Kathleen Chalfant Movies

A look at America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights. based on Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."

In the 1960's, a school teacher pretends to be a CIA spy to get his nagging wife off his back. He helps a Russian ballet dancer defect and is then...

Laura's expecting. Her husband, Steven's a loving guy but has little time for her. Her mom lives thousands of miles away. Forced to give up on her...

Two high school misfits join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous word of...

In a world where some children are able to fly, one girl is placed in an institution until she learns to keep her feet on the ground. She spends her...

Manny tries to get his crack addict brother, Danny, to clean up.

Welcome To This House, a feature documentary film on the homes and loves of poet Elizabeth Bishop, is about life in the shadows, and the anxiety of...

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he...

Unhappy Carnelle Scott is desperate to escape her reputation as Yazoo City's 'Miss Hot Tamale.' She throws herself into a do-or-die effort to win the...

The relationship between a director and an actress takes a turn when the lines between art and life are crossed.

A young wife's religious faith is shaken when her husband dies in a car accident.

Joseph Fulton, a famous director, wants to work at a cemetery. Meanwhile, he has his last will and testament drawn up. His girlfriend thinks he's...

The lives of diverse characters in each of New York City's five boroughs overlap.

When Joan Weldon discovers she is dying of lung cancer, she sets out to reconcile her dysfunctional relationships with her three children, her...

The Near East Foundation, known initially as Near East Relief, spearheaded this first great mobilization of international humanitarian assistance in...

Lifelong friends Lenny Sugarman and Ruben Liebner , both in their 70s, both dyed-in-the-wool New Yorkers, barely recognize the Manhattan of their...

A short film by Chris Terrio.

21 monologues written by American playwrights form a sort of fractured portrait of the American collective psyche. Ranging from the sad to the...

An elderly female psychiatrist in New York finds a female giant monster under her bed, becomes obsessed and exposes it to various scientific...

Heart of Broadway goes inside Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS for an in-depth look at the organization and its key players. Since 1988, they have...