Hollywood Black Film Festival

Hollywood Black Film Festival 2013 Winners

HARD TIME BUS,
 directed by Dean Charles, won the award for Best Feature; and TAKE US HOME
, directed by Aileen LeBlanc and Orly Malessa won the award for Best Documentary, at the Hollywood Black Film Festival which took place October 6 to 6, 2013.  IF I WERE A BELL written and directed by Sherese Robinson Lee won the award for Best Short.

Starring Neil Reidman, Naomi Ryan and Roger Griffiths, HARD TIME BUS follows Mark Bishop, who after a rude awakening, his carefree and complacent lifestyle comes crashing back to reality, forcing him to make hasty plans to marry devoted girlfriend, Denise. His decision opens his eyes to the life he led and the friends he thought he knew, but will the years of complacency finally catch up with him before he makes it to the alter.

In the documentary TAKE US HOME
, Fekadu and his family of eight have been waiting in Gondar for ten years. They are hoping to among those who are chosen to go to Israel but, though they are of Jewish heritage, they had been practicing Christianity since their grandparents converted many years ago. Do they fit the criteria as to who is Jewish and deserving of acceptance at “home” in the state of Israel?

FEATURE WINNER


HARD TIME BUS
Written by: Owen Mowatt

Directed by: Dean Charles

SHORT WINNER

IF I WERE A BELL

Written/Directed by: Sherese Robinson Lee

 Shorts HONORABLE MENTION


SUNDAY’S AT NOON
Written by: Lyric Anderson & Tami Roman

Directed by: Ka’ramuu Kush 

STUDENT WINNER


JUMP
Written by: Anthony Harper

Directed by: Not Provided

Students HONORABLE MENTION


BEYOND THE ECHO OF THE DRUM
Written by: Not Provided
Directed by: Lori Webster


 DOCUMENTARY WINNER


TAKE US HOME
Written by: Aileen LeBlanc

Directed by: Aileen LeBlanc & Orly Malessa

DOCUMENTARY HONORABLE MENTION


IN SEARCH OF THE BLACK KNIGHT
Written/Directed by: Tamarat Makonnen

WEB SERIES WINNER


MOMMY UNCENSORED: CONFESSIONS
OF A REAL MOM
Written by: 
Shannon Byrd, 
Adrian Dukes, 
Kellana Franklin, 
Charity Jordan
, Nell Maxwell, 
Zoie Sykes, 
Sonya Tate-Smith
Directed by: 
Christine Horn, 
Justin Jordan, 
David Kote, 
Sharell Luckett, 
Nik Mynyan

FILM DIASPORA

MALAGASY MANKANY (LEGENDS OF MADAGASCAR)
Writer-director: Haminiaina Ratovarivony

PROJECT STARGAZER

The finalists will begin Project Stargazer Lab in January 2014, where they will be paired with mentors from the entertainment industry and NASA while they further develop their Sci-Fi ideas into a feature length screenplay at Writers Boot Camp over the course of nine months.

BEYOND HEAVEN
by: Ronald Taylor, Los Angeles, CA


BROUGHT UP
by: Rashim Cannad and Tarina Pouncy, Los Angeles, CA


MIRA BANE
by: Arvel Chappell III and Michael J. Martinez, Los Angeles, CA

STORYTELLER COMPETITION

1st place Winner:  ESTEEM LADIES OF HOPE – Shington Lamy, Tallahassee, FL

2nd place: THE PACK – BOND OF BLOOD, Devvin Mattison, Arlington, TX

3rd place:  MADAME CHARLIE – Nadria Tucker, Los Angeles, CA

TWINKIE BYRD’S MONOLOGUE SLAM

Kyla Garcia, Los Angeles, CA

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 WINNIE MANDELA

WINNIE MANDELA has been selected as the Opening Night Film of the 2013 Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Starring Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) and Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow), Winnie Mandela is described as an epic story of love, sacrifice and courage.

