A father discovers the surprising truth about why his son won't go to bed. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/6828619fb2ccf502fb8b9df87d464155.jpg" width="148">Director Bio/Statement:Nicole is a director, screenwriter, and an Emmy-nominated producer. The Baltimore native was featured in a Free the Work's Creator Spotlight in 2020. She is a director in the 2022-2023 class of NBCU LAUNCH TV Directors Program | Female Forward. She made her TV directorial debut in 2023 on NBC/Dick Wolf's CHICAGO MED, on the heels of directing GO TO BED, RAYMOND! for S3 of 20th Digital Studio's Bite Size Halloween on Hulu. This short was a top critic's pick in a New York Times Best 2023 Films article, 'Five Horror Movies to Stream Now .' In 2023, she was one of 10 female filmmaker finalists selected for S1 of HBO's Project Greenlight: A New Generation, produced by Issa Rea and Kumail Nanjiani.

Go to Bed Raymond

A father discovers the surprising truth about why his son won't go to bed.

Darren, an aspiring rapper with unbreakable resolve, and Enora, his supportive and hard working wife, struggle to get by as Darren's dreams have yet to pay off, a decade into their marriage. Everything hinges on an all-too-important phone call from a record label this afternoon to decide their fate. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/38e186edd3091e5d9853c0c901867d37.png" width="161"> Director Bio/Statement:Alesia ‘Z’ Glidewell is&nbsp;a multicultural Director, Creator, Writer &amp; Producer of new media series, commercials &amp; films. This includes the feature doc, “A Trip to Unicorn Island,” starring Lilly Singh, “Shook” for Shudder, “Lana Steele: Makeup Spy,” “Disney Insider” for Disney +

Demo-Lition

The fate of Darren, an aspiring rapper with unbreakable resolve, and Enora, his supportive wife for over a decade, hangs in the balance of an all-too-important phone call from a record label.

Navigating adolescence in Essex isn’t easy for British-Nigerian Bisola... no one there looks like her, she has no luck with the local boys and she weathers daily microaggressions, until an incident involving the only other Black girl in her class sends her on a journey of self-discovery. AWARDS:Best British Short Film - BAFTA - Longlisted - 2024Best Director - SOULfest - Winner - 2023 <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/fe698daf3fcb9e5f35ead54068544111.jpg" width="143"> Director Bio/Statement:Yero Timi-Biu is a multiple award-winning writer-director for TV and film with projects for HBO, BBC, Channel 4, BFI, and Audible. Yero directed the second block of Sir Lenny Henry's new ITV drama, THREE LITTLE BIRDS after learning the ropes as showrunner's shadow and 2nd unit director on the BBC One/Amazon psychological thriller CHLOE. Yero has also been a staff writer on original shows for Sky One and Netflix. Her short films as writer-director 0.5%, SIGNS, and BENEATH THE SURFACE, and as director ESSEX GIRLS have played at international festivals in competition such as BFI London Film Festival, Encounters, Aesthetica, and Hamptons International Film Festival. Yero was one of Edinburgh TV Festival's prestigious 'Ones to Watch' for 2020/2021.

Essex Girls

Flipping the "Essex Girl" trope, this coming-of-age film explores Black British girlhood and magical female friendships in 2009 Essex, UK.

Siblings Mya and TJ navigate the divorce of their parents - the perfect Black power couple and American Black family. An Afro-futurist Sci-Fi drama. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/e8df5c0d457d10bfe9be75a08a961eee.jpg" width="142"> Director Bio/Statement:Cameron Carr is a born and bred Harlemite, Filmmaker and Creative Producer based out of NYC. As a pragmatic optimist, and ambition to become the Issa Rae/Jordan Peele/Donald Glover ultimate hybrid: After seven years of producing commercials at his Creative agency Alma Maters BBDO New York and Wieden+Kennedy NY - Cameron's constant mission is to continue to push, propel and create Black-led stories through film and creative, while spotlighting systemic inequities that often remain unconscious and unspoken in society. Cameron is coming off of his Writing and Directorial Debut for Harlem Fragments shot in March, backed by a $93K production budget in partnership with FUJIFILM, which latest accolades span from the Ida B. Wells Disrupting the Narrative Grant, and being selected for the 2023 DGA Shoot New Director Spotlight Showcase Cohort.

Harlem Fragments

Siblings Mya and TJ navigate the divorce of their parents - the perfect Black power couple and American Black family. An Afro-futurist Sci-Fi drama.

In 1832 Canada, an infantryman seeks solace in the arms of another man amidst the chaos of war. Their poignant love story shines a vivid light on the bonds of queer love tragically cut short by criminal charges. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/065a8ba869a8fccc4f94a75a86cdb199.jpg" width="173">Director Bio/Statement:Haui is an award-winning mixed-media artist known for directing, designing, and devising cross-disciplinary works of art. Upcoming Haui will direct his operatic opus 'Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White' produced by the Canadian Opera Company in 2024. haui.ca.

Private Flowers

In 1832 Canada, an infantryman seeks solace in the arms of another man amidst the chaos of war. Their poignant love story shines a vivid light on the bonds of queer love tragically cut short by criminal charges.

Edette’s soul is bound to her flesh-eating garden. But when she unexpectedly befriends a young girl, Edette must decide whether to kill her friend or die alongside her beloved garden. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/db4b30ea3dd5d21a9f0fb8b9ef065c2a.jpg" width="143">Director Bio/Statement:Guinevere Thomas, an LA-based writer/director with an MFA in Directing from AFI, originates from Austin, Texas. A semi-finalist in The LAUNCH Million Dollar Student Screenplay Contest, she interned at Monkeypaw Productions and ARRAY. Guided by her Texas roots, her films explore Southern Black American experiences through horror and comedy.

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The Garden of Edette

Edette’s soul is bound to her flesh-eating garden. But when she unexpectedly befriends a young girl, Edette must decide whether to kill her friend or die alongside her beloved garden.

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