Month: April 2021

Ariyan Johnson, a native New Yorker, is a graduate from La Guardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts where she studied dance, she holds a B.A. in Speech Pathology and Audiology and an M.A. in Applied Theatre. Ariyan creates strong female perspectives within the African Diaspora culture specializing in theatrical methods and… Continue reading Director Biography – Ariyan Johnson (TRIGGERED)

Cell phones. Social media. Our lifelines to the outside world. Daily we’re barraged with images, words and video that trigger our emotions. But what happens when it’s one post too many and the emotional dam breaks? TRIGGERED takes us on a visual rollercoaster of music and movement, processing the emotional impact of social media from… Continue reading Short Film: TRIGGERED, 13min., USA, Experimental

Kiah Alexandria Clingman is a passionate content creator who merges her corporate skills with her creative talents. Her biggest accomplishment to date is producing a webseries, Outlandish, that has over 400,000 views on YouTube and was considered by Issa Rae Productions for Season 2 distribution/production. She is a 2020 Southern Producers Lab Fellow. Director Statement… Continue reading Director Biography – Kiah Clingman (EAVESDROPPING ON THE ELDERS)

Project Links  Website  Facebook  Instagram News & Reviews “Let’s Talk Cincy: BLM Arts Expression”WLWT Cincinnatihttps://www.wlwt.com/article/let-s-talk-cincy-blm-arts-expression/32982102 “Social Justice Now Film Festival Sets Spotlight Screenings”Hollywood Reporterhttps://deadline.com/2020/10/social-justice-now-film-festival-spotlight-screenings-fruitvale-station-just-mercy-film-life-foundation-1234595567/ “Pan African Film Festival Announces Virtual Lineup for 2021″Empowerment Justice Strategieshttps://pitchengine.com/empowermentjustice/2021/01/22/p

A seemingly ordinary morning in South Central Los Angeles proves to be anything but ordinary, as Derrick, a gang unit police officer, and Freddie, a high school student, are both caught up in the violent whirlwind of militarized policing and gang violence.

Moayd is a delivery man who has issues with sleeping and it gets worse and worse until he doesn’t know how to separate between real and hallucinations.

Botis Seva is a dance artist, choreographer and director working within the realms of contemporary dance, physical theatre and hip hop. Botis Seva is entrenched in hip hop dance theatre but experiments with form, structure and theatrics to reinvent choreography. Borrowing techniques from film, text, art and other dance languages, Botis’ focus is on making… Continue reading Director Biography – Botis Seva (CANT KILL US ALL)

Unravelling one man’s mental unrest as he navigates the turbulence of dealing with two global pandemics. A theatrical experience combining Hip hop theatre and film from dance experimentalist Botis Seva, CAN’T KILL US ALL reveals the deterioration of one man’s emotional sanity and physical stability as he confronts life in lockdown. From reflecting on childhood… Continue reading Short Film: CANT KILL US ALL, 8min., UK, Drama