Moving from a remote tribal village to the sprawling metropolis of Johannesburg, South Africa, a proud young Winnie (Jennifer Hudson) soon found love with a rising political star, Nelson Mandela (Terrence Howard).  When Nelson was imprisoned for protesting the brutal Apartheid government, Winnie worked tirelessly to win his freedom and to carry on his message of peace and equality.  Her struggle to keep the Mandela dream alive was rewarded by years of persecution and imprisonment, including 18 months of solitary confinement.  Throughout, her resolve to fight for her freedom, her family and her country never wavered.  Her leadership and unconquerable spirit caught the attention of the world and earned her the name “the mother of the nation.”

http://youtu.be/HqNhuoguiFE 

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The 2013 Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) will host a FREE live Storyteller Showcase that will take place Friday, October 4th at The W Hotel, 6250 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028 in Great Rooms 1 & 2. The Showcase is open to the public.

Since its inception in 1998, the Hollywood Black Film Festival has honored and encouraged scribes for their excellence in and dedication to the art of storytelling. HBFF celebrates how important the written word is to the mediums of film and television and gives recognition to those who put those words on the page.

Helmed by HBFF staff member and blossoming actress Alexia Peebles, each year of the festival, writers from all over the globe submit their work to be considered for one of the 10 slots given to the Storyteller Semi-Finalists. Whether a feature, short, documentary, or written for television, countless scripts are read, critiqued, and scored by a jury panel comprised of working industry professionals to determine the best works to advance into the next phase of the competition. Next, the top 10 scripts are read and critiqued again to find out which three will become Storyteller Finalists. The ranking of those top three are announced at the Filmmakers and Storyteller Awards Presentation at the close of the festival.  

The writers of the 10 semi-finalist scripts are given a personal invitation to the festival, where they receive exclusive, personalized attention from Storyteller’s mentor of 11 years, Harrison Reiner. He is an award-winning script-writer and valued staff member at CBS Television Studio’s Scripted Cable Series Division.

“I have been working with Harrison for the past six years,” Alexia says, “and what I know for certain is that he is completely invested and dedicated. Harrison loves nothing more than mentoring. It’s such a big part of who he is. The Storyteller Semi-Finalists have always found their time with him invaluable.”

The prize package for the three Storyteller Finalists includes the writer choosing a scene from their script to be performed by working LA actors before an audience in the new Storyteller Live Showcase. Formerly called the Storyteller Live Staged Reading, participants have included Obba Babbatunde, Loretta Devine, Jackee’ Harry, Tatiana Ali, and Kenny Lattimore in the night dedicated to HBFF Storytellers.

This year’s performances are being cast and directed by noted director/ playwright, Patricia Cuffie-Jones, protégé of David E. Talbert. Patricia has made quite a name for herself with projects such as Love the One You’re With and Love’s Holiday. This will be her first collaboration with HBFF and she is excited about the new endeavor.  

“I want to make the writers proud, give the audience an appetite for more, and give platform to some extraordinary talent,” she shares.

“I look forward to staging these phenomenal stories, keeping true to the honesty and integrity in which it was written, and revealing to the audience the genuine heart and raw soul that lies within it”.

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MALAGASY MANKANY (LEGENDS OF MADAGASCAR)

The Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) taking place October 2 to 6, 2013, in Hollywood, CA, has integrated a new sidebar, Film Diaspora, into its 2013 programming slate. Film Diaspora will showcase independent films and filmmakers from the African Diaspora. The lineup will include 11 films — three features, six shorts, and two documentaries from 8 countries — Nigeria, Haiti, Cameroon, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Madagascar, Burkina Faso and South Africa

FEATURES

FLOWER GIRL (Nigeria)
Writer: Jigi Bello, Director: Michelle Bello

MALAGASY MANKANY (LEGENDS OF MADAGASCAR) (Madagascar)
Writer/Director: Haminiaina Ratovarivony

