Sidney Mansa Winters

Father's Day

Iraq war vet Calvin (Cordell Al-Ruh) returns home to fight his resentful ex for visitation rights to their 9-year-old son. A hard-won day of father-son bonding at a quiet fishing spot is transformed into an action-packed nightmare when the boy’s backpack unknowingly becomes the repository for a disc belonging to corporate hackers on the run. A crew of hired assassins is unleashed and the frightened boy experiences a new side of his dad as the two run for their lives through the deep woods. Shot entirely in Chicago. (Gene Siskel Film Center)

Paranormal Ascendancy

Inspired by true events, Michael's friend Kenny reveals that he has a ghost living in his room who stops by every night at 3 A.M. Expecting to see nothing but a few tricks, Michael visits the room and experiences otherworldly phenomena that he can't explain. Soon after he seems to be followed by the number 3, appearing everywhere he goes. Intrigued by these events, Michael's younger sister tags along the next day to see the room for herself. Things take a turn for the worse however, as they both find themselves in a place of the dead, with mysterious spirits chasing after them. Michael learns the number 3 is a warning for a long lost love who faces certain doom on September 3rd. Forced to face his past, can he warn her before it's too late, or are there greater forces at work?

Tactical

In this action thriller, drug kingpins battle law enforcers in a vicious cycle of violence after a murder witness goes missing.