Jorge F. Lopes

When the price of loyalty cycles into the loss of everything he loves

After serving 10 years in prison, Angel Diaz re-enters society and tries to reconnect with his Daughter Gina who was 7 years old when her father was locked up for dealing drugs.

This feature takes us into the world of "boosters" or shoplifters where a charismatic, intelligent young female booster from a dysfunctional family, notably her mother and grandmother, engages in the illegal occupation of shoplifting. A non-stereotypical view of how problematic family relations fed her foray into a criminal profession.

Across The Line is a first hand account of the pressures and temptations that face vice cops while they are undercover. In the high stakes world of undercover police work, the undercover operatives walk a fine line. Where not going deep enough can get you killed, going too deep can have dire consequences as well. When the line between right and wrong starts to become unclear to an undercover cop, he must make a very difficult decision. A decision that not only affects him, but everyone else around him.

When the price of loyalty cycles into the loss of everything he loves