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  • Beside Myself

    1 season

    Pilot from Erin Elizabeth coming to OTV June 1, 2023.

    After stumbling upon a secret that she’s been hiding from herself, the unruly subconscious of an anxiety-riddled woman is forced to give herself an ultimatum: start socializing, going outside, and being their Gotdamn authentic self, or else ...

  • Mason

    Movie

    Horror film written and directed by Sharena Sigmon, produced by Angellic Ross.

    A Black pregnant woman fears her vicious dreams predict her and her unborn child's untimely demise.

    Official selection for the Chicago Horror Film Festival where it won Best Chicago Director and Best Actress
    Official...

  • REMENDO

    Movie

    Drama-comedy short created by Brazilian filmmaker, Roger Ghil.

    1ST Zé runs a repair shop where he toils over the dregs and discards of his suburban seaside town. Zé is a black bisexual middle-aged man looking for love, and facing down the traumas of colonialism to find a new kind of freedom. Bu...

  • Nupita Obama Creates Vogua

    1 season

    Nupita Obama follows queer artists of color as they work to secure love and housing. The pilot, “Nupita Obama Creates Vogua,” launched Open TV (beta)’s (Now known as OTV - Open Television) Open TV Presents series about artists exploring alternative relationships. The first season picks up four we...

  • Bermuda

    Movie

    Short film created by Jasmine Ogunjimi.

    On the evening of her 25th birthday, Tomi Adebiyi is surrounded by half-packed suitcases in a frantic attempt to book a one-way ticket to the island of Bermuda. An all too familiar interruption from her hysterical praying mother and proverb reciting uncle ...

  • BOSOM

    Movie

    Short drama by George Ellzey Jr.

    CONTENT WARNING: Alluded physical violence and strobing lights.

    Life forces one to confront their deepest wounds and the person who impaired them in unexpected times and fashion. Bosom is a dramatic short set in one location with two characters and years of unr...

  • JADE
    Movie + 1 extra

    JADE

    Movie + 1 extra

    When Jade 'clashes' (read: is on the receiving end of racist behavior) with yet another teacher, her high school guidance counselor demands that she see the new school therapist. Having had terrible experiences in the past, she is very skeptical, even with her big brother's words of encouragement...

  • Hello Sickness

    Movie

    An American girl living in South Africa to take care of her sickly grandmother creates imaginary friends to cope with her loneliness but when her grandmother dies, her guilt manifests in her friends who quickly become her enemies.

  • Sunflower

    Movie

    Short drama by Elizabeth Tawose.

    In a world where fair and light-skinned women are seen as the standard of beauty, high school student Amari Stevens struggles to see the beauty in her dark brown skin color. When Amari is rejected by her crush Cameron Jones, for her “lighter” friend Kiara Willia...

  • J Bambii: CHAOS
    Movie + 1 extra

    J Bambii: CHAOS

    Movie + 1 extra

    Produced by Brain Studios in Association with Birchman Productions

    “CHAOS” centers the life of Young Jasmine, a high school junior grappling with the complexities of love, identity, and societal pressures such as colorism, fat-phobia and desirability politics at a young age. The video
    is divided...

  • Mar de Marisa
    Movie + 1 extra

    Mar de Marisa

    Movie + 1 extra

    Dramatic mystery by Gabi Morbeck.

    Marisa, after waking up to a call from her mother, finds herself immersed in introspection amidst mysterious events. She is startled by a strange sound of the sea, something unusual since moving to her husband’s city.

    When Marisa investigates the source of the ...

  • Uneverything

    1 season

    A comedic series following a 37-year old black woman who tries to come to terms with being husband-less, parent-less, childless, and quite possibly terrible at everything.

  • The First 30 Days

    Movie

    Dramatic-comedy by Skylar Rochon.

    “The First 30 Days” is a dramatic-comedy about 3 early 20-something black girls, S.J, Penny, and Iman, who make the move to NYC together after only meeting online. After 30 days in NYC, the trio is invited to a pre-game by a group of strangers, where the typical...

  • SOUL
    Movie + 2 extras

    SOUL

    Movie + 2 extras

    Mini documentary from Jibril Washington now streaming on OTV.

    A mini documentary focused on Dr. Rhoda Moise, a black female scientist, artist, & Egyptian yoga instructor. Her dream? Community health. She brings soul to science.

    Rhoda grew up with immigrant parents from Haiti and found a passion...

  • Viceroy
    Movie + 1 extra

    Viceroy

    Movie + 1 extra

    Short film by Ashley Denise now streaming on OTV.

    Viceroy follows the story of two estranged half-brothers thrown into each other's lives after the death of their father. Set in Brooklyn, with elements of a modern-day Western, this coming-of-age tale explores the journey of two people in search ...

  • Been T/Here

    1 season

    How do trans* people of color thrive? Join Chicagoans on their journey to find love, creativity, and healing in BeenT/Here. America may be discovering trans* people, but they've been here all along. Peel back the hype to share genuine moments with a nerdy immigrant, a kinky organizer, a catholic ...

  • Forked Tongue
    Movie + 1 extra

    Forked Tongue

    Movie + 1 extra

    Short film by Melanie Ojwang now streaming.

    After moving back in with her overbearing mom, a recently unemployed 20-something starts creating juicy audio erotica under a male pseudonym and struggles to keep her identity and her hobby a secret when her fanbase explodes.

  • Low Strung
    2 seasons

    Low Strung

    2 seasons

    Season 2 now streaming on OTV.

    Shervin and Victoria experience a number of mini-adventures smattered with elements of the surreal, often blurring the lines themselves using mind-altering drugs. This lends a fresh, satirical, and often perplexing way for the viewer to vicariously experience tind...

  • If I Was Your Girl - Collection

    2 seasons

    A collection of films and series in the If I Was Your Girl universe by Coquie Hughes.

    IF I WAS YOUR GIRL is an intense pressure cooker drama centered on the chaotic affair between two interrelated lesbian couples. The story first chronicles the mentally draining relationship between Lynn and St...

  • THANDO
    Movie + 1 extra

    THANDO

    Movie + 1 extra

    After Reza, a non-binary rising performing artist from a township in Soweto, begins to settle into Johannesburg when Mase, a writer struggling to understand his identity, unexpectedly arrives into his life. Through their brief introduction they suddenly begin to reveal intimate vulnerabilities th...

  • Damaged Goods

    1 season

    Barely surviving the city of Chicago, Damaged Goods centers around four messy young adults will experience a complete loss of self-identity, which propels them onto a path of uncertainty.

  • Futurewomen

    3 seasons

    Futurewomen - Season 2 premieres September 1st.

    Futurewomen documents women of color creating, through dialogues, story circles and performance workshops, a collective heroine who must adapt to oppressive environs and circumstances.

    It combines the drama of artistic creation, representations ...

  • Darling Shear

    2 seasons

    Darling Shear: Season 2 is now streaming!

    Darling Shear, is a two-season 14-episode docu-series by Diana Quiñones Rivera, that follows Darling Shear as she choreographs a piece for 6 dancers rooted in the tradition of Hollywood musicals. Through rehearsals, everyday life, and performances, Darli...

  • Vienen Las Grietas (Cracks Will Come)

    Movie

    Experimental short by Colombian filmmaker Daniel Mateo Vallejo Gutiérrez.

    Keisi wakes up one morning with the obsession of escaping into the thick of nature that has been stalking her lately. The art gallery she works for is her nightmare while an exhibited photograph there, her fantasy.