According to the TV Tropes wiki, the phrase “Torn from today’s headlines” was originally used by Warner Bros. in the 1930s. They used the catchphrase “to promote the gritty realism of their ‘social problem’ films.” Now, almost a century later, New York-based filmmaker Jeffrey Turboff has continued that tradition with “Homebody,” a gripping six-minute film…

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“Requiem,” shot on an iPhone 4s  by Jeffrey Turboff, combines stunning visuals and a spare narration reminiscent of Truffaut to pack a lifetime into a two-minute movie. You’ll need to play “Requiem” more than once to see–and hear–all that it has to offer. FacebookTwitter

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Jeffrey Turboff earns his bread and butter working nights, editing for ABC News’ Nightline—but he’s also got a passion for creative indie projects such as the dazzling music video “Fools Parade,” which he directed for the band Trumpeter Swan. Although our policy is to keep articles to just a few hundred words, Jeffrey’s description of…

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