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.

Psychological thriller by Ian Martin.

CONTENT WARNING: Blood, police violence

A Black boy must navigate personal and political revolution when he is suddenly exposed in an alternate world that presumes him extinct.

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...

Aubrey “Choc” Muldrow grew up in a religious family on the Southside of Chicago. Knowing he was gay from an early age, he experienced taunts, threats, and violence from his family, his church, and his neighborhood. Fearing he was cursed, and would never be perceived as “normal,” he did everything...

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...

Short drama by McKenzie Chinn now streaming.

Lauren and Keisha’s friendship is an “us against the world” type friendship. They’re 17 and live on Chicago’s largely Black south side. Their friendship is tested when Lauren reveals a tightly-held secret to Keisha, and the two friends must take matt...

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...

"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.

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...

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.

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...

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

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