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The Cut

Detroit, MI

February 2025

Director: Jeremy Brockman

When a troubled veteran returns home to reconcile with his estranged brother, an unexpected challenge threatens to derail his journey of healing.

https://www.instagram.com/thecutshortfilm

Meet The Friends

Los Angeles, CA

March 2025

Director: C. Denise

"Meet The Friends" is a poignant and tense short film that follows Krys over one nerve-wracking evening as she stands at a crossroads. She must choose between the safety of her old ways or the terrifying, vulnerable leap of faith required to possibly win the heart of a woman who values connection over conquest.

https://www.instagram.com/noloschildproductions

To Move in My Mother's Prayers

Detroit, MI

November 2025

Director: Diop Russell

A rebellious, nonbinary teenager wrestles with their hardworking single mom over joining the Legacy League—an elite organization for high school girls

https://www.instagram.com/tmimmpfilm/

Bound

Atlanta, GA

February 2026

Director: James Jones

Jack and James have been married for 4 years when a disturbing secret forces James to come face to face with a binding truth and agonizing decision.

https://www.instagram.com/boundattheroots/

WE KEEP US SAFE 

New York, NY

March 2025

Director: Shawn Batey

WE KEEP US SAFE features portraits of five activists in the 2020 NYC Black Lives Matter Movement. Illustrated through the work of 25 independent photographers & videographers, WE KEEP US SAFE provides personal journeys of activism in the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Each story highlights an activist, combining a mix of protest footage from photographs, videos, and interviews on the streets. The activists represent a Native American/African American bicyclist, a female Ethiopian teacher, a non-binary queer dancer, a female Trans leader, and an Afro-Dominican recent college graduate.

https://www.shawnbatey.com/

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