Take me to the Queers: LGBTQ+ Narratives
Explore OTV's rich, intersectional content through these programs that center LGBTQ+ experiences.
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1 seasonAfternoon Snatch
1 season
Afternoon Snatch is an unapologetically queer web comedy about heartbreak and the importance of community.
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1 seasonSymbiotic
1 season
Series created by Rachel Greenhoe about young queer people with invisible (and visible) disabilities trying to make their way in Chicago.
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1 seasonStarving Artists
1 season
Chicago comedy duo Aasia and Dewayne go to extravagant lengths to reach their goals of international stardom and complete world domination. A show about being young, gifted, and black in a world that praises straight, white, and wack.
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2 seasonsKissing Walls
2 seasons
Kissing Walls is a romantic comedy that follows two friends as they struggle to build their careers while simultaneously navigating the ever-evolving and often complicated “new rules” of 21st century dating as queer men of color.
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1 seasonFull Out
1 season
A story of ambition, manipulation, betrayal, and self-discovery, Full Out follows a closeted dancer as she struggles to regain her glory following a devastating injury.
Series written and directed by Jess King.
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Inertia
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...
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Quare Life - Pilot
Four queer women of color negotiate professional and personal relationships on Chicago's south side.
//CAST AND CREW//
M Shelly Conner (Creator/Producer/Writer)
Myra Boone (Pilot Producer/AD)
Jessica King (Director)
Christian Mejia (Cinematographer)
Alistair Slaughter (Sound Engineer)
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1 seasonF*ck Yes
1 season
F*ck Yes is a modern sex-ed series focused on improving communication (and sex) between consenting adults. In this episode, a couple negotiates a threesome.
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Hair Story - Pilot Concept
In Hair Story, a pilot for Serial Dreamer, residents of an artsy Black co-op tell their wild stories to an out-of-work drag queen as she styles their hair to pay her rent.
// MUSIC VIDEO / DREAM SEQUENCE //
WATCH THE FULL VIDEO: http://www.weareo.tv/presents/bsayf
Apple: https://itunes.apple....
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4 itemsSerial Dreamer
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In Hair Story, a pilot for Serial Dreamer, residents of an artsy Black co-op tell their wild stories to an out-of-work drag queen as she styles their hair to pay her rent.
// MUSIC VIDEO / DREAM SEQUENCE //
WATCH THE FULL VIDEO: http://www.weareo.tv/presents/bsayf
Apple: https://itunes.apple....
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Sur La Nuit
A soliloquy to the night, reflecting on love, loss, and identity. presented thru the lens of otherness - queer identity, race, familial dynamics, gender, and access into classical art forms.
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ALEXA GRÆ - Artist/Composer
Jon Wes - Creator/Videographer/Editor
Matthew Ozawa - Creat... -
7 items#BraveFuturesJOBURG
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Brave Futures Film Race challenges creatives, filmmakers and storytellers of all skills levels to produce a film in 48 hours or less.
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6 itemsIf I Was Your Girl - Collection
6 items
A collection of films by Coquie Hughes.
People let you see what they want you to see when you first meet them, but time always reveal the true essence of a person.
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Kiki 4 The Qulture
Kiki 4 The Qulture was produced by A Queer Pride, a collection of seasoned professionals from Chicago's nightlife landscape, working together to celebrate Pride throughout the year. A Queer Pride is Abhijeet, Bambi Banks-Couleé, JForPay and Scott Cramer.
Kiki 4 The Qulture is an intergeneration...
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The Most Fab Fabitat
A series of drag performances by Chicago-based performers hosted by drag artist Lucy Stoole.
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1 seasonKickin’ It w/ KK + Eli
1 season
Kristen and Elijah, of Reunion Chicago, spill the T on running an impact-driven space prioritized for LGBTQ+ folks and communities of color in Chicago.
ABOUT REUNION CHICAGO
REUNION is an art gallery, event space and project incubator located in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. Event/cul... -
1 season#OTVretrospective
1 season
OTV Retrospective is a reflection on the past five years of the organization’s journey. Co-founders Dr. Aymar Jean Christian and Elijah McKinnon take viewers on a cinematic tour of its humble beginnings as a research project answering the simple question “do intersectional stories matter?”
The ...