NINAH’S DOWRY (Cameroon)
Writer/Director: Victor Viyuoh 

SHORTS

MIDNIGHT SCORPIAN (Burkina Faso)
Writer/Director: Tony Amara

NHAMO (South Africa)
Writer/Director: Eunice Chiwesha Goldstein

OGONDAH (Nigeria)
Writer/Director: Willis Ikedum

SUNNI MAN (New Zealand)
Writer/Director: Hamish Mortland

TOUCH (London)
Writer/Director: Shola Amoo

UNSPOKEN (Nigeria)
Writers: Edith Nwekenta and Ola Laniyan

DOCUMENTARIES

ADOPTED ID (Haiti)
Writer: Andrew Togobo Director: Sonia Godding

TOGOBO SODIQ (London)
Writer/Director: Adeyemi Michael 

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 Mister (Ethan Brooks) and Pete (Skylan Dizon) take to the streets in order to survive a summer in Brooklyn without parental supervision in THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE

THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE, has been selected as the 2013 closing night film of the Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) which runs October 2 to October 6, 2013.  Directed by George Tillman, Jr. THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE stars Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Jennifer Hudson, Golden Globe and EMMY Award winner Jeffrey Wright, Skylan Brooks, Ethan Dizon, American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Anthony Mackie.  The film also features new music by Grammy Award-winning multiplatinum recording artist Alicia Keys, who is also a producer.  THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE will be released in select theaters on October 11, 2013

THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE is a beautifully observed and tremendously moving film about salvation through friendship and the way transformation sometimes can happen just by holding on long enough. During a sweltering summer in New York City, 13-year-old Mister’s (Skylan Brooks) hard-living mother (Jennifer Hudson) is apprehended by the police, leaving the boy and nine-year-old Pete (Ethan Dizon) alone to forage for food while dodging child protective services and the destructive scenarios of the Brooklyn projects. Faced with more than any child can be expected to bear, the resourceful Mister nevertheless feels he is an unstoppable force against seemingly unmovable obstacles. But what really keeps the pair in the survival game is much more Mister’s vulnerability than his larger-than-life attitude. 

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Filmmaker and screenwriter winners of the 2012 Hollywood Black Film Festival

Tanya Kersey, Executive Director, announced the 2013 season of The Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) with an inspiring line up of films, panels, panelists and festivities over a four day period.  HBFF happens October 2-6, 2013 and will be hosted at the Montalban Theater, 1615 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA and The W Hotel, 6250 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028.

Some of this year’s highlights include: Film Diaspora Sidebar, launching independent films and filmmakers from the Diaspora outside of the U.S. and Canada. Happening Thursday, October 3 from 11am-8pm, 11 films from eight countries – Burkina Faso, Cameroon, England, Haiti, Madagascar, New Zealand, Nigeria and South Africa.

Twinkie Byrd’s Monologue Slam is back on Saturday, October 5 at 7pm , a panel of celebrity judges will participate in a lively Q&A discussion about all things acting.  Also returning is Live Storyteller Staged Reading on Friday, Oct 4 at 7pm, featuring a live staged reading from the finalist scripts in the festival’s storyteller competition.

Recognized as the premiere Black film festival in Hollywood showcasing the best independent films from Black filmmakers, HBFF leads with innovation by delivering top-shelf panels designed to empower filmmakers and expose Black film to diverse audiences right in the heart of the movie capital.

“This year marks a pivotal moment in our history as we celebrate the artistry of Black film from coast-to-coast and worldwide,” said Kersey. “This year it’s our goal to expose the masses to dynamic Black film, while educating people on best practices for getting film financing, creating stories and tapping into the power players doing the deals through our informative Infotainment Conference panels and workshops.” 

HBFF 2013 Schedule (Subject to Change)

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

12 noon ­ 3pm ­ Registration (The W Hollywood) 8:00pm ­ Opening Night Film (Montalban Theatre) 10:30pm ­ Opening Night After Party (TBA)

Thursday, October 3, 2013

9am­ 5pm ­ Registration (The W Hollywood)

9am ­6pm ­ Infotainment Conference
(The W Hollywood Great Room 1 & 2 unless otherwise noted)

9:00am ­10:00am
 The Impact of Science Fiction on New Technology
Project Stargazer (The W Hollywood, Great Room 3)
A panel of NASA scientists and engineers will discuss how science fiction has influenced the reality of advanced engineering and technology solutions, as well as how these solutions to real world space science challenges have given birth to products that address everyday societal needs. We will address current and future space missions and ways to inspire and excite audiences about the future of space exploration.

