Marilyn McMahon Adams

At Middleton

George is an uptight surgeon with a rebellious teenage son. Edith is a free spirit with an overachieving teenage daughter. When they meet during an admissions tour with their kids at the small, idyllic Middleton University, they decide to ditch the group. Though adversaries at first, they soon discover that the only thing better than the college tour, is the detour.

Somewhere Slow

When Anna Thompson gets mixed-up in a convenience store robbery, she makes a split-decision to walk out of her life and into the unknown. On her travels, she meets Travis, a teenage drifter on his own journey of self-discovery.

In the Valley of Elah

A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.

The Seduction of Miss Leona

An unmarried, reclusive college teacher is torn between a married maintenance man who has been repairing her house and her former professor and lover.

Night Shift

UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A drama about two night shift diner workers whose care for each other transcends the minutia. Bad tips, argumentative customers, and the long hours behind the counter foster a profound sense of solidarity between these two women.