** THIS EVENT WAS LIVESTREAMED ON APRIL 7TH AT 7PM CST**

#OTVtonight: An intersectional Late Show w/ OTV - Open Television and Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

LIVE from our sofa to yours. That’s right! This year we’re going completely VIRTUAL. Tune in from the comforts of your quarantined home as intersectional web-TV platform, OTV - Open Television, premieres original pilots and shorts from Chicago, Detroit, Berlin, and Johannesburg.

FINALLY, the inclusive Late Night Show you’ve been missing in your life: interviews with the creators, comedic skits, performances and more — all set to a Futurehood Soundtrack and live-streamed to the screen you’re using right now. Get your snacks ready!

Some shows may contain adult content.

This program is organized by Assistant Curator Gibran Villalobos and Coordinator Anthony Williams. MCA Partnerships and Engagement aims to support the work that is done by Chicago community organizations that are civically-centered, creatively-led, and foster collective experiences. To learn more about our programs visit mcachicago.org

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PILOTS:
Conspiracy Theorist: https://www.facebook.com/resist.the.gaslight/
Written and Created by Rebba Moore
Co-Directed by Kelechi Agwuncha
Renee Hawthorne is a competitive doctoral candidate in neuropsychology when her life is unexpectedly derailed by a psychotic spell.

Femme Queen Chronicles: https://www.facebook.com/fqchronicles/
Written and Created by Ahya Simone
The story of four black trans women as they navigate through love, life, shade, and trade in the city of Detroit.

#BraveFutures presents “The Time is Now x Most Brave Film Awardees” (Johannesburg and Berlin)
Created and Produced by Eli Micky (Elijah McKinnon)
Brave Futures Film Race is an intersectional competition that challenges creatives, storytellers filmmakers of all levels to create an entire short film in 48 hours using one intersectional theme, one prop and one action in metropolitan cities such as Johnanessburg, South Africa (December 2019) and Berlin, Germany (February 2020).

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CREDITS
DIRECTED BY
ELIJAH MCKINNON // @elijaa_

PRODUCED BY
CHRIS WALKER // @byoboi

STARRING IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE (INDIVIDUAL TITLE CARD FOR EACH)
ELIJAH MCKINNON
JENNA ANAST // @journeyswithjenna
REBBA MOORE // @ctrl.penduluum
SARAH MINNIE // @minnieproductions
CHRIS WALKER
AYMAR JEAN CHRISTIAN // @drajchristian

EDITED BY
AYMAR JEAN CHRISTIAN

LIVESTREAM PARTNER
MAINSTREAM MEDIA // @mainstreamchicago

VFX ARTIST
MILES BLAKELY // @shawtyboi.x

“CONSPIRACY OR NAH” PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
T BANKS // @tbanksmultis

MUSIC BY
HIJO PRODIGO // @hij0pr0dig0
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
ELIJAH MCKINNON
CHRIS WALKER

ASSISTANT EDITOR
SARAH MINNIE

GRAPHIC ARTIST
MILES BLAKELY //

SPECIAL THANKS
LEAH BALL // @leahballstudio
DEVIN NIECY // @devin_niecy
AHYA SIMONE // @ahyasimone
MAINSTREAM MEDIA
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (@mcachicago)
THE SUPREMES

OTV TITLE ANIMATION
MILES BLAKELY // @shawtyboi.x