Blow to the Heart (1982)

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

Meeting his handicapped son for the first time, a young father attempts to forge a relationship with the teenager.

After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live.

After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.

A blind teacher breaks the rules to help a female student rediscover the pleasures of life.

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.

The death of a wealthy patriarch in 1885 sets off an interfamily power struggle. Son Ferdinando buys out his other relatives in order to gain full control over the dead man's property. But Ferdinando's nephew Amerigo holds out. Amerigo's stance is weakened when he heads for Florence and meets prostitute Bianca.

An aging soccer fanatic faces down the reality of his past while struggling to give himself and a young follower very different futures.

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.