Rene Arreola

Saul Sanchez returns home to the rough Los Angeles neighborhood of Highland Park, also known as The Avenues, after serving a decade-long prison sentence. Once back, Saul seeks a reunion with his estranged young daughter. Guided by a sympathetic parole officer, who discovers his hidden illiteracy, Saul begins writing a letter to his daughter and begins a journey of self-discovery amid pressure from his gangland Avenidas familia. As Saul separates himself from old friends, he mentors a troubled teenage neighbor following an all-too-familiar gang path. Based on a true story, "Avenues" tells a deeply personal story of fatherhood and the isolation felt by former convicts.

A serial killer exposes the dark secrets of his victims in an effort to kidnap their souls.

A short about an inner city youth running from one difficult circumstance to another as he navigates a girlfriend's ultimatum and a violent gang's threats if he refuses to join them.

A reformed convict returns home to connect with the young daughter he's never met only to discover she's happy living with an adopted father. Now he faces a dilemma in wanting to give her a letter he struggled to write while in prison.

Why does our modern world remain so violent? Explorer's Inside the Warrior Gene examines the work of a new breed of scientists who believe the answer may lie not in society, but in our DNA.