Staying out late in the city on Sunday nights might not seem so appealing to most Metro-North commuters, but as the reverse commute grows there are a lot more of you who actually live there to begin with.

If you do, and are looking for something different on Sunday Nights - you might want to check out Sundays In The City at the Tribeca Cinema, where you can catch some lively independent film fare.

I attended the sold-out premiere of Across Dot Ave last night, a film by director Mark Ezovski ( The Absolute Truth About Pro Wrestling ), as my friend, David Lombard (Starrbooty, Plague Town ) was starring.

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Right: Star David Lombard pensively awaits the film’s premiere Across Dot Ave is the story of a New York stockbroker, Kevin Hearns (Lombard), who returns to his dysfunctional family’s Dorchester home to support an aunt who has fallen ill from a workplace-induced cancer.

During his uncomfortable stay, he must confront his teenage past as a reluctant skinhead whose life fatefully diverged from his gang’s one violent night - a legacy which has now impacted the life of his troubled younger sister, Sarah (Kelly Diegnan).

Although I cringed at the idea of a nearly 2-hour indie flick, and indeed the beginning of the film had me a bit concerned with its pacing, the movie gains steam when the flashbacks are introduced and gets better and better as it goes along.

By the end of the film, we are heavily invested in the conflict between Hearns and his former friend Sully, who share a powerful confrontation on a Boston beach. Roland Uruci (Mail Order Wife) turns out a standout performance as Sully - both he and Lombard do a great job in this scene.

All of the skinhead actors also turn out fine performances, each carving out well-defined individual characters of their own. Andrea Ballo and Doug Barron are eerily believable as Hearn’s mother and ailing alcoholic father.

Across Dot Ave has its Boston premiere in June.

After the film, the director revealed that the screenplay is heavily based on the stories told to him by the ‘real-life’ Kevin, a friend of Ezovski’s who had indeed evolved from skinhead to finance pro after catching a life-saving break.

Before the film, there were some great trailers for upcoming Sundays In The City screenings, including the erotic and disturbing You Are Alone, the not-at-all exploitative midget film toddler-casted Amazing Adventures of Little Batman, as well as the made-for-TV tech thriller The Hacker Chronicles and a flash of the fan film Return of The Ghostbusters.

For dates and times of these screenings as well as other Sundays In The City events, see the schedule at TribecaCinemas.com.

Below, Director Ezovski introduces his film at the premiere…