FUNK FORCE - 2018

8:15PM (18 mins) action

dir. Desmond Levi Jackson

A dysfunktional team of young black superheroes struggle against a hip-hop sensation hell bent on hypnotizing the black community.

Stevie's Aliens

7:58PM (17 mins) sci-fi

dir. Austin Harris

Greg, an aspiring writer whose dreams are shattered when he's rejected from his top choice college, is reinvigorated after he sees what he believes is a UFO.

All Kids Go to Hell

7:51PM (7 mins) animation

dir. Chaz Bottoms

Two orphaned siblings, unknowingly using a ouija board, accidentally ask the devil to adopt them.

BP v B

7:49PM (2 mins) animation

dir. Omar Lewis

BP v B is a fully animated "motion picture drawing" featuring a clash between two superhero pop-culture icons. It is a hand-drawn action packed romp with a twist that you do not want to miss!

The Girl With No Brain

7:30PM (19 mins) sci-fi/drama

dir. Royce Adkins

An artificial intelligence, implanted into the head of a girl born without a brain, struggles between forming it's own identity and the identity it was programmed to be. 

Buried

1:13PM (12 mins) dramedy

dir. Blake Bynum

Two mob gravediggers, who have completely separate views on morality, enter a forest to bury a body and get paid. Their differences make the task impossible and show just which one of them has the right perspective.

Blue Diamonds

12:59PM (14 mins) drama

dir. Patrick D House

A group of friends dealing with erectile dysfunction decide to resort back to their thieving ways to solve their problem and make some extra money in the process.

Justice Ep. 2 

12:51PM (8 mins) webseries

dir. Jordanne Guidry

A webseries about a group of friends who find a dead body in an alley and make it their duty to find the killer. Ava, Danny, Rose, and Rob end up getting into more trouble than they had anticipated.

Civic Mind

12:16PM (19 mins) drama

dir. Adonis Williams

A teenage, NYPD volunteer goes undercover to purchase alcohol and other items not permitted to be sold to minors. His methods are put into question when the biggest bust of his career is done illegally, jeopardizing everything he’s worked for and threatens a gentrifying, Brooklyn community.

Cross My Heart

12:02PM (14 mins) drama

dir. Sontenish A Myers

An American teenage girl visits her family in Jamaica and uncovers a secret that changes the way she sees the people she loves. This film explores the culture of silence amongst women, the kinds of secrets we keep and who they're actually protecting.

BEAST "Pilot"

11:45AM (17 mins) webseries

dir. Ben Strang

After his father mysteriously goes missing at sea, a teenager rallies the help of his small fishing-island town to set out and find him.

Lost Kings - The Series

11:34AM (11 mins) webseries

Terrance Smalls Jr

The story of a young woman thriving in a world in which she was meant to fail. Season 1: In Baltimore, Max, copes with murder of her brother and stumbles into a conspiracy of police corruption.

Drive Slow

11:20AM (14 mins) drama

Terrence Thompson

"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.

The Possibility of Her

9:15AM (1hr 26mins) doc

dir. William Feagins, Jr.

"The Possibility of Her" is a feature-length documentary which highlights 12 women of color who are actively involved in non-traditional careers or passions. The film delves into each woman's personal and professional life discussing their beginnings, challenges, their take on gender norms as well as addressing some myths and misconceptions about women in their respective fields.

Queens in Training

8:55AM (15 mins) doc

dir. Deanna Del Ciello

Two young African-American girls learn to play chess competitively and apply those skills to obstacles of race and gender as they prepare for a citywide co-educational tournament in Washington, D.C.

Barely Adults

12:36PM (15 mins) webseries

dir. Christine Sanders

It’s 2008 in NYC, at the start of the recession, and Paige Anderson is anxious about surviving adulthood post-graduation. That is until she lands her “dream job” as an assistant to power producer Kendra Hawthorne. But what starts as a dream TV beginning, quickly devolves into a crazy nightmare.

United Skates

7:30PM (1hr 31mins) doc

dir. Dyana Winkler, Tina Brown

When America's last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure, a community of thousands battle in a racially charged environment to save an underground subculture--one that has remained undiscovered by the mainstream media for generations, yet has given rise to some of the world's greatest musical talent.

MAKE AMERICA BLACK AGAIN

6:31PM (13 mins) comedy

dir. Leon Robinson, Joel Kipnis

Candidate Lamar Johnson played by Leon (Cool Runnings, Ali, Cliffhanger) is running for President of the United States on the campaign slogan: “Make America Black Again”

with an all white campaign staff!

Jabari Keating

6:21PM (10 mins) drama

dir. Stacey Larkins

Upon making a life altering decision, Jabari Keating is a candid first person narrative film that explores his personal reflections, life experiences and trials and tribulations as an African American in present day America.

Here Kitty

6:14PM (7 mins) dark comedy

dir. Joe Marshall

Exploring the boundary lines between sexual attraction and sexual harassment, a group of young adults discuss the ethics of cat calling in this dark comedy.

Under The Law

6:04PM (10 mins) drama

dir. Mitsu Miyashima

Adriel, a qualified and determined individual, is looking for employment at a law firm, but a blemish on his record holds him back. However, everything changes when Karen  finds out what his motive was on the night of his incident. 

Night

5:58PM (6 mins) drama

Christian Scales

A young woman confronts her fears when returning home late from work.

Riverment

5:05PM (19 mins) drama

dir. Shayla Racquel

A former Civil Rights activist fears for the safety of her granddaughter who is determined to follow in her footsteps.

Botanical Black

5:00PM (5 mins) drama

dir. Brit Fryer

In a world where Black children who die become potted plants, a weary florist makes her last delivery.

Ghost Me

4:54PM (6 mins) drama

dir. R. Cadell Cook, II

A drunk driver has a ghostly encounter in his rear view mirror.

Dishonour

4:15PM (39mins) drama

dir. Terrence Turner

A five year old girl is caught in middle of a struggle between her recently widowed father and his elderly aunt who disagree on how best to adapt to the customs and laws of their newly adopted home in the United Kingdom.  The aunt’s failure to abandon ancient African tribal traditions, including the harmful practice of FGM or female genital mutilation, leads to potentially devastating consequences for the young girl. All six characters in the film are played by one remarkable female actor, Mimi Ndiweni.

One Bedroom

2:15PM (1hr 23mins) dramedy

Darien Sills-Evans

"Breaking up is easy.  Moving out is hard. After five years of ups and downs, an African American 30-something couple in a gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood spends their final afternoon together arguing and remember better days, as one of them moves out and hopefully on with her life.

Stuck

1:58PM (17 mins) comedy

dir. Praheme

STUCK is a romantic comedy that follows two strangers (Ebony and Dre) who become physically wedged in the act of a “one-night stand”. Their only path to separation is to be vulnerable and share a secret with one another.