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Close by Tahir Jetter

December 27, 2011 / African American Films

One night after a casual ‘visit’, Angela is all but ready to leave Derek’s apartment. Derek, however, is determined no to let her go without a fight. Tahir Jetter makes his first visit to the Sundance Film Festival with his dramatic short film “Close.” With its truthful and intimate look at a turning point in a relationship, Jetter describes “Close.” as “heavily autobiographical.” In fact, at the New York premiere of the short, one particular audience member found the film’s [...]

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YouthBuild by Annie Sundberg

December 27, 2011 / African American Films

An innovative program is improving the lives of mothers and newborns in Moba, a region along the shore of Lake Tanganyika, in southern Africa. Directed and produced by Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern, “Youth Build” is a part of the Gates Foundation and Sundance Institute Documentary Fund partnership.

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Choices by Rashaad Ernesto Green

December 24, 2011 / African American Films

An exploration a young man’s thought process as he makes love to his girlfriend, and how a person’s upbringing can affect him/her in many ways. Programmer’s Note: Rashaad Ernesto Green’s ‘Choices’ premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in the form of the short short. ‘Choices’ juxtaposes sensuality and the intellect as it reveals a man’s psyche during an intimate moment. A Bronx native and former actor who received his MFA from NYU’s Graduate Film Program, Green explores issues of [...]

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Pop Foul by Moon Molson

December 24, 2011 / African American Films

Moon Molson – A Dartmouth alumnus, Molson made his thesis film, “Pop Foul,” as part of the Columbia MFA program. The emotional father-son drama world-premiered at the 2006 American Black Film Festival, where it won the HBO Short Film Award. It then won the 2007 REEL Shorts Jury Prize at SXSW and was honored at the 2006 Student Academy Awards. Molson was named one of Filmmaker’s Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2007.

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The Cure by Anthony Onah

December 24, 2011 / African American Films

The Cure is about a single mother’s struggle after a freak accident puts her son in the hospital. Unfortunately, he has no health care coverage, and the mother gets trapped in a medical insurance nightmare. This film was directed by Anthony Onah for the Stolen Dreams Short Film Competition, presented by Divided We Fail (http://www.dividedwefail.org) Anthony Onah – Currently a graduate student at UCLA (class of 2011), Onah drew national attention when his health care-themed short “The Cure” won the [...]

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The Legend of Willie Brown by L. CK

December 24, 2011 / African American Films

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Blind Date Bliss by Joel James

December 24, 2011 / African American Films

Get to Know Me” Is a Hilarious Short Film written Directed and produced by Actor/Comedian Joel James is about ” A newly single Young author Eric Anderson who gets set up on a blind date with someone who he normally wouldn’t date” this film challenges your inner ignorance but will have you laughing from start to finish. More Videos and Info & http://JoelJamesComedy.com’ *Please Subscribe* youtube.com/joeljamescomedy

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Strange Thing About The Johnsons

December 24, 2011 / African American Films

DIRECTED BY: Ari Aster The strange thing about johnsons watch strangest weird johnson jonsons jonson family video “ari aster” “the johnsons” controversial “son loving father” “dark comedy” incest nyfilmfestival “new york film festival” amazing kubrick “don’t ask just watch” cinema “short film gold” douglas sirk Funny Crazy coen “Watch (TV Channel)” wtf Mini Random Silly Movie Read Doing Description “Read Description” Jack Cooper Must Info You See Thank Alice Believe “Crazy (Gnarls Barkley Song)” Tommy “Crazy (Willie Nelson Song)” Eric [...]

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I AM NOT MOVING by Corey Ogilvie

December 24, 2011 / African American Films

Support the crowd-funding campaign for OCCUPY THE MOVIE here: http://www.indiegogo.com/OccupyTheMovie. We hope to be entirely funded by the 99%, so your help creating BUZZ in social media is much appreciated Click link below to watch ‘Dear Taxpayer’, Corey Ogilvie’s latest on the Occupy Wall Street movement. Originally uploaded by CoreyOgilvie Oct 10 2011 http://www.youtube.com/CoreyOgilvie Please share as much as you can, this film is a warning to our elected leaders. To connect to the filmmaker and get updates on new [...]

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Beat The Devil by Tony Scott

December 24, 2011 / African American Films

Briliant short movie staring Clive Owen, James Brown, Gary Oldman and a BMW Z4 for a drag race on the Las Vegas strip! And don’t forget the “It’s Marilyn, the creep from down the hall!” bit at the end! Directed by: Tony Scott

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Lady In My Life by Malik Aziz

December 24, 2011 / African American Films

The backstory if you’re interested… Late last year, I was inspired to write my first family film. No cursing, no sex scenes, something I could show my nieces, nephews, godkids, etc. The idea I came up with was to tell the story of a young man, as seen through the eyes of his mother (childhood), his wife (young adulthood), and his daughter (middle age). With that structure, I chose to name the story after one of my favorite Michael Jackson [...]

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Kyrah by Lorie Mitchell

December 24, 2011 / African American Films

Thriller – Short Film about two sisters. Kyrah has not been home in five years because of her recent fame, and Kennedy is needing her help with saving the family’s home. However, Kyrah is on the run, but from who and what. Writer/Director Lorie Mitchell DP/Camera Christian Silva Lonice Bell as Kyrah Lorie Mitchell as Kennedy Andy Brown as Death

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EMPIRE CORNER by J.P. Chan

December 24, 2011 / African American Films

J.P. Chan’s 2010 short film featuring Teyonah Parris, Alexis Camins, Shalita Grant, Jo Mei, Corey Antonio Hawkins, Aaron Moten, and Tyrien Obahnjoko. World Premiere: 2010 Sarasota Film Festival Please watch the “sequel” WU IS DEAD directed by Richard Wong For more information: www.jpchan.com/films

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Hello, My Name Is Trouble by PMC

December 23, 2011 / African American Films

“Hello, My Name Is Trouble” is written and directed by PIerre M. Coleman. Starring David A. Bynoe, Deborah Green, Kevin Craig West and Dike Uzoukwu Synopsis: Jeremiah, a troubled young male, tries to deal with the cards he’s been dealt with in life. He makes a decision to help his struggling mother, which ultimately leads to his demise. Festivals: Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, Hamptons Black International Film Festival (won Best Short Narrative Film), San Diego Black Film Festival, [...]

