Official Selections: 13th LA Black Film Festival
Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
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Alberts Flower
Short
West Coast Premiere
James Picken's Jr (Grey's Anatomy, X-Files, How Stella Got Her Groove Back) stars as Albert, a man drawn back to his childhood home, seeking to move beyond long-buried pain. There he meets Greta, the home’s current owner, who holds the keys to his past—and its hidden secrets.
Director: James Glossman
Producer: James Pickens Jr., Christopher Wright, James Glossman
Writer: John Pietrowski
Cast: James Pickens Jr., Éilis Cahill
Cinematographer: Edward Rosini
Editor: Erinnisse Rebisz
Website: https://albertsflowerfilm.com/
Instagram: alberts_flower_film
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Alberts-Flower-Film/61582399681678/
Aware
Docu-Short
Bringing awareness to the 65,000 Black women missing in America
Director: Drew Tank Garrett
Producer: Drew Tank Garrett Donna Collins
Writer: Drew Tank Garrett
Cast: Melissa Carter, Sydney Collins
Won Best Film on Women Empowerment.
Eye of the Farmer
Documentary Short
World Premiere
The city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas faces a crippling food insecurity crisis, and urban farmer Bernard Iwegbu is bringing the community together to solve it.
Director: Hunter Braun & Patrick Waechter
Producer: Lindsey Lunsford
Writer: Lindsey Lunsford
Cast: Latisha Brunson, Frank D. Dorsey, II, Shonda Eldridge, Teki Hunt, Bernard Iwegbu, Britain Knox, Whitney Lee, Sheila Moon, O.B. Moss, Eric Waddell
Cinematographer: Shanra Kehl
Editor: Gabriel Spaulding
Instagram: @keeshfilms
First Comes LOVE
Short
West Coast premiere
Taylor has spent years curating the perfect life with her long-term boyfriend Khalil. To their social media followers, they are #CoupleGoals, but behind the filtered photos lies a relationship built on performance. When Taylor discovers their future together is in jeopardy, she stages a romantic evening to win him back, documenting the night via social media — but what begins as seduction quickly morphs into captivity. The tighter Taylor holds on to her fairytale, the looser her grip on reality, and it could cost her everything.
Director: Tanya Martineau
Producer: Van Dinh
Writer: Raisa D'Oyley
Cast: Raisa D'Oyley and Malik Jones
Cinematographer: Tré Loren
Editor: Jason Simmonds
Official Selections: The Roxbury International Film Festival, Cobb International Film Festival, Urban Film Festival, Bronzelens Film Festival, Fiction Fest, Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, Peachtree Village International Film Festival (Finalist), Rome International Film Festival, Atlanta Horror Film Festival (HorrorFest), Twin Cities Black Film Festival, and LA Black Film Festival
Website: www.firstcomeslovethefilm.com
Instagram: @firstcomeslovethefilm
Facebook: @FirstComesLovethefilm