10:00am ­11:00am
 Developing Science Fiction inspired by Space Science Facts
Project Stargazer (The W Hollywood, Great Room 3)
This will be a dynamic and interactive discussion between NASA engineers/scientists and writers/filmmakers to inspire new ways of portraying science fiction while uncovering the realities of space science facts. The goal is to further the collaboration between an industry that is charged with telling visual stories and an organization responsible for undertaking the pursuit of hard science and space exploration. The two groups will meet to focus collectively on uncovering material useful to both the scientific and filmmaking communities, with an emphasis on a quality information exchange that is accurate, compelling, and innovative.

10:00am
 The Ins & Outs of Navigating a Film Festival
This discussion will give filmmakers the necessary information to successfully navigate film festivals in order to maximize your time, make career changing connections, and gain visibility for your project.

11:15am
 Turning the Tide: A Hollywood Success Story
This panel will talk to artists who had momentum in their careers and they used that momentum to create a success story. Panelists will share their stories of struggle to triumph. Come learn what it takes to take your career from aspiring to true Hollywood story.

12:30pm
 Shooting Abroad
This panel will discuss opportunities for U.S. filmmakers to go overseas and make their movies, co­productions, financing, etc. Learn what you need to know to film overseas, and how is it different. Find out what shooting abroad can offer in terms of locations, financial instruments and incentives, cast and crew, infrastructure and co­producing. With the right preparation and local partners, filming overseas can be the experience of a lifetime.

2:00pm
 Brown Bag Lunch: Social Media Strategies to Expand Your Brand
Discover opportunities to reach new audiences and promote your projects on your own. In this hands­on session, entertainment industry professionals will finally learn the difference between Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0, which tools to use, and critically, when and how to use them. From blogs to wikis to widgets, find out how to navigate social media to expand your entertainment brand.

3:30pm
 A Conversation with Writer/Director …

5:00pm
 Crowdfunding Master Class: How to Build a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign
Learn how to set up a successful crowdfunding campaign and shape the perfect message to get your project funded. Hear from content creators who have successfully funded their projects through crowdfunding, and learn about the latest news and developments & legal issues in the crowdfunding space.

11am­11pm Film Screenings (Montalban Theatre) 11am­5pm Film Diaspora Sidebar

11:15am ­1pm
 Project Stargazer Semi­Finalists Workshop (closed door ­ by invitation only) (The W Hollywood, Great Room 3)

1:30­ 5:30pm Storyteller Semi­Finalists Workshop (closed door ­ by invitation only) (The W Hollywood, Great Room 3)

5­7pm ­ HBFF Happy Hour (The W Hollywood Living Room) 10pm ­ Evening Event

Friday, October 4, 2013

9am­ 7pm ­ Registration (The W Hollywood)

9am ­1pm
 Project Stargazer Pitch Development Workshop for Semi­Finalists (closed door ­ by invitation only) (The W Hollywood, Great Room 3)

In this closed­session workshop, Project Stargazer semi­finalists will further developed their sci­fi pitches with an eye to working up a strong narrative through­line, affecting characters, character arcs, subplot, and a sense of what the story is about most, i.e. what the writer is trying to communicate most in telling the story being told. The goal of the workshop is to prepare Project Stargazer semi­finalists to give their best pitch possible during the Project Stargazer Pitch Panel.

10am ­6pm ­ Infotainment Conference
(The W Hollywood Great Room 1 & 2 unless otherwise noted)

10:00am 
Produce & Distribute Films on any Budget
Independent film financing and distribution of a film can be tricky. You can pitch a film project, but you must also be able to dance to music of the investor. It’s their stage, and they don’t like indie filmmakers looking for funding. Come find out how the availability of commercial distribution opportunities for films at any budget level is changing as the industry embraces an explosion of new and unconventional resources for financing, producing and distributing independent films.

