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3 Minutes Gone
3 Minutes Gone is a suspense short drama focusing on one of today's most important and controversial topics. A senior in high school 'Fist' (Albert Wences) is emotionally broken after feeling betrayed by his high school sweetheart and bullied by her new boyfriend. He now feels like everyone must pay for his pain and decides to take his revenge on the rooftop of his school by committing an act of terror as soon as the first lunch begins. Fist soon realizes he is not alone when he encounters a young sophomore named Civil ( in her film debut Jemma Kosanke) who has decided to take her own life after an embarrassing video of her from a party goes viral. Now the two of them are forced to face their problems with only 3 minutes left before lunch begins. In an emotional climax, they both must make respective decisions that will change their lives forever.
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ASTRAL
Based in surrealism and ancient Egyptian mythology, ASTRAL is a unique fashion film that depicts Black femininity and womanhood through the eyes of five ancient Egyptian goddesses who devise a plan to reinstall ancient Egyptian awareness, and it's connections to modern society.
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Better Now
Dr. Talia Better is an overworked Marriage and Family Counselor who helps her patients cope with their problems, while failing to deal with her own list of issues which includes trying to grieve over the sudden loss of her husband, dealing with her husband's secrets, continuing to raise her blind adopted teenage niece as a single parent, and dealing with her emotionally unstable family. The recurring questions throughout the series are, "Who heals the Healer? Who counsels the Counselor? And how will Dr. Talia pour herself into her patients when she eventually becomes empty?
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BLACK MAGIK (Kalvin Kosha ft. Jazz Anderson)
Black Magik: mysterious, dark, and, beautiful. In this case, Black Magik (written and directed by Kalvin Kosha), represents the alluring and seemingly unexplained effect of love and attraction that a person can have on another. For Kosha, it's only right to employ beautiful melanated people to also emphasize the idea that there is something magical, yet, beautiful about "Black" people, culture, and art that entices any man or woman's cravings. The song, Black Magik, features Hip-Hop lyricist, and Reality TV star, Jazz Anderson.
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Black, White & US
"Black, White & US" explores racism in America like it has never been seen before through the lives of four white families in Utah who adopt African American children and overcome their own inherent biases to become advocates. From the award-winning filmmaker of "An Ordinary Hero" and "The Uncomfortable Truth", Loki Mulholland reveals the challenges faced by the parents, children and our society while exposing the darker side of those adoption agencies who profit from it. Is there a way to fix our country's racial divide? These transracial adoptive families just might provide the answer.
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BLACKER
BLACKER is a short comedy series about race and privilege in America that follows Addison Lovingwood, an obnoxious white guy whose life is turned upside down by some actual #blackgirlmagic that causes strangers to see him as black.
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Blakemore
A mysterious drifter with explainable abilities, befriends simone Summerton a Young nurse who witness' a supernatural event. together the two travel space and time facing off against strange and malevolent beings.
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Charlie/ "La Vie Magnifique De Charlie"
After her sister Brandy's untimely death, everyone is taken aback by Charlie's unorthodox (and seemingly quirky) approach to her grieving process. Follow Charlie and her friends Kayla and Keturah as they go along for a wild, hilariously exhilarating and bittersweet ride which will surely be the craziest day of Charlie's life.
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Civic Mind
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.
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COLOR BLIND
A bi-racial black woman struggles with her journey to self discovery while trying to live up to her father's expectation.
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