Living in Chicago under the weight of debt and constant microaggressions, a queer disabled Latina and her roommate, a Black trans sex worker, struggle to survive and thrive while searching for validation.

Two (wannabe) models flecked with anxiety, reach their dreams, learn new lessons, and try to keep touch with reality. Join them on a surreal rollercoaster of neuroses and contained hikinks across the streets of Chicago.

Go to series page: https://weareotv.vhx.tv/models

Sweaty Scales created by Liang Luscombe

In a world akin to the surreal vignettes of Peewee’s Playhouse, Sweaty Scales takes us through a series of portals to tell the story of a pair of lovers. Asian American advertising art director Lisa meets Oliver at his 30th birthday party in which he seduc...

Having drifted away from her boyfriend of six months, Lotus boils it down to the fact that she's longing for something more - but does not know what exactly. Lotus shows her liberation through challenging the stereotypes and we see her 'ascend' from a space where she was once dazed and confused t...

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 Stacia who have been dating for only a few months. Stacia is hopelessly in love with Lynn,...

Jenna's Journey to South Africa with Tutu Zondo and the winners of Brave Futures Film Race: Joburg. Recipes/spells and themes of: global colonization and releasing shame.

Elijah McKinnon and Aymar Jean Christian chat about the conception of Open TV and the future of artistic incubation in the digital age while making a frittata and boogie savory toast.

Cqqchifruit & Darling Shear chat about the power of a home-cooked meal and the flow of capitalism while making a tostones de Cqqchifruit and Caprese Lox.

Cqqchifruit & Darling Shear chat about mindfulness and how to combat ‘perfection’ while making a tostones de Cqqchifruit and Caprese​ lox.

Ricardo & James chat about the intersection between art and activism while making melon brochettes and a spicy shrimp cocktail.

Ricardo & James chat about the movement for Black lives and the media's impact on social activism while making brochettes and a shrimp cocktail.

Sam & Kiam chat about the lack of representation in mass media and the power of independently produced content while making a boogie savory toast and a spiced yogurt parfait.

Sam & Kiam chat about their hunger for diverse content and how friends become family while making a boogie savory toast and a spiced yogurt parfait.

Roy & MSMRJR chat about political demonstrations vs. protests and creating access to the resources that people need while making a shaved asparagus salad and guacamole. #2QiK

Roy & MSMRJR chat about side hustles and the power of releasing oneself from obstacles while making a shaved asparagus salad and guacamole.

Two Queens in a Kitchen (#2QIK), a turn-to-relevance cooking show featuring Chicago’s queens and queers discussing family, home, politics, culture, and art while making a healthy snack. Season Two explores topics like the power of intersectional feminism, how to seek moments of pleasure in hostil...

Open TV founder and head of development Aymar Jean Christian and head of marketing Elijah McKinnon chat about the conception of Open TV, claiming space and the future of artistic incubation in the digital age while making a fresh avocado salad and witchy libations.

Kristen Kaza and Coriama Couture chat about the power of pleasure and the importance of building a femme future while making banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and tossed chicken salad.

Rashaad Hall and Nathaniel Tenenbaum chat about the keeping it real, respecting your self-worth and the importance of diversity within the arts while making overnight oats and strawberry bruschetta.

Oli Rodriguez and Felicia Holman chat about how to develop transferable skills, the power of the young mind, and how queer economies impact art and culture while making a Miami salad a fresh berry and shaved coconut salad.

In this first episode, NIC Kay captures private moments, conversations with friends, urban landscapes with an unfiltered feel, while blurring the boundaries of choreography and improvisation.

In this second episode NIC Kay gives us background of what later would become the solo performance lil BLK, which debuted in September 2015 in Chicago at Links Hall.

// CREW //

Director, Producer, Editor, and Composer // NIC Kay
Videography // IAMKIAM Studios, Curtius Matzke, Ayanah, Nana
Costu...

In this third episode, NIC Kay is in Atlanta for AfroPunk, which was canceled, but they instead organize an impromptu shared bill with Rashayla Marie Brown.

In this fourth episode, NIC Kay goes International and gets experimental in Berlin at the Queer Institute.