Oríkì Oshun is an experimental short film that honors the Orisha Oshun, a central figure in Yoruba cosmology and spirituality. Rooted in the Yoruba tradition of oríkì—a performative act of praise that invokes the essence, attributes, and destiny of a person, place, or deity—this film reimagines t...

The family matriarch’s unexpected presence creates tension amongst the family when she brings her favorite dish, a large helping of body shame and judgment, to the Thanksgiving dinner table. As Shai vehemently works to accept her body as is, her sister Kyra’s own body dysmorphia intensifies her s...

Music video in dystopian future by Midwest-based artist, Finnoh.

Director - Elise Holowicki
Producer - Andrea Raby
DP - Joe Martinez Jr.

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.

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.

Created by Charlene Carruthers.

Time is critical as two siblings navigate the AIDS crisis at a historical Black queer conference.

PLENUM [ple·num] noun
1: a general assembly of all members of a group
2: a space or all space every part of which is full of matter
3: a short film in which all Bla...

Olly and Ade are two friends who cherish their bond and relationship. However, one strives to leave the environment by any means while the other grows dependent on the friendship.

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 ...

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...

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 ...

CONTENT WARNING: sexual content, vulgar/oppressive language, blood/gore

A disillusioned human/vampire hybrid, takes on escorting to survive a changing society.

Horror drama short by Kyle Hinton.

Kyle is an unapologetically Black nonbinary screenwriter from the suburbs of Chicago, who aspires...

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...

"Drive Slow", follows a teenager from the South-Side of Chicago attempting to finish his college essays. As he struggles to boil down his complex surroundings in 500 words, his friends' disparate opinions, racist news narratives, and the threat of lingering danger only complicate the process.