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 ...

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Created, written and directed by Stephanie Jeter.

While being held captive, Isabelle discovers a mysterious ability to project herself to the outside world. When she appears to her friends in a desperate appeal for help, they work together to try and find her - but time is running out.

Dramatic fantasy by Brazilian filmmaker, Marcos Alexandre now streaming.

A black actress receives very peculiar treatment on a film set made up of a white crew.

Cast: Meniky Marla, Hamilton Junior, Lia Nascimento, Gabriel Carvalho and Gabriel
Director: Marcos Alexandre
Screenplay: Marcos Alexa...

As they drive to San Francisco, married couple Angie and Danny debate a decision which will change their lives forever.

Short dark comedic fantasy by Sophiyaa Nayar now streaming.

CONTENT WARNING: Inferences to sexual assault.

Somewhere between fantasy and paranoia, a comically absurd doctor’s appointment cracks open, unraveling the psyche of a survivor grappling with sexual assault. Drawing on the epic action ...

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.

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...

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.

Sapphic period drama by Ksenia Naughton.

Based on true events from the early 1900s, Jack and Anna tells the story of a young couple whose happy life on their farm is suddenly shattered when Jack’s biggest secret is revealed: the fact that he is a woman named Helen. After the revelation, Helen is...

Documentary by Kristal Sotomayor.

Expanding Sanctuary covers the ordinary, extraordinary transformation of an immigrant worker, who yearns for her mother's presence at the dawn of her new marriage and new life. In her quest to bring her mother to the United States, what begins as a perfunctory ...

In this 11-minute horror-thriller by C.J. Arellano, a man (James Dolbeare) suspects his perfect boyfriend (Ulysses Espinoza) is a demon in disguise.

How Long Have We Been Doing This? is a mixed-media, experimental narrative set in a future world where humanity had to leave Earth due to human destruction. Centered around the saying "Too much of anything is never good", the film explores scenarios and environments on the uninhabitable Earth gui...

Based and inspired by true events, KAD takes you through a day in the life of Kate Davison as she struggles to understand the world around her as a Korean Adoptee in three different scenarios. In the end, it is always important to never judge a book by its cover.

Accolades for "KAD (Korean Adopt...

Family drama by Jose Navas.

Life is not easy for a single immigrant mother like Ma. Everyday, her 10-year-old son, Santi, and his little brother Luca work hard at the Opa Locka Flea Market. Things begin to get more complicated when Ma finds out that she’s about to get evicted from her flea mark...

Set before the SCOTUS ruling of June 2015, Wedlocked is a farcical comedy taking on the ridiculous laws that governed gay divorce. Sydney & Cameron are a happily engaged couple who are looking forward to their big day. There's one obstacle; Sydney is still married to Lisa, and as their home state...

After the mysterious loss of a woman she loves, Violet escapes her city life to a remote cabin in the mountains. Guided by whispers from the past and the voice of a know-it-all motivational speaker, Violet is forced to confront all that was, accept all that is, and embrace whatever comes next.

A...

Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, and Actor: Kaydx. Director and Executive Producer: Carmen LoBue. Executive Producer: Silas Howard.
Starring: Kaydx and Jojo Brown.

Lenapehoking (Brooklyn). Present day. CREA MADDEN (Kaydx), a Genderfluid freelance artist and their partner of four years ARM...

Short documentary profile created by Erica Lies and J. Faye Yuan.

Wander Womxn follows six womxn living on the road, as they set out to redefine their relationship to work, their communities, and themselves. Peeling back Instagram’s veneer of #vanlife glamor, we go behind the scenes to discover ...

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...

A lonely, reclusive senior citizen seeks a release from life after the passing of a loved one.

Written & Directed by: Jingjing Tian

Produced by: Nicola Quinn & Jingjing Tian

DP: Troy Dobbertin

Editors: Karishma Dev Dube & Jingjing Tian

Cast: Ruthanne Gereghty

Music: "Hometown" by French 7...