11:15am
 Creating Content for the New Digital Hollywood
This panel will explore the ever evolving development, distribution and marketing of content and show you how you can take advantage of new opportunities as digital content options are spreading across new platforms such as the web (Internet TV), phones and tablets, and audiences evolve how they watch content. New programming options created by YouTube, Google, Netflix, Amazon and Yahoo, to name just a few, have changed the strategy for producing content and the way it is monetized.

12:30pm 
Pitching Yourself & Your Project (followed by Speed Networking Session)
You need to be prepared to talk about you and your project at any time or place. In this workshop, you’ll develop and sharpen your pitch, polish your presentation skills, and learn how to clearly convey your passion and the marketability of your film, TV or new media project. Then you’ll have an opportunity to use what you just learned while getting mentorship from top executives, producers and artists in the industry.

1:15pm
 The Creative Process This panel discussion will help filmmakers understand the creative process and how to tackle the daunting task of making a feature film. How do producers and industry gatekeepers decide to take on a project? How do you assemble the right team? How to polish a script? How do actors interpret the story? The questions can be endless for a new filmmaker. This panel serves to answer some of those questions with practical answers.

2:45pm
 Out of This World: Writing & Producing Sci­Fi
Project Stargazer
Do you have an idea for a movie that is worlds away or light years ahead of its time? This panel will show you how to flesh out your futuristic hero, create detailed new worlds, weave your fiction from the laws of physics and the universe, and transcend the typical science fiction story to write a really special script. A good sci­fi movie relies on both a high concept idea and the emotions of a human story to make it enduring. Learn how to turn your idea into a working screenplay that crafts a visual narrative and tells a compelling story then bring it all together in post to create an epic­looking film that is visually stunning and keeps moviegoers on the edge of their seats. Explore the technologies, visual special effects and green screen techniques that increase the production value of your sci­fi film. This panel will feature writers, directors, designers, producers and distributors discussing the essential creative elements and business issues around getting sci­fi films off the ground.

4:15pm 
Making Money through the Film Distribution Pipeline
This session will address the many ways filmmakers can make money with their films through the distribution pipeline.

5:30pm
 A Conversation w/Producer …

11am­11pm ­ Film Screenings (Montalban Theatre)

1:30­ 5:30pm Storyteller Finalists Workshop (closed door ­ by invitation only)

(The W Hollywood, Great Room 3)
5­7pm ­ HBFF Happy Hour (The W Hollywood Living Room)
7pm ­ Storyteller Live Staged Reading (The W Hollywood Great Room 1 & 2) 10pm ­ Evening Event (TBD)

Saturday, October 5, 2013

9am­ 7pm ­ Registration (The W Hollywood)

10am ­6pm ­ Infotainment Conference 
(The W Hollywood Great Room 1 & 2 unless otherwise noted)

10:00am
 Distributing and Marketing Independent Films

11:15am
 Screenwriting Workshop Sponsored by Writers Bootcamp

12:30pm
 The Directors Chair
Sponsored by Directors Guild of America
This session will give us an inside view into the life of a director and their personal stories. What does a director do? How do you get into the directors chair? How do you become a member of the DGA?

1:45pm
 Becoming a Powerbroker and the Deals That Made Them!
Some of Hollywood’s top legal minds, agents and managers will discuss a broad range of topics from how they became powerbrokers to how to get one of them on your team.

3:00pm
 Acting Out
Directors discuss their films and careers, the industry, and the building blocks needed to successfully develop a directing career.

3­6pm 
Project Stargazer Pitch Panel 
(The W Hollywood Great Room 3) 
Watch the ten (10) Project Stargazer semi­finalists compete for three (3) spots in HBFF’s Project Stargazer 2014 Lab as they pitch their sci­fi projects to a stellar panel of judges from the entertainment industry and scientific community. Get valuable tips from seasoned writers, producers, and executives as they provide insight and feedback to the Stargazer hopefuls on how to craft a captivating pitch, one that engages listeners so that they want to read the script.

