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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

The story is centered around Dr Sincere “Seven” Hart , a physical therapist, who is a home health provider in the National Capital, Washington DC. Sincere traverses the city evaluating and treating patients on a Friday during the Pandemic. Jason has the craziest day on the job. With the pandemic, he and his lady are… Continue reading Winning BLACK Festival 1st Scene Script Reading: Home Health Chronicles, by Jason Henderson

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: CUIDATE BEST STUDENT FILM: FENCES BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE SOURCE BEST PERFORMANCES: TAHZ BEST SOUND & MUSIC: THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA: PAST Theme of night: Trying to find peace NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:… Continue reading November 2020 Festival – Highlights and Videos

Dominick Bedasse is a 2D illustrator and animator who enjoys storytelling. After receiving a Bachelor’s in Advertising at the University of Florida, he moved to New York to complete a Master’s in Computer Arts at the School of Visual Arts. During his time at SVA, he worked as a children’s book illustrator, was selected to… Continue reading Director Biography – Dominick A.D. Bedasse (RUN LITTLE BOY)

When Little Boy attempts to escape an ominous force chasing after him, he becomes trapped within a nightmarish world. The deeper he travels into this realm, the more he learns how it is systematically designed to destroy him. Running up against cruel and callous opponents, Little Boy must quickly develop the courage needed to survive.… Continue reading Short Film: RUN LITTLE BOY, 4min., USA, Animation

Born and raised in the community of Harlem, New York by a single parent, Monique understood from childhood that if anything was worthwhile in this life it will require commitment, passion, sometimes loneliness and consistency. Monique won a scholarship to the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute after having auditioned in a city-wide search for talent currently… Continue reading Director Biography – Monique Lola Berkley (I HATE THIS FKN JOB)

Young, driven and professional, Naima Ali is the only woman of color in her office. On the surface seemingly no issues but once peeled back the pages of her employer, Winning Magazine, we get to see why Naima feels the way she does. Naima’s coworkers might not deal with issues the way she does, however,… Continue reading Short Film: I HATE THIS FKN JOB, 17min, USA, Drama