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We're continuing to tell original science fiction stories, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Star Trek - Horizon is a feature-length fan film made by a single filmmaker as a personal passion project and love letter to Enterprise, the fifth Star Trek series. Pre-production began in December of 2012 and this 3-year-long odyssey concluded on February 25th, 2016. It's been a long road, getting from there to here. The Coalition of Planets, a young alliance of worlds led by Earth, is at war with the Romulan Empire. Desperate for a chance to gain the upper hand in the war, the Coalition forms an alliance with T'mar, a Romulan deserter, in the hopes that she can provide valuable intelligence on her former masters. LINKS: STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. "Star Trek - Horizon", the website, the promotion thereof and/or any exhibition of material created by Project [N] ReSource Films, Tommy Kraft, or the "Star Trek - Horizon" team are not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise. With this project I intend only to use my skills to show my love for a franchise that has been an endless source of inspiration for me, not only professionally but personally as well.
Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy
Star Trek

Cane River is a 1982 American romantic drama independent film that was lost until its rediscovery in 2013 and its subsequent re-release in 2018 and beyond. It was written, produced, and directed by Horace B. Jenkins. The film features the lives of African Americans in the US state of Louisiana. While the film premiered in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1982, Horace Jenkins died before the film could be released in New York City and beyond. The film was considered lost until a negative was recovered in 2013. Following its re-release, Cane River received critical acclaim. Highly rated on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, it was lauded for its exploration of racial history and blending romance with political undertones. Despite some noted technical limitations, critics highlighted its pioneering portrayal of black experiences and its significance in American cinema. Storyline: Written, produced, and directed by the late Emmy Award-winning Horace B. Jenkins, financed by the prominent New Orleans' Rhodes family, and crafted by an entirely African American cast and crew - CANE RIVER is a historically informed love story set in Louisiana's Natchitoches Parish, a "free community of color." Aspiring writer and hopeless romantic Peter - former athlete and scion of an elite Creole family - returns to his hometown and immediately falls for a breathtaking historical tour guide, Maria. Maria's disenfranchised, darker-skinned family disapprove of Peter's family and condemn their burgeoning romance while highlighting the painful legacy of colorism in their tightly-knit community. The lovers must work through Peter's contentious family legacy as privileged, former slave-owning, light-skinned Creoles if they want their romance to survive. Synopsis: The New Orleans Film Society described the film, "Cane River is set near Natchitoches, in one of the first 'free communities of color.' Richard Romain plays Peter Metoyer, home to fight for his land, and Tommye Myrick plays the headstrong Maria Mathis, reluctant to succumb to his charms just because he's the scion of a famous family. Together they confront schisms of class, color and complexion within the black community that threaten to keep them apart and that still roil America today." Themes: Cane River delves into the intricacies of independence and the burdens of personal and collective history. A significant focus is placed on racial identities, emphasizing the interplay between race, complexion, class and societal structure. The economic disparities prevalent in society are not left unaddressed, along with the legacy of Black American history. The story also touches upon the nuances of forbidden romance, and the web of relationships that individuals navigate through. History, both personal and cultural, especially as it pertains to Louisiana, is a recurring theme, The film sheds light on the importance of personal and collective identity, intellect, and the significance of one's roots. Racial complexities and the trauma of slavery are meticulously explored, further delving into the caste systems that still have remnants in society. Themes of love are omnipresent, intertwined with land ownership and its implications. Lastly, the film brings to the fore conflicts revolving around class and skin color, emphasizing the significance of heritage. We do not own the rights to any of this film. This film is being used for historical and educational purposes only. No copyright infringement intended. Black Excellence:
Starring Tommye Myrick, Richard Romain, Barbara Tasker
Cane River