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Mista Nice Guy by Stacy Pyles

December 23, 2011 / African American Films

An office comedy about too-nice-Marvin who sets out to prove that good guys like him can have edge and swagger. Starring Greg Kieth. Written & Directed by Stacy Pyles. Original story by Carol Ann Shine & Chris Sergi. Exec Produced by Robert Woods and Gregory Woods. (TRT: 12 minutes, color, USA, 2007) Co-Starring Marcia Loring, Karen Foreman, Taji Coleman, Rose Marquez and Kelly Lloyd.

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Love & Lust by Jimmy Bangura

December 22, 2011 / African American Films

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Body of a Barbie by Justin Simien

December 21, 2011 / African American Films

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New Boy by Steph Green

December 21, 2011 / African American Films

A young African boy with a haunting back story starts school in Ireland, and finds out quickly exactly what it means to be the new kid. This one is an internet success story with over 1.4 million views. We covered it when it was Oscar-nominated 2 years ago. Beautiful cinematography and above average performances augment a fairly run of the mill story.

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Multi-Facial by Vin Diesel

December 21, 2011 / African American Films

Written, starring and directed by Vin Diesel this 1995 short film gave the future action star his break. Playing a largely autobiographical role, we see the struggles of a young actor. Written, directed and starring Vin, Multi-Facial is substantially auto-biographical, as the 18min short film serves as a meta-commentary on Diesel’s attempts to break into the biz. The title is a play on words; Multi-Facial=Multi-Racial, and the plot is comprised mainly of Diesel going to acting auditions and failing to [...]

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Exposure by Mia Trachinger

December 21, 2011 / African American Films

Written and directed by Mia Trachinger Roxanne Green catches a shuttle to her first job of the day: a live-body contagion for the government, used to immunize urban populations. Jesse Cho, an anti-contagion activist, is flirting with co-worker Nicole when his office is breeched by Roxanne’s team. Led by Roxanne, the contagions try to contain the workers inside the building, chasing them down in an attempt to mass-inoculate. Despite the government declaring a successful vaccination rate, why don’t Jesse and [...]

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White by A. Sayeeda Clarke

December 19, 2011 / African American Films

Written and directed by A. Sayeeda Clarke It’s another 120-degree day with five more days to Christmas and hot is the only season left in New York City. Global warming has become a tangible threat and everyone is creating new ways to protect themselves from the sun. Bato and his wife Gina are expecting a baby, but they weren’t expecting it so early. Although they planned to have the baby at home, Gina now requires the services of a clinic [...]

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Remigration by Barry Jenkins

December 19, 2011 / African American Films

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No Child Left Behind

December 19, 2011 / African American Films

After spending a year as a student teacher in a New York City elementary school, documentary filmmaker Lerone Wilson explores the effects of George W. Bush’s momentous No Child Left Behind Act on schools across the country.

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A Girl Like Me

December 19, 2011 / African American Films

Color is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves.

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Dream Catcher by Jaison Williams

December 19, 2011 / African American Films

….A dream within a dream Produced By ThirtyTwo Productions Starring: Marcus Stifler, Yassan Tiffany, Karin Collado, & Andrew Carty Directed/Edited By Jaison Williams

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bLaCK mAn by Cedi Ali Rajah

December 19, 2011 / African American Films

Award-winning short film that explores racial prejudice internalized by three Black men and directed at other Black people. Starring Lanre Idewu, Shawn Carter Peterson, Lawrence Lacey. Written, Produced & Directed by Cedi Ali Rajah Edited by Chad Haberstroh

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The Souls Of Black Girls

December 19, 2011 / African American Films

The Souls of Black Girls is a provocative news documentary that takes a critical look at media images–how they are instituted, established and controlled. The documentary also examines the relationship between the historical and existing media images of women of color and raises the question of whether they may be suffering from a self-image disorder as a result of trying to attain the standards of beauty that are celebrated in media images. The documentary features candid interviews with young women [...]

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Elevator Music by Serdar Ferit

December 19, 2011 / African American Films

Directed by Serdar Ferit (UK) Problems arise when a conservative old man walks into the same lift as a 15-year-old girl who likes to play loud music from her mobile phone. Serdar Ferit is a writer, director, editor, and filmmaking lecturer in London. He has an academic background in both fiction and non-fiction filmmaking and has excelled in making visually attractive drama, documentaries, art installations, and music videos, winning several awards for his work. Serdar runs Write This Down Productions [...]

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Ties That Bind by Rhyon Brown

December 19, 2011 / African American Films

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I Love You by Sabrina Moella

December 19, 2011 / African American Films

Janice is an independent and organized black woman. Chris is a relaxed and creative black man. Although those two are madly in love with each other, as soon as they decide to move in together, they quickly realize that there is a thin line between love and hate… A short and funny comedy about love, Sunday night dinners and relationships. Director/Writer/Producer: Sabrina Moella Music composer: Curtis Kennedy Cast: Sedina Fiati, Marcel Stewart http://www.sabrinamoella.com http://www.sedinashow.com http://www.myspace.com/curtiskennedymusic

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