Thomas Ryan Ward

Initiative is the story of Pete, the Game Master. He, Dave, Ed and Larry, have been playing for years. Pete is in complete control of what can and does happen and enforces the rules of the game. But is Pete really playing with friends?

The film brings together a group of writers and performers to satirize American democracy and politics through roughly a dozen original songs in the style of Mel Brooks

Sadie Leggett, a quiet elementary school teacher, is left to return to her small hometown during summer vacation. When she runs into her high school sweetheart, Jack Ryland, she must confront everything that was left unsaid all those years ago.

In the days before Christmas, Carlton Taylor has his life in perfect order. A meticulous textbook editor devoted to facts, structure, and the sanctity of the printed word, he has spent decades doing one thing well. Then a young CEO arrives to drag his longtime publishing house into an AI-driven future, and Carlton discovers exactly how disposable a lifetime of expertise can be.

Initiative is the story of Pete, the Game Master. He, Dave, Ed and Larry, have been playing for years. Pete is in complete control of what can and does happen and enforces the rules of the game. But is Pete really playing with friends?

The film brings together a group of writers and performers to satirize American democracy and politics through roughly a dozen original songs in the style of Mel Brooks

The film brings together a group of writers and performers to satirize American democracy and politics through roughly a dozen original songs in the style of Mel Brooks

In the days before Christmas, Carlton Taylor has his life in perfect order. A meticulous textbook editor devoted to facts, structure, and the sanctity of the printed word, he has spent decades doing one thing well. Then a young CEO arrives to drag his longtime publishing house into an AI-driven future, and Carlton discovers exactly how disposable a lifetime of expertise can be.

In the days before Christmas, Carlton Taylor has his life in perfect order. A meticulous textbook editor devoted to facts, structure, and the sanctity of the printed word, he has spent decades doing one thing well. Then a young CEO arrives to drag his longtime publishing house into an AI-driven future, and Carlton discovers exactly how disposable a lifetime of expertise can be.

In the days before Christmas, Carlton Taylor has his life in perfect order. A meticulous textbook editor devoted to facts, structure, and the sanctity of the printed word, he has spent decades doing one thing well. Then a young CEO arrives to drag his longtime publishing house into an AI-driven future, and Carlton discovers exactly how disposable a lifetime of expertise can be.