Undercover drug agent (Claire Forlani) life unravels while dating a crime boss (Pete Postlethwaite). Also staring Lauren Bacall and Henry Czerny. May Markham is an elderly woman, living alone and struggling to maintain her independence. When her eccentric next door neighbor, Denny, is found murdered with a bullet in his skull, May's predictable day-to-day existence is shattered. The murder triggers a visit from Monica, who claims to be Denny's friend- and a police officer. But her intentions are anything but legal. As Monica lulls May under the false pretence of friendship, her real intentions slowly emerge: She is both a corrupt drug agent and the girlfriend of crime boss Gale Carmody. Her affair with Danny, a member of Gale's crew, has been compromised by Denny's role as an informant- to Monica's own drug task force. Monica's very survival hinges on discovering what May knows of Denny's missing final field report and a small fortune in missing drug money.Within the package is proof of her darkest secret - her complicity in the murder of a rival drug dealer and the incriminating murder weapon.May, who has her own plans for the report, confronts the cornered and desperate Monica as events accelerate toward an explosive climax! Genres Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Director Lewin Webb Writer Matt Holland Stars Lauren Bacall, Claire Forlani, Henry Czerny, Pete Postlethwaite Cinemavault brings you a curated collection of unique independent films from around the world. As a trusted aggregator, we handpick compelling stories across all genres—gripping thrillers, chilling horror, intense dramas, pulse-pounding action, sharp-witted comedies, heart warming family films, award winning arthouse cinema, thought-provoking documentaries and more. Whether you’re searching for bold new voices or hidden cinematic gems, Cinemavault delivers an unforgettable viewing experience for every film lover. Connect with Cinemavault: Official Site: Instagram: Twitter: YouTube: © Cinemavault
Starring Lauren Bacall, Claire Forlani, Henry Czerny
The Limit

🎬 RET TV POP-UP A powerful, street-level blaxploitation classic from 1974, Black Samson stars Rockne Tarkington as Samson, a nightclub owner who takes on organized crime when his community is threatened. Set against the gritty backdrop of 1970s urban America, the film blends action, attitude, and social tension — driven by a commanding lead performance and the unmistakable energy of the era. Featuring Carol Speed, William Smith, and Connie Strickland, Black Samson remains a cult favorite for fans of raw 1970s cinema, independent filmmaking, and Black-led action stories that didn’t play by Hollywood’s rules. This presentation is shared for historical context and preservation as part of RET TV’s ongoing mission to spotlight overlooked and hard-to-find films from television and film history. If this is your first time discovering Black Samson, feel free to watch at your own pace — pause, return, or let it play straight through. More rare full-length movies and unexpected finds are always on the way. — RET-TV DISCLAIMER This video is uploaded for the purposes of entertainment and historical preservation only. Some themes, language, or depictions reflect the era in which the film was produced. Viewer discretion advised. 👉
Starring Rockne Tarkington, William Smith, Connie Strickland
Black Samson

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Starring John Magaro, Chasten Harmon, Kat Cunning
The Mistress

In order to secure the position of Head of Pediatrics at a top Chicago hospital, a young, highly accomplished, pediatrician agrees to spend a summer setting up a clinic in a small town in the North Carolina mountains. Clashing against the ways of the small community he is forced to deal with the recent loss of his wife while reconnecting with his 9 year old son, and learning a different pace of life. Country Remedy is uplifting story of the healing power of family and community. Drama. Comedy. Family Director: Andrew C. Erin 2007 Stars: Cameron Bancroft Bellamy Young (Scandal) Aidan Mitchell Amber Benson (Buffy) Edie McClurg Winner of numerous film festival awards, including: Spirit Award at International Family Film Festival Best Film at Appalachian Film Festival Best Picture at California Independent Film Festival Alternate title - 'Simple Things' Rated PG MORE Popcornflix MOVIES, FREE on YouTube! Action: Romance: Horror: Crime: Drama: Comedy: Western: Popcornflix Channel page: Movies for Popcornflix subscribers outside USA: Watch more free movies and TV series at Popcornflix.com, or on the Popcornflix app available on Roku, Amazon FireTV, iOS, Android, Chromecast, and AppleTV. , Full length free movies and TV series. Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Popcornflix is owned/operated by Screen Media Ventures
Country Remedy Family

