Drama Shorts

Dramatic shorts in our collection.

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  • Stress Fracture

    A young transgender woman struggles to get a grip on space and time as her relationship falls apart.

  • Viceroy

    Short film by Ashley Denise coming to OTV March 1, 2023.

    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...

  • Pictures Only

    Set in 1950s Bronzeville, Louise Parker is facing eviction from her home. Desperate to keep her independence and status, she is introduced to a lucrative performing opportunity. While attempting to keep this new venture a secret, she simultaneously gains popularity, risking being exposed to and d...

  • Introducing Peppa of #Futurewomen

    Open TV has been documenting the development of Honey Pot Performance's next dance-theater work, "Ma(s)king Her," which explores black super-heroines who must survive oppressive environs.

    All of the characters have been developed with the help of artists and community members in open workshops a...

  • Dragonfly

    A young girl learns of her mother’s survival of the Tokyo Firebombing through her brother’s eyes.

  • Bermuda

    On the evening of her 25th birthday, Tomi Adebiyi is surrounded by half-packed suitcases in a frantic attempt to book a one-way ticket to the island of Bermuda. An all too familiar interruption from her hysterical praying mother and proverb reciting uncle serves as a frightening preview for what’...

  • Drive Slow

    "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.

  • This Physical World

    When Sey wakes up for the first time as a fully formed adult, they venture out into the world in search of what it means to be a person.

    Through performance and play, this film examines how language, personal experiences, and gender expectations shape our perception of self-worth and identity.