Films with: Young, Robert M.

American me

Inspired by a true story, this is the story of a vicious Latino prison gang leader, doomed by his past to a life of harsh, unforgiving violence after his release from jail. He grows up in East Los Angeles, joins a street gang and is in prison while he is still of an age to be in high school. By the time he is back on the streets again, he is a skillful, educated criminal.

DVD 8503

Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Set in 1901. After a heated misunderstanding due to poor translation leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight from the Texas Rangers, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days.

DVD 13359

Nothing but a man

Set against the stirrings of the civil rights movement and a rising wave of burgeoning black pride. This tells the story of Duff, a railroad section hand who is forced to confront racial prejudice and self-denial when he falls in love with Josie, an educated preacher's daughter. An uplifting story about a man and a woman whose love overcomes racial and class barriers.

DVD 3201

Short eyes

Tensions erupt among inmates when an accused child molester is placed in a Manhattan detention center.

DVD 2517