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1 EpisodeBeside Myself - Season 1
1 Episode
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 ...
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2 seasonsCraft Service
2 seasons
Welcome to Craft Service.
A talk show experience that shares recipes for nourishment, recipes for success, spells, and stories
I believe that with imagination, play, and application, we can create the world that we want to see.
If you believe this too this is the show for you!
If you don't b...
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6 itemsIf I Was Your Girl - Collection
6 items
A collection of films by Coquie Hughes.
People let you see what they want you to see when you first meet them, but time always reveal the true essence of a person.
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MovieThe Garden of Edette
Movie
An elderly Creole woman’s life is bound to her flesh-eating garden. When Edette unexpectedly befriends a young girl before her next sacrifice, she must choose between killing her new friend or dying alongside her beloved garden.
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Movie + 1 extraDrive Slow
Movie + 1 extra
"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.
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1 seasonJustLatasha's Inner Actions
1 season
A sketch comedy series from a Black Bi woman's sense by 2022 #OTVFellow Latasha Mercer.
"Latasha" is not essentially real; she's a universally different character in each sketch, however all named Latasha. The series grabs her PoV on queerness, dating, and Black culture spoofs as a Black Bi wom...
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BAWDY
Movie + 1 extra
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...
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4 EpisodesFreaky Phyllis - Season 1
4 Episodes
Freaky Phyllis is a 4- part comedy web series that follows the life of an elderly widow who feels like she hasn't truly lived and begins to go out, party and date!
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8 EpisodesAnthology - Season 1
8 Episodes
Anthology is a narrative series that follows the life-altering events of 6 twenty-somethings during one summer in New York City.
The series offers an alternative for audiences who are tired of watching the struggling-millennial-New-York-ensemble trope omit people of color. In place of a traditio...
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2 seasonsLow 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...
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Movie + 1 extraThe Love You Want Exists
Movie + 1 extra
Short film by Zanah Thirus now streaming on OTV.
A Black Feminist couple’s attempt to plan a patriarchy-free commitment ceremony.
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1 seasonNupita 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...
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PLENUM
Movie + 1 extra
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... -
Movie + 1 extraViceroy
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 ...
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Movie + 1 extraNina Tech: Starter Kit
Movie + 1 extra
"Starter Kit" by Nina Tech became the 2nd ever music video produced and (co)directed by Kin Marie. The concept of Good vs. Bad Nina came together to be the first installment of the 'Nina Gone Bad' mixtape rollout that lasted 2019 until October of 2020.
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MovieWhole
Movie
Short film by Monty Cole coming to the #OTVAPP October 1st.
Growing up in the suburbs, 12 year old Brandon Moore feels like he's maybe missing parts of his Blackness. When his friend's aunt accidentally takes him into a part of the city where he's not supposed to go, Brandon discovers that mayb...
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6 seasons#OTVLIVE
6 seasons
#OTVLIVE is our channel on the OTV App that features LIVE-to-tape programming from artists, activists and more. Each LIVE-to-tape broadcast features a uniquely designed program that engages audiences through news or information, education or how-tos, experimental, talk show and performance (theat...
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Movie + 1 extralululemon presents: Well & Black Variety Show ft. Roy Kinsey
Movie + 1 extra
Show originally released February 2022, streaming on-demand Juneteenth 2022.
In this hour we are celebrating Chicago's blackness by showcasing some of Chicago's finest musicians, performers, writers, and filmmakers. From behind the scenes to in front of the camera, Well and Black Variety Show i...
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MovieCountry Love
Movie
Short film by Wapah Ezeigwe now streaming on OTV.
A queer man returns home after 15 years only to discover that there is no reason for him to stay.
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1 seasonBeen 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 ...
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Movie + 1 extraTHANDO
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...
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1 seasonStarving Artists
1 season
Chicago comedy duo Aasia and Dewayne go to extravagant lengths to reach their goals of international stardom and complete world domination. A show about being young, gifted, and black in a world that praises straight, white, and wack.
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4 itemsSerial Dreamer
4 items
In Hair Story, a pilot for Serial Dreamer, residents of an artsy Black co-op tell their wild stories to an out-of-work drag queen as she styles their hair to pay her rent.
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1 seasonNight Night
1 season
A recovering alcoholic gets blackmailed into contract killing to save his family from scandal, shaking his hold over his sobriety and his life in general.