4:00pm
 Masters Class: Producers Prospective
 All projects face the same basic challenges – from developing material, finding the money, building strong collaborative teams, and ultimately, taking the project from script to screen. This is a roundtable discussion with seasoned and successful film and television producers and production executives who share their experience and offer concrete advice on producing for film and television.

5:15pm
 A Conversation With …

7pm
 Twinkie Byrd’s Monologue Slam
 A panel of celebrity judges will participate in a lively Q&A discussion about all things acting ­­ career development, audition tips & techniques, and much more. Following the panel discussion, the 11 contest finalists will perform their monologue in front of a panel of celebrity judges and a live audience. The panel will also give each actor feedback on their performance.

11am ­11pm ­ Film Screenings (Montalban Theatre)
5­7pm ­ HBFF Happy Hour (The W Hollywood Living Room) 10pm ­ Evening Event (TBD)

Sunday, October 6, 2013

10am­4pm ­ Registration (The W Hollywood)
11am­4pm Infotainment Conference (The W Hollywood Great Room)

11:00am
 A Conversation With …

2:00 pm Pitchathon

Sponsored by Mozzell Entertainment

The first half the Pitchathon features studio development executives, producers and distributors sharing their insights and tips on how to successfully pitch a completed film, finished script and/or ideas. In the second half you’ll have a chance to actually pitch your projects and get valuable feedback and creative input from industry pros who are “in the know.”

11am­ 11pm Film Screenings (Montalban Theatre)
 6pm ­ Closing Night Film & Filmmaker Awards (Montalban Theatre) 8:30pm ­ Wrap Party(Montalban Theatre Atrium)

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The Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) unveiled its 2013 official artwork designed by London-based visual artist, Vince Fraser. According to the festival, “The design was commissioned to illuminate HBFF’s brand identity and audience appeal.”  Fraser is a first generation British born artist with Jamaican parents who has worked as a digital illustrator and visual artist for 15 years.  “We selected Vince to design our official 2013 artwork  because after one look at his aesthetic, we knew he was the one that would bring the flair and  creativity that represents the Hollywood Black Film Festival,” said Tanya Kersey, Founder and  Executive Director of HBFF.

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The 13th Hollywood Black Film Festival scheduled to take place October 2 – 6, 2013, announced the lineup of Official Selections which includes 2 Features, 38 Shorts, 11 Student Films, 7 Docs and 2 Web Series. Features on the lineup include HARD TIME BUS directed by Dean Charles and THY WILL BE DONE directed by Albert Johnson.

HARD TIME BUS, is the story of Mark Bishop, who after a rude awakening, his carefree womanising lifestyle, comes crashing back to reality, forcing him to make hasty plans to marry devoted girlfriend, Denise. His decision opens his eyes to the life he lead and the friends he thought he knew, but will the years of complacency finally catch up with him before he makes it to the alter.”

In THY WILL BE DONE, an ex-pastor, whose church was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina, loses his faith and becomes a homeless wanderer. After surviving a near death experience, he mysteriously awakens in a church that is in desperate need of a pastor..

