Patrick Moote\u2019s girlfriend rejected his marriage proposal on the Jumbo Tron at a UCLA basketball game. The humiliating scene went viral on YouTube. Ouch.<\/p>\n
After learning that the size of his manhood played a role in the rejection, Moote sets out on a global and personal expedition to find out if size really matters.<\/p>\n
The film embraces humor and tongue-in-cheek puns, but Moote and director Brian Spitz manage to avoid making a crass, frat-boy flick. Instead they produce an honest, soul-baring documentary.<\/p>\n
Moote starts out in a good-natured, not-taking-himself-too-seriously manner as he interviews old girlfriends, consults doctors and visits adult themed shops and museums. He even gets himself and his film crew thrown out of a sauna\/bath house in South Korea.<\/p>\n
But as the film progresses, Moote succumbs to the stress of filming his intimate journey. In the process he reveals the support of a close-knit family and possibly uncovers a few truths about love. (The film contains some explicit material.)<\/p>\n
\u2018Xmas Without China\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Feeling patriotic and tired of throwing out their children\u2019s Chinese-made toys because of lead contamination, the Jones family accepts a challenge from their neighbor, Chinese-born Tom Xia.<\/p>\n The Joneses agree to spend the month of December \u2013 up until Christmas Day \u2013 without any Chinese goods.<\/p>\n The Joneses soon find themselves taking on more than they bargained for. Stripping their home of all Chinese-made products means banishing comforts such as electric lights, the toaster, coffee maker and Xbox. Decorating for Christmas and shopping for presents also take on new meaning.<\/p>\n The documentary soars in its exposure of raw emotion and internal conflict. Xia, who has lived in the United States since he was 8-years-old, considers what it would mean to become an American citizen, and the Joneses try to balance national pride with the ideals of tolerance and acceptance.<\/p>\n What begins as a political, socioeconomic commentary on American consumerism, turns into a portrait of two very different families candidly sharing their versions of the American dream.<\/p>\n \u201812 O\u2019Clock Boys\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Pug, the 13-year-old son of a former exotic dancer, aspires to join the notorious and romanticized urban, dirt-bike gang known as the 12 O\u2019Clock boys.<\/p>\n Director Lotfy Nathan provides up-close-and-personal access to the hopes, dreams, frustrations and daily realities of a family living in a Baltimore ghetto.<\/p>\n Pug\u2019s mother reveals her struggles as a single parent trying to raise her children to resist the call of the streets.\u00a0In an intimate scene where the rest of the world seems to fade away, she momentarily escapes her daily struggles as she dances to her favorite Sade song at a local bar.<\/p>\n Pug\u2019s overwhelming desire to join the street-riding gang competes with his potential for success outside of his tough neighborhood. Membership in the dirt-bike gang promises fame and glory as its members perform dangerous stunts and engage the local police in a bitter struggle.<\/p>\n The film explores the viewpoints of both gang members and law enforcement.<\/p>\n![\"Xmas](\"http:\/\/www.theaccent.org\/accent2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/LgWeb_Xmas_Without_China_credit_Photo_Courtesy_of_Xmas_Without_China.jpg\" "\\"Xmas")
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