HELP US FINISH OUR NEXT MOVIE - SUPPORT US NOW AND CLAIM PERKS ON KICKSTARTER: SUPPORT US NOW AND CLAIM PERKS ON KO-FI ☕: Our next Project: SCREAM DESCENT After more than three years of hard dedicated work, blood, sweat and tears, we're proud and thrilled to release HALLOWEEN AFTERMATH, an UNOFFICIAL, yet extremely ambitious & high quality FAN FILM set within the Timeline established back in 2018. This FAN FILM takes place between HALLOWEEN KILLS and HALLOWEEN ENDS' four year time jump, specifically in October 2020, as we follow a new group of characters affected by the horrific events on Halloween Night 2018, both directly and indirectly. This story thrives on tension, dread, and character — a slow journey through trauma, fear, resilience, and the question: when evil returns, can anyone truly move on? 🩸 Synopsis October 2020: The Shape has vanished. Cole Dalton, a lucky survivor of Halloween night 2018, tries his hardest to heal, move on, and forget the events of that fateful night, ever unaware that evil is always near. 👥 CAST Ryan Jaske as Cole Dalton Celina Rescott as Marnie Sarah Siverson as Remedy Cincere Temple as Adam and introducing Summer Martin as Abby Co-Starring Nicky Von Gavin as Kyle Mulaney Natasha Perry as Belle Lisette Miranda as Mrs. Harris Adrian Navarro as Joseph Zachary Sumner as Jock Justin Castillo as Officer Pleasence Lee McCoy as Craig (Voice) with Kameron Gaxiola as "The Shape" and Henry Hetz as Lochlan Tramer Directed by: James Grim Written by: Cole Tatham Produced by: Cole Tatham and James Grim (as A63 Pictures & Grimnox Productions) Full CAST & CREW Viewable on IMDb: 🪧 Additional Information Release Date: October 17, 2025 (Streaming for FREE on YouTube) Runtime: 2 hours, 15 minutes Language: English ⚠️ Fan Film Disclaimer HALLOWEEN AFTERMATH is a non-commercial Fan Film, created by passionate volunteers and independent filmmakers. It is not affiliated with Trancas International Films, Universal Pictures, Blumhouse, Miramax, or any organization associated with the official Halloween IP. No single individual or entity involved has, nor will they ever, profit from this film’s distribution — it is made purely out of love for the franchise.
HALLOWEEN AFTERMATH

Awkward telemarketer Martha Plant lives a lonely existence burying treasure and eating split pea soup. When she takes in a vagrant with multiple personalities, she discovers having three friends in one may be more than she can handle. Long Description: In the wake of her parents death, awkward telemarketer Martha Plant lives a lonely existence sucking at selling air conditioners, burying stolen treasure in the desert, and eating split pea soup. When she fortuitously collides into Sadie Mayflower, a bubbly vagrant with an orange suitcase and penchant for chit chat, Martha takes her in and offers her a position as her treasure-burying assistant. When Martha learns her job is on the line, Sadie earns her spot on the couch by teaching Martha how to interact with her customers. But Martha quickly discovers her people-savvy friend has multiple personalities, some nicer than others. As Martha navigates having three friends in one, she uses some of her new skills to strike up a companionship with an air-conditioning client, Richard Cox. Meanwhile, Sadie begins seeing biblical visions and seeks spiritual consultation from an elderly church caretaker named Jesús. When someone starts stealing Martha’s treasure, this motley crew of desert loners unite in unusual ways to find the culprit. Written, Directed, Featuring: Alexandra Kotcheff Hannah Leder (The Morning Show) Also featuring: Phil Parolisi Pepe Serna Jovan Adepo Released in 2019 Film Festival favorite, with awards from: Fargo Film Festival San Francisco Independent Film Festival Cleveland International Film Festival Omaha Film Festival Nashville Film Festival Raindance Film Festival Austin Film Festival
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A surreal coming of age story told from the perspective of a young Scottish woman (Karen Gillan) trying to cope with the death of her best friend and struggling to confront what's truly haunting her. Written and directed by Karen Gillan Starring: Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy, MCU) Lee Pace Matthew Beard Honors/Awards: BAFTA Awards, Scotland - Nominee - Best Feature Film Glasgow Film Festival - Nominee - Audience Award Philadelphia Film Festival - Nominee - Best First Feature British Independent Film Awards - Nominee - Best Debut Screenwriter [Edited to YouTube ad standards] Summary: Written and directed by Karen Gillan, set in the Highlands of Scotland, a young woman, Liusaidh (pronounced "Lucy") spirals into a mid-twenties crisis. Witty and sarcastic, her manner is rapid and quick fire. Despite this, she can’t seem to connect with anyone and her heightened awareness of mortality consumes her. She finds comfort in her local pub and forms relationships with various men in attempts to find herself again. She meets a man (Lee Pace) simultaneously enduring a mid-life crisis and develops an anonymous connection with an old man over the phone, but neither of them give her the answers she needs. Ultimately, she is left to confront herself, and what's truly haunting her.
The Party's Just Beginning

