Paul Butler

A group of real estate salesmen in Chicago compete for the best "leads" at a small firm selling property in "resort" areas, such as Florida and Arizona. When a hotshot executive from the head office arrives and proposes a vicious sales contest, competition gets stiff, and salesmen who have worked a lifetime for the company find their jobs in jeopardy. (Artisan)

A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution. (imdb)

A charismatic old acquaintance drifts into town, stirring up trouble for a mild-mannered family. (imdb)

Two students (Jian-Wa and Wago) in the Peoples Republic of China are forced to flee out of China after having taken part in a protest action for freedom (reference is made to the fights at Tiananmen Square in 1989). They come to America, and try to build up a new life. After a while, one of the brothers pursues a musical career while the other gets entangled in a criminal organization. (imdb)

The saga picks up in Washington, DC where Jian-wa is competing in a classical music competition (under the name Michael Lee). Back in LA, Jian-wa's brother Wago is wanted by the F.B.I. and manage to pull Jian-wa back to L.A. for questioning. They also want him to infiltrate his brother's gang in order to save Wago. Can Jian-wa get Wago to see the truth about things before it's too late?

Set in the early 20th century, when Native Americans were forced to attend boarding schools to assimilate with white culture, this provocative drama follows Charlie (Winter Fox Frank), a teenager who flees one such school to return home. Wes Studi is Sam Franklin, a Cherokee bounty hunter who has rejected his native people, charged with bringing Charlie back.

Streetwise joker Bobby (Tommy Davidson) is looking for a job beyond the company mailroom. His buddy, straitlaced exec Waymon (Joseph C. Phillips), is in a position to lend a hand, but in return, he wants Bobby to help him become hip enough to meet Natalie (Halle Berry), the girl of his dreams. Can they both change their personalities enough to get what they want?

The saga of a Chicago police detective's efforts to stop a young hood's ruthless rise in the ranks of organized crime. (imdb)