Michael wants to win a rap battle but needs a partner.

Mic Drop

When 19-year-old Ezra drives widowed 70-year-old neighbor Louise to visit her husband’s out-of-state grave, she confronts a newfound insecurity about her sexual identity while Louise silently recalls a hidden relationship with a woman 50 years before.

Driving Louise

Augustus, a literate carpenter and family man who is living free as a fugitive slave, is faced with a decision to speak or die when denied the wages he’s earned.

Augustus

Two individuals find themselves in the middle of a lovers’ quarrel.

Saturday the 15th

A stranger walks into a neighborhood bar and begins telling a story about one of the regulars.

Monroe

When three young men are found dead in a suburban house, was it self-defense or a drug deal gone south?

One Cold Morning

Q&amp;A with “Augustus” director Jon Alston

Augustus Q&A

Q&amp;A with “Driving Louise” director Isaac Knopf

Driving Louise Q&A

Q&amp;A with “Monroe” director Corey Piper

Monroe Q&A

Q&amp;A with “One Cold Morning” director Josh Herum

One Cold Morning Q&A

Q&amp;A with “Saturday the 15th” director Eric Chandler

Saturday the 15th Q&A

Narrative Shorts 4: Fateful Decisions

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