A carefully constructed marriage implodes when an unexpected call unleashes the fragility and wounds that have been simmering for years.

Starring Scott Cohen and Kelly Wolf

A young queer girl is forced to learn the true meaning of self acceptance and love after an unfortunate event at her church.

A young girl who loves life explores dating with optimism and hope.

Imagine a powerful Black woman in the 21st century being thrust back into the 1800s Antebellum South as a slave with only one chance to escape back to her reality. This is the story of LASHELLE ROBINSON, a spit-fire Wall Street executive, who travels back in time to rescue her enslaved ancestor INKA from a violent lynching — all to lift a generational curse off her white fiancé TODD DECATUR -- the love of her life. After all, it is his ancestors that killed hers.

The strange fruits of this couple's history now haunt their upcoming marriage. As LaShelle walks down the aisle, their wedding is violently interrupted when the ghost of Inka tries to kill Todd. While he knocks at death's door, LaShelle makes a pledge to do anything to save him! That means traveling back in time to first rescue Inka. Her spirit guide JUNE, a magical, whimsical Underground Railroad Conductor, guides LaShelle back on this extraordinary journey of two women colliding across centuries...

Told through rap, song and dance, Strange Fruit is a thrilling hip-hop musical, like 12 Years a Slave meets Hamilton. In our "Hear the Cry" scene, LaShelle has just arrived in 1807 and has been sold to MASTER QUINCY FLETCHER, the ancestor of her fiancé Todd. She encounters the severity of slavery first-hand in the cotton fields... and meets her mystic ancestor Inka for the first time. Ultimately, the story navigates roots, romance and redemption.

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The urgent mission of our film is to ignite healing, unity and racial reconciliation to our nation through a cinematic voice for social justice. The American public still struggles to talk honestly about race relationships – especially between Black and white. Moreover, this country still sweeps much of its painful 400-year history of cattle slavery under the rug. These “strange fruits” of the past still haunt us like Billie Holiday's song – even as an African American woman runs a historic campaign for President. America faces a racial reckoning that is now exploding through civil and political unrest.

In Strange Fruit, the nation’s current racial divide is symbolized by Todd and LaShelle’s forbidden marriage. In order for them to make it down the aisle
--and for us to progress as a people-- we must go back to a past steeped in prejudice. LaShelle’s journey back into her haunted family history represents America’s return to its roots. Now, Strange Fruit: The Hip-hopera isn’t just another slave movie. It meets the moment as a powerful call to confront America’s legacy of racism. The Ghanian proverb "Sankofa" is our theme... in order to go forward, you must go back.

"Hear the Cry" is the first step to our ultimate goal of producing Strange Fruit into a feature film.

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Watch as Terry Moore recounts her life as the last living legend of golden era Hollywood.

Through flashbacks, we discover our weathered Cowboy grew up in an isolated cabin with his drunken and volatile parents as his only interactions. At that time, he was powerless to change anything about his situation so as he grew, he became hyper-vigilant, a watcher, a thinker.

When he was fifteen, he heard an “in the house” gunshot which woke him out of a sound sleep. He had learned over the years that if it concerned him, they’d come and get him so, he rolled over and went back to sleep. The house remained absolutely quiet for about an hour and then he heard his bedroom door hinges creak open. What happened next is the secret he would keep for 60 years but, keep watching, it is about to be revealed.

An evasive daughter, avoiding the grief of her mother's death, finds herself facing unspoken sorrow when an untouched box demands her attention.

LOGLINE: Kira, a VR programming genius, builds a world for her grandmother, suffering with Alzheimer’s, to live out her days. The only catch is, once she enters this virtual world, she can never come out.

Starring: William Stanford Davis (Abbott Elementary)

20 -year-old Kira is a programming genius , raised by her Grandma June. Roles have reversed and Kira finds herself as a programmer by day and caregiver by night. That is until she is forced to concede that her grandma needs constant care. As June’s health quickly deteriorates, Kira stumbles upon a way to help. She creates a virtual world for her grandmother to live a lucid and full life with her partner Frank. As things evolve, Kira discovers that in order for the VR world to successfully halt June’s deterioration, she must connect June permanently. The secret is found out and Kira is forced to face the authorities for her actions.

When Keith, a young Black sommelier, reenters the world of wine after taking a break to establish himself as a photographer, he is offered a prestigious new job at New York City’s most impressive wine bar. When the manager offers him an ultimatum in the name of ‘tradition’ and ‘professionalism’ to cut his hair, Keith must decide whether losing a crucial part of his identity is worth the hypocrisy of the workplace. As he navigates his dilemma, he finds the hypocrisy weaving into his passion for art as he prepares for a lucrative gallery showing of his work. Shot on 16mm, ‘CROWN’ follows Keith exploring a world that only embraces the art, but not the artist.