QUEST (United States)
QUEST is the moving portrait of an American family living in North Philadelphia. Beginning at the dawn of the Obama presidency, parents Christopher "Quest" Rainey, and his wife, Christine'a "Ma Quest" Rainey raise a family while nurturing a community of artists in their basement home music studio, but even this creative sanctuary can't always keep them safe. Epic in scope, QUEST is a vivid illumination of race and class in America, and a testament to love, commitment, healing and hope. (Documentary, Family, Music)
Selected Festivals/Awards: Sundance Film Festival; Truer Than Fiction Award - Independent Spirit Awards; Reva and David Logan Grand Jury Award - Full Frame Documentary Film Festival; Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Documentary - Dallas International Film Festival; Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Documentary - RiverRun International Film Festival; and more!
S0.CI3.TY (Martinique)
J0.hn, an emotionless and regulated citizen of THE CITY, awakes on a deserted island 10,000 miles away from any civilization. Equipped with the R3G a symbiotic watch ruled by a very advanced A.I that regulate and keeps him indefinitely "operational,” J0.hn starts to plan his own rescue but things get radically complicated. (Afrofuturism, Sci-fi, Thriller)Selected Festivals/Awards: Festival de Cannes - Diversity in Cannes; BAMcinématek; Festival International du Film PanAfricain de Cannes; Chelsea Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival - LA; Timehri Film Festival, Caribbean Lens International Film Festival, Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival; Grenadian Film Festival; WILDsound Film Festival
CARMEN & GEOFFREY (United States, Trinidad & Tobago)
This intimate documentary, which features candid interviews and glorious dance performances, demonstrates the talent and uninterrupted creativity of Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder, two living legends in the world of American dance. (Documentary, History, The Arts)
Selected Festivals/Awards: Best Feature Film - Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival; Best Film, Fine Arts Discipline - Berlin Black International Cinema Film Festival; Full Frame Documentary Film Festival; Ringling International Arts Festival
KYENVU (Uganda)
An independent young Ugandan woman lives through the taunts of using public transport on a daily basis. As she struggles to find her footing in a patriarchal society that entitles men to women's bodies, she finds love in a bittersweet moment. (Drama)
Selected Festivals/Awards: Best Narrative Short - Pan African Film Festival; East African Talent Awards - Zanzibar International Film Festival; Finalist - NBCU Short Film Festival; BlackStar Film Festival; Urban World Film Festival; Raindance Film Festival; and more!
PANORAMA: JAMMING TO THE TOP (United States)
The documentary follows a vibrant community of people in Brooklyn, NY who love steel pan and are fighting to keep it alive in Brooklyn. Through their preparation for an annual steel band competition, known as Panorama, we see how their love and passion helps them to overcome several challenges and obstacles facing the pan community in Brooklyn. Through the lens of Steel Xplosion’s journey to Panorama, viewers get a raw look into what life is like in the pan yard and why pan players are willing to sacrifice so much for the opportunity to play pan in Brooklyn and to compete on a national stage. (Documentary, Music)
Selected Festivals/Awards: Best Director - 2019 Palm Pay Caribe Film Festival; Best Music Documentary - 2019 People’s Film Festival; Big Apple's Women's Film Festival; Grenadian Film Festival; Dumbo Film Festival; La Femme International Film Festival; New York City Independent Film Festival; and more!
ZAYNAB'S ENCHANTED SCARF (United States)
*New Episode* Zakiyyah’s Talking Flower Garden (Kids, Educational)
Selected Festivals/Awards: Black Muslim Girl Fly International Film Festival
*SEASON 2* MY BIG NIGERIAN WEDDING (Nigeria)
My Big Nigerian Wedding is a docu-series and contest where Nigerian couples from all around the world, who are ready to get married the following year are invited to register and contest for Africa’s biggest wedding prize — a free wedding that will be catered for by the biggest wedding vendors worth over 15 Million Naira and a honeymoon at an exotic location outside the country. You will see the whole process of picking the winners, the wedding preparations and the wedding plus their honeymoon. (Docu-series, Dramedy)
 *NEW EPISODES* REBA TO THE RESCUE (United States)
Reba To The Rescue is an African American, "pint-sized princess!" Her life's mission is to ensure the education, well-being of all! With her cape and large "Afro", she stands ready to love, help others learn, and love some more! (Kids, Educational)
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