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Inertia
Movie
Inertia is a visual musical experience by Brandon Markell Holmes. An exploration of black thought, existence & trauma ; through the lens of [MODERN Technological Narcissism]&[The Civil Rights Movement] - into the premature journey of Black JOY , acceptance, Existential tyranny , Religion , Binary...
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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.
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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...
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Oríkì Oshun
Movie + 1 extra
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...
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WingChick
1 season
Romantic comedy by Tonja Renée Stidhum.
Raven is a late twenty-something bougie-mixed-with-a-dash-of-hood Black girl juggling her burgeoning job as a professional dating site profile writer and a professional dating flop. She has mastered the art of intimacy without being intimate: the best fri...
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35
Movie + 1 extra
In this social thriller, Tonia Stanwell finds herself on a nightmarish quest through a mysterious government agency to get to her 36th birthday. As our protagonist navigates this surreal and absurd world hellbent on preventing her from getting to 36, we examine the social issues and portray the v...
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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...
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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...
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Bronx Cunt Tour - Season 1
5 Episodes
Right on the wings of the super successful debut of Lil Blk in Chicago, Nic Kay takes the solo performance Lil Blk on the road in the Bronx Cunt Tour Series.
Lil Blk is an experimental solo performance. Influenced by New York City gay/queer ballroom culture, live punk shows, butoh, and praise d...
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Handsome
1 season
Romantic comedy series by Devon Kane.
After leaving a 10-year relationship, Devon has to navigate through a dating scene he knows nothing about - getting up to speed with things like dating apps, OnlyFans and being called DADDY, to name a few. When Devon meets Gabriel however, all of this falls...
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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...
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Sexuality Out Loud - The Dating Edition
1 season
Four classmates find themselves on deep dive game show -- equal parts educational and pleasurable for the sake of pleasure. Meanwhile, another student, Kaia, gets some life-changing news. Enter an interactive environment where young people have deeper conversations about sex, sexuality, and repro...
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lululemon 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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Reality Is Not Good Enough
Movie + 1 extra
Experimental comedy-drama, Reality Is Not Good Enough (2021), coming March 1, 2024.
Reality Is Not Good Enough is created by Rashayla Marie Brown.Reality Is Not Good Enough is a sensitive and humorous tribute to the director’s mother, who dreamed of being a reality TV star, no matter how expl...
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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
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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
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Club Chicago Television (CCTV)
1 season
Club Chicago Television, or CCTV
A network where you can tune into a different queer club night every week.
Over the summer of 2020, CCTV aimed to broadcast Chicago parties, DJs, performers, and organizations that are leading and shaping the way to a brighter future in Chicago. Each broadcast f...