes her fellow sisters. But when she witnesses a tragedy, it's too much for her to fit into her...