OTV Retrospective is a reflection on the past five years of the organization’s journey. Co-founders Dr. Aymar Jean Christian and Elijah McKinnon take viewers on a cinematic tour of its humble beginnings as a research project answering the simple question “do intersectional stories matter?”

The ...

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 ...

Brothers from the Suburbs is a short-form digital comedy series that chronicles the highs and lows of three awkward black teens coming of age in a predominantly white, suburban, private school environment.

Series by Patrick Wimp.

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...

When best friends India and Margo team up to start the Right Swipe, a business fixing men’s dating profiles, they have only three rules:

One: They must use their powers for good. Two: They charge on a sliding scale. Three: They can’t sleep with their clients. Or date them. Or flirt with them.

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Centered around the friendship of four college-aged girls, Seeds is a bold and dynamic narrative that explores the conversations between them through a hilariously authentic lens.

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.

Dramedy series now streaming on OTV.

HER: a micro-série is a Coming-of-Age Dramedy about a Black Bisexual Woman who struggles with high functioning depression as she navigates her late twenties. Imani finds escape through dance, dating apps, family, & friends.

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...

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...

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 ...

Four queer women of color negotiate professional and personal relationships on Chicago's south side.

//CAST AND CREW//
M Shelly Conner (Creator/Producer/Writer)
Myra Boone (Pilot Producer/AD)
Jessica King (Director)
Christian Mejia (Cinematographer)
Alistair Slaughter (Sound Engineer)
Dru Monta...