Dramatic short by Gabriel Cullier.

Marked by a recent run-in with the law and recovering from addiction, Daniel struggles to get his daughter the toy of her dreams. But with some help from dad, Reggie, and his daughter, Jayden, Daniel might have a chance.

When best friends, Ava & Mina, are introduced to the internet phenomenon of “timeline shifting”, they decide to try it one night. The result tests their friendship and grasp of reality. Short fantasy drama created by Bashir Aden.

At a buzzing Hollywood party, guests discover a shocking revelation: the charismatic A-list actor among them is a sexual predator. As the truth unfolds, the women are hunted in surreal interludes. Together, they take a stand against an abuser shrouded in fame and mystique.

The cast includes Vico...

The Iran Hostage Crisis is in full effect, and even though Regina's parents are Iranian, she was raised to be American. When political tensions create problems for her at school, Regina's confusion about her identity causes a crisis at home. Dramatic short by Lila Yomtoob coming to the #OTVAPP Oc...

Short film by Monty Cole coming to the #OTVAPP October 1st.

Growing up in the suburbs, 12 year old Brandon Moore feels like he's maybe missing parts of his Blackness. When his friend's aunt accidentally takes him into a part of the city where he's not supposed to go, Brandon discovers that mayb...

"Everything is Everything" is a conversational-style documentary that explores the heartfelt commemorations of Juneteenth by Chicago natives during the summer of 2024. This is Kin Marie's sixth film for the Filmmaker's Mixtape Challenge, led by Briana Clearly.

Lee, a trans man, and his wife Charlie are smack dab in the middle of creating a family. Insecurities, hormone imbalances, and the exhaustion of new parenthood test the limits of this resilient queer couple.

Short film by Bridget Francis Harris coming to the #OTVAPP December 1st.

After an incident following Sunday mass, a Catholic altar server starts having visions of the Virgin Mary, forcing her to confront queer feelings for a movie theater coworker.

College freshman Tori arrives at college shortly after the pandemic and still carries trauma from her conservative high school. Tori is a transgender athlete and faces crippling gender dysphoria in various social situations, such as changing in locker rooms and making new friends. As a result, To...

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...

Set in a surreal, hyperbolic reality, ‘Mi Coro’ features interviews with a variety of Latin American voguers fail to communicate with a new alien species known as the "cis-heterosexuals".

"Candy" is the pop persona (or character) created by multidisciplinary artist Martin Levy. The first single off of the Candy project, "Candy Girl", gets a video as enthralling, exciting and energetic as the song. Through different iterations of Candy, from her birth self to her death self, we enc...

A campy sexy comedy about a trans man's gay awakening created by Henry Hanson.

Elijah and Billy are two trans bros who just happen to enjoy jerking off together -- in a straight way! But when Billy starts dating a woman -- the intimidating, sharp-tongued Grace -- Elijah must come to terms with ...

Inayat, a hijab-wearing cis woman, and Abdullah, a trans man, meet after ten years and try to make their teenage romance sustain cultural pressures. They have little time to address their differences- she's getting married to Musa this weekend.

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...

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...

Mooncake is an experimental meditation on gender queerness and the blurred lines between influence, desire and obsession. The docu-fictional film revisits an unnamed subject’s childhood memory, resurfacing the nascent fantasies that once captured their imagination. What can we learn from our form...

Short film created by April Maxey. Unable to move on from a breakup, Gabriela impulsively drops into an old job, where she unexpectedly runs into a friend from her past.

Film created by Reggie Davis coming March 1, 2024.

The movies we watch and the music we listen to have an undeniable effect on our state of mind. And so why not harness the influential power of cinema by watching movies with inspiring social and mindfulness rich content. That stimulates the pro...

Short drama by Elizabeth Tawose.

