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A competitive section of short-form series directed by, or written and produced by, persons of African descent. Selected works compete for the Grand Jury Award for Best Episodic Series<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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This showcase of 5 films will screen on Thursday, May 28 | 5:45 pm | Miami Beach Convention Center - Screening Room #2<\/div>[vc_separator color=”custom” css=”.vc_custom_1717517019717{margin-top: 32px !important;}” accent_color=”#ededed”]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Comic Shop<\/h2>\n<\/div>

USA | 15 min<\/h4>\n<\/div>[vc_single_image image=”39470″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1775160970712{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 12px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]

Under the regular threat of eviction and the looming competition of a big box store, a quirky group of friends strive to keep their comic store afloat by any ridiculous means necessary.<\/p>\n

Director: Jalen Blot | Writer: Cheyenne Ewulu | Producers: Simone Kirlew, Victor Lord, Cheyenne Ewulu | Cast: Cheyenne Ewulu, Zeno Robinson, Grayson Niles, Shanae Cole, Hayley Law<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Law’s World: Lipstick Bandit<\/h2>\n<\/div>

USA | 14 min<\/h4>\n<\/div>[vc_single_image image=”39473″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1775161234887{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 12px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]

A sassy pansexual sex blogger prepares for a high-profile house tour, but his plans are derailed by his narcissistic bestie, determined to retrieve something she claims is irreplaceable.<\/p>\n

Director: Law Artis | Writer: Law Artis | Producers: Danae Grandison & Law Artis | Cast: Law Scott, Nikki<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Love Song<\/h2>\n<\/div>

USA | 29 min | WORLD PREMIERE<\/h4>\n<\/div>[vc_single_image image=”39472″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1775161178024{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 12px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]

A married music producer\u2019s morning commute takes a turn when he runs into a former flame, forcing him to choose between family, creative passion, and a love he left behind.<\/p>\n

Director: Nofisat “Love Nafi” Almaroof | Writer: Nofisat “Love Nafi” Almaroof | Producers: Nofisat \u201cLove Nafi\u201d Almaroof and Mohamed Williams, Producers: Okema T. Moore, Agnes Erskine, Nadia Sasso | Cast: Mohamed Williams, Okema T. Moore, Simone Posey, Adrian Arthur, Montana Monroe Jenkins, Ava Barnett, Taylen Washington<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Takes A Village<\/h2>\n<\/div>

USA | 14 min<\/h4>\n<\/div>[vc_single_image image=”40230″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1777397148528{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 12px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]

Takes A Village follows 17-year-old Zeke, a top student and Division I prospect, whose path out of his Mississippi Gulf Coast town is threatened by an unexpected pregnancy, family decline, and the pull of the streets\u2014forcing him to choose between survival and escape.<\/p>\n

Creator, Writer, and Director: LaDarius ‘Dee’ Torrey | Producers: Letia Solomon, Khari Johnson, LaDarius ‘Dee’ Torrey | Cast: Xavier Mills, Tanyell Quian and Champ Johnson<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Ti Blan<\/h2>\n<\/div>

USA | 30 min<\/h4>\n<\/div>[vc_single_image image=”39468″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1775160920277{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 12px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]

After being sent to live with his estranged grandmother, a troubled Haitian-American teen must navigate family expectations, unfamiliar culture, and the burden of a struggling family restaurant, while a looming debt threatens the new path he\u2019s fighting to forge.<\/p>\n

Director: Dwight Ellis Jr | Writer: Noah Petion Laforest | Producers: Sydney Crawford, Noah Petion Laforest | Cast: Matthew Fabien, Marie Henry, Chantal Jean-Pierre, Pascal Michel, Portland Thomas, Wayne Vielot, Mark Logan, Clifford Michel, Corey Hibbert<\/p>\n<\/div>

View Trailer ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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