A lively young woman with a life threatening illness visits Sequoia National Park with a plan to take matters into her own hands. Riley (Aly Michalka), a witty young woman who is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, departs to Sequoia National Park. With her camera in tow, she decides to film the last days of her life as a farewell note to her estranged and dysfunctional family, including her aggrieved mother Bev (Joey Lauren Adams) and her deadbeat father Oscar (Todd Lowe). Along the way, Riley meets Ogden (Dustin Milligan), an introspective musician. When Ogden discovers Riley’s plan, he makes it his goal to change her mind. As their new friendship deepens, an unlikely dedication to each other proves that while life isn't perfect, love can still be extraordinary. Edited for YouTube ad standards Drama, Comedy, Romance 2014 SXSW Film Festival 2014 Winner - Rainier Independent Film Festival - Rainier Llama Award Director: Andy Landen Featuring: Aly Michalka (Aly & AJ, iZombie) Dustin Milligan (Schitt's Creek) Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy) Todd Lowe (Gilmore Girls) Lou Diamond Phillips Demetri Martin (Daily Show, We Bare Bears)
Starring Elsha Kim, Amber Koval, Erica Michelle Butler
Sequoia

🌍 MULTIPLE SUBTITLES AVAILABLE! Click the "CC" (Closed Captions) button and the Settings gear icon (⚙️) at the bottom right of the video player to choose your preferred language. --- Immerse yourself in a profoundly moving, authentic, and emotionally gripping coming-of-age story about mental health, academic pressure, and the hidden struggles of modern youth! Watch the full movie "Little Miss Perfect" (original title on IMDb: Little Miss Perfect, 2016), an acclaimed independent drama written and directed with an incredibly empathetic and sharp vision by Marlee Roberts. Starring Karlee Roberts alongside Lilla Crawford and Izzy Palmieri, this poignant masterpiece shines a vital light on the dangerous pursuit of perfectionism and arrives on our channel fully preserved in crisp High Definition HD 1080p resolution! The plot follows Belle (Karlee Roberts), an overly ambitious and high-achieving high school freshman who seems to have it all together from the outside. However, beneath her perfect academic record and high social standing lies a mountain of overwhelming family expectations and social anxiety. Feeling an intense lack of control over her rapidly changing world, Belle shifts her meticulous focus inward, attempting to gain ultimate control over her life by rigidly controlling her weight. As her secret behavioral disorder deepens into a dangerous psychological obsession, her health hangs in the balance, forcing those around her to see past the flawless facade. 👉
LITTLE MISS PERFECT

Fans of Open Range (2003) and Old Henry (2021) cannot miss this faith-based post-classical western movie, directed by Matt Maloney, that proves Western themes remain a remarkably flexible canvas for exploring timeless questions of redemption, community, and the sacred amid the frontier. Set against the sun-baked topography of the American Southwest in the 1870s, the story centers on a solitary protagonist whose life is upended by a letter from his dying brother. The brother’s final, baffling wish asks him to shelter and employ a disgraced woman of ill repute, forcing the hardened horseman into a volatile cohabitation that tests both his standing in a conservative frontier community and his personal code of honor. As regional tensions mount and past sins demand reckoning, the narrative evolves into a earnest study of moral duty and grace under pressure. Lead actor Matt Malone delivers a grounded, stoic performance that anchors the picture, balancing taciturn ruggedness with a fragile emotional vulnerability that earned accolades on the independent festival circuit. Emerging from the contemporary revival of low-budget, faith-infused Western cinema, The Whore And The Horseman represents a stark, moralistic entry in the American frontier tradition. Maloney steers the narrative away from the nihilistic revisionism of late 20th-century Westerns and aligns it instead with an older, biblical ethos of redemption and spiritual endurance. Positioning itself within the indie Western sub-genre, the film anchors its dramatic weight on the clash between societal stigma and Christian charity, creating a work that feels at once intensely local and consciously archetype-driven. Distributed by Indie Rights, a hallmark distributor for independent filmmakers operating outside the studio apparatus, The Whore And The Horseman, within the modern Western landscape, which frequently leans toward extreme violence or grand historical deconstruction, deliberately opts for a chamber-drama intensity laced with classical action set-pieces. Emphasizing its grassroots roots, the film garnered attention on the specialized festival circuit, particularly at the Wild Bunch Film Festival where it picked up multiple awards, including honors for its romantic-Western screenplay and acting. A notable detail of its regional rollout included screenings held at local venues and community churches, including the King’s Trail Cowboy Church in Whitewright, Texas—a testament to how contemporary regional cinema bypasses traditional theatrical pipelines to forge direct connections with tailored audiences. The Whore And The Horseman (2025) Genre: Western, Romance © 2026 Indie Rights. Published under license. We secure AVOD rights for the grittiest and most popular Wild West epics and cowboy movies to provide you with a 100% FREE full-length American Frontier entertainment experience on YouTube!