In a world where fair and light-skinned women are seen as the standard of beauty, high school student Amari Stevens struggles to see the beauty in her dark brown skin color. When Amari is rejected by her crush Cameron Jones, for her “lighter” friend Kiara Willia...

Short drama by George Ellzey Jr.

CONTENT WARNING: Alluded physical violence and strobing lights.

Life forces one to confront their deepest wounds and the person who impaired them in unexpected times and fashion. Bosom is a dramatic short set in one location with two characters and years of unr...

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...

The Exorcism of Mary Magdalene: A Divine Intervention is an exploration of belonging, through a liminal state of placelessness. Through the iconography of Mary Magdalene and their narrative contextualities, I resurrect the archival yet contemporary transgenerational reckonings & beckoning's of di...

In September 2023, the OTV Team celebrated 8 cycles of OTV with Lucky8 a summer soiree held in the OTV Studio. During the event, Artist Development Coordinator Rasheed Peters and Marketing Coordinator Mac Do hosted "Be F*ckin For Reel" a video confessional booth for attendees. These are their res...

Short film created by Jasmine Ogunjimi.

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 ...

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...

Created by Grecia Aguilar. A timid woman attends a costume party and rediscovers true intimacy in ways she doesn't expect.

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...

A music film featuring two songs from Jude Grant's album "Protagony" exploring his journey in surrendering his expectations when it comes to love and romance.

Directed by Queer, BIPOC Cavair Robinson, IS TOMORROW WEDNESDAY? is a nonlinear narrative, detailing the 24 hour period of events within the life of Peach Fuzz, a scrappy transient drifter who does whatever it takes to survive while living on the streets of a small Indiana town. After reconnectin...

Over a long weekend, a mother and daughter discuss thinning vaginal walls and humiliate a handsome stranger.

// CAST //

Moxi // Zackary Drucker
Patti // Penny Sori
Jack // Geoffery Milam

// CREW //

Starring & Written by Zackary Drucker and Penny Sori
Director // Zackary Drucker
Cinematographe...

The movie Greene is about a 28-year old black gallery owner, Marcus Greene, who is struggling to find peace with the fractured remnants of his life, however, due to Marcus's depressive state his gallery has been failing, despite the efforts of his brother-in-law and is now facing foreclosure. Thi...

It's the year 20XX, pizza has become the number 1 resource in the galaxy. Meanwhile a space Pizzaboy is pushed to his limits from his job. His boss won't cut him a break and even worse space pirates constantly ruin his daily commute. When the PizzaBoy finally gets to talk to them he realizes he n...

TRANSFINITE is a sci-fi omnibus feature film composed of seven standalone short stories where supernatural trans and queer people from various cultures use their powers to protect, love, teach, fight and thrive.

In this stylized movement opera, our heroes navigate sexuality, gender, and isolation as they try to make contact with the outside world through dance, prose, & music.

Five dancers, five styles, five expressions of masculinity conjured through an element of nature. Air, water, ether, fire and earth combine to impress the memory of an abandoned steel mill into the natural world it now resides.

Lisa B offerS a rare alternative of her incredibly popular, Unpolitical Woman Comedy Show, called the VERY POLITICAL WOMAN Comedy Show. The live show was during Black History Month, 2023.

Powered by lululemon and #blkcreatives, Lisa Beasley, brings her comedic prowess to Tribe Supper Club to ma...

Reckless Spirits is a hyperreal buddy comedy featuring two best friends—Yvette, a neurotic Korean-American therapist, and Syd, a gender-fluid Puerto Rican performance artist—who are led by a series of supernatural events into an uncanny new world of psychics, spirits, and a cult leader that’s thr...

"AGENTS OF CHANGE, PROJECT: POLYMER" is a spy-genre film that centers a fully a queer and transgender cast while bringing issues facing the environment to the forefront. Rookie secret agent Guy Longani is on a take-along mission to expose the ringleader of an illegal plastic dumping scheme, but w...