Ashland Thomas

Love, loss and transformative luck intersect in this musical drama about two struggling artists experiencing life at full volume in Los Angeles.

Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.

Nearly a decade after occupation by an extraterrestrial force, the lives of a Chicago neighborhood on both sides of the conflict are explored. In a working-class Chicago neighborhood occupied by an alien force for nine years, increased surveillance and the restriction of civil rights have given rise to an authoritarian system -- and dissent among the populace.

An historian provides consultation to a film production, not realizing her role in a larger game between the film's director and producer.

A tense conversation between two court officials revealing political dealings, a federal investigation, and their own potential exposure to legal scrutiny as they attempt to manage the fallout.

In 1962, a rural schoolteacher is put to the test when she discovers that her students are being threatened by an ancient evil.

Love, loss and transformative luck intersect in this musical drama about two struggling artists experiencing life at full volume in Los Angeles.

An historian provides consultation to a film production, not realizing her role in a larger game between the film's director and producer.

An historian provides consultation to a film production, not realizing her role in a larger game between the film's director and producer.

A tense conversation between two court officials revealing political dealings, a federal investigation, and their own potential exposure to legal scrutiny as they attempt to manage the fallout.