RUNTIME: 10:30 minutes

SYNOPSIS: Dani battles a hidden truth and during a night out with friends she’s reminded of her reality at each turn. Will Dani continue to run or will the truth consume her?

DIRECTED BY: Kercel Montes & Tinley Palden

WRITTEN BY: Mickayla Davis, Kercel Montes, Rheem Mohammed, Tinley Palden & Esther Nyangaga

STARRING: Mickayla Davis, Esther Nyangaga, Zyaire Gaddy, Kaidra Cody, Corey McQuinn, Bernette Riley

Produced as part of the 2023 Youth FX Summer Program.

RUNTIME: 7:45 minutes

SYNOPSIS: This Rogue FX documentary was produced in partnership with Museum Hue and tells the story of Ma’s House and BIPOC Studio Inc., an arts organization led by Indigenous artist Jeremy Dennis. The project began in June 2020 and serves as a communal art space based on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, New York. The family house, built in the 1960s, now features a residency program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) artists, a shared art studio, and a communal library, along with hosting an array of art and history-based programs for tribal members and the broader local community.

Produced by our Rogue FX

RUNTIME: 7 minutes

SYNOPSIS: The Empowered Actor is an after school program led by Camille Dobbs. Through monologue work, students explored impulse, technique, character development, and how to make informed choices as an actor. We present two of the final monologue scenes performed by Jazlyn Gorousingh, from the Last Of Us and Reem Mohamed, from Don’t Worry Darling.

Filmed by Kercel Montes & Sophie Handyside

RUNTIME: 16:27 minutes

SYNOPSIS: Still Here, a profoundly personal film about a Latino family in the Midwest, tells the story of three brothers whose coming of age was stained by violence, poverty, and prison. Produced by Mariah Barrera, the daughter, and niece of the protagonists, this isn’t a story about hopelessness — it’s an intimate exploration of a love that endures decades of separation. A love that has kept these brothers together now, and indefinitely.

DIRECTED, FILMED & EDITED BY: Mariah Barrera

Produced by one of our 2024 NeXt Doc Fellows

RUNTIME: 3 minutes

SYNOPSIS

A Music video for hip hop artist Ohze’s new song Speak

Produced as part of the Colors & Concepts Music Video Production Program led by Daysia Hiller.

RUNTIME: 17:55 minutes

SYNOPSIS: After inviting her friends to spend the night while her parents are out of town, Bree finds herself having to defend her home from an intruder. A fun night amongst the friends turns into a night of terror when a mysterious stranger breaks into her family’s new home to retrieve something that was left behind long ago.

DIRECTED BY: Emilio Davis & Ashly Pomavilla

WRITTEN BY: Jazlyn Gorousingh, Emilio Davis, Lourdes Grimes, Leila Mitchell & Ashly Pomavilla

STARRING: Jazlyn Gorousingh, Lourdes Grimes, Leila Mitchell, Lafonso Bonner, Diaka Kaba Hill, Bhawin Suchak

Produced as part of the 2023 Youth FX Summer Program

RUNTIME: 10 minutes

SYNOPSIS: A behind the scenes look of our 2023 Summer Program

Produced by our Rogue FX