FEATURES

Hard Time Bus
Writer: Owen Mowatt – Director: Dean Charles

THY Will Be Done
Writer/Director: Albert Johnson

SHORTS

’00:03:00 THRILLER’
Writer: Teri Woods – Director: Dupuy Fatal III

Anger Mis Manangement
Writer/Director: Jorge Sanchez

Bored of the Rings
Writer/Director: Rashim Cannad

Charity Case
Writer: Jerod Brennen – Director: Jenn Shaw

Clean Teeth Wednesdays
Writer/Director: Catherine Bruhier

Colored My Mind
Writer/Director: Nia Hill

Descent of a Superstar
Writer: Alexander McCoy-Smith – Director: Omari Matlock

Faux Pas
Writer: Aaron Coats – Director: Raphael Nash

Finding Our Voice
Writer/Director: Daniel Lir

Five Dollars
Writer: Chris Cromie – Director: Reza Dahya

Free.Lunch
Writer/Director: Ricky Horne

If I Were A Bell
Writer/Director: Sherese Robinson Lee

Lil Tokyo Reporter
Writer/Director: Jeffrey Chin

Living & Loving In The Moment
Writer/Director: Jonathan A. Lewis

Lou’s Prey
Writer/Director: Juan Davis

Lunch with Jeremiah
Writer: Elijah Rock – Director: Shelton Mack

Nameless
Writer/Director: Jacquin Deleon

One Night A Stranger
Writer/Director: Chris Strikes

Perfect Day
Writer/Director: Derrick L. Sanders

Prima Facie
Writer: David Tinsley/Story Michael Shahin – Director: David Tinsley

Ritechus Cry
Writer: Jacolby Percy/Co-Writer Byron Morris – Director: Jacolby Percy

Silhouettes
Writer/Director: Akil DuPont

Solace
Writer/Director: Tchaiko Omawale

Soul Mates
Writer/Director: Reginald Jackson

String of Light
Writer/Director: Asher Emmanuel

Sunday’s at Noon
Writer: Lyric Anderson/Co-Writer Tami Roman – Director: Karamuu Kush

The Bully
Writer/Director: Jamie Burton-Oare

The Bully
Writer/Director: Frederick Fields

The Coffers
Writer/Director: Eric Wilson

The Companion
Writer/Director: Dreka Shevon

The Silent Treatment
Writer/Director: Martine Jean

The Vacancy
Writer/Director: James Dinkins

The Watch
Writer/Director: Roger Franks

Troubled Man
Writer/Director: Aaron Lewis

Undefiled
Writer: Raykel Tolson – Director: Raykel Tolson/Co Director Jamall Crenshaw

Used to BE
Writer: John Calhoun – Director: Steve Toles

Victim Of Circumstance
Writer: Torrei Hart – Director: Zaahir Abdullah

Ying and Yang
Writer: Devere Rogers – Director: Kevin Darnell Walker

STUDENT

Beyond the Echo of the Drum
Writer/Director: Lori Webster

Death of a Wizard
Writer: Alex Thompson/Co Writer Sasha Whitaker – Director: Edward Varine

Dust
Writer/Director: ShaneBook

Fall Beats
Writer/Director: Misa Spencer

Girls Like Us! Part 1
Writer: Anike Bay – Director: Chan Smith / Co-Director: James McFarland

Hub-City
Writer/Director: McKinley Johnson

Jump
Writer/Director: Anthony Harper

Nigga… Nigga… NIGGA!
Writer/Director: Michael Blevins

Secrets For Strangers
Writer/Director: Boniquea Matthews

Southern Hospitality
Writer: Atoki Lleka – Director: Dennis Hodges

Tin
Writer/Director: Brandon Lake

DOCUMENTARIES

Adopted ID
Writer: Andrew Togobo – Director: Sonia Godding-Togobo

American Beatboxer
Writer/Director: Manauvskar Kublall

A Profile In Courage: Linda L. Smith
Writer/Director: Reginald Brown

In Search of the Black Knight
Writer/Director: Tamarat Makonnen

Prison Body – Freedom Soul: The Saga Of Robert Coney
Writer/Director: Richard Willis Jr

Step Up
Writer/Director: Noube Rateau

Take Us Home
Writer/Director: Aileen LeBlanc/Co-Director Orly Malessa

WEB SERIES

Life Coach Chronicles
Writer/Director: Freda Hobbs

Mommy Unsensored: Confessions of a Real Mom
Writer: Adrian Dukes/Charity Jordan/Keilana Franklin/Neil Maxwell/Shannon Byrd/Sonya Tate-Smith/Zoie Sykes/
Director: Christine Horn/Justin Jordan/David Kote/Nik Mynyon/Sharell Luckett/

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