Our friends have settled into a comfortable routine which is quickly interrupted when they’re brought to a halfway “camp” for people with special abilities. In the past they demonstrated an inability to control their powers and have been offered, more or less without a choice, the opportunity to learn how to control their powers under the guidance of more experienced power users.
Father Demetrius follows the girl to where she died. Her mother, Sarah, unexpectedly shows up. Demetrius and Sarah talk about her daughter's disappearance, when he learns about Ayana Greene. He finds them, and they become absolved.
Landscapes around the world are being changed by human activities, from melting glaciers, to warming and rising seas, to the spread of invasive species. With scientist and National Geographic Explorer Alizé Carrère as our guide, ADAPTATION tells the story of communities in four parts of the world who have devised remarkable ways to confront – and surmount – the imminent environmental crises they face.
The executive office door swings open…and veteran UBS TV executive MORTY is confronted by his new boss, who tells him the network is looking to nurture diverse viewpoints and has tasked him to mentor the diversity writers fellowship.
This demotion leaves Morty angry, so he knocks back a few drinks and vows to use these diverse kids to help him get a new hit TV show, and get back on top.
Meanwhile, the multicultural writers Morty will soon be ushering into the Hollywood fold have just viewed an orientation video narrated by a woman who claims to be the network’s first black employee and whose message sounds like a veiled plea for them to run far, far away.
But the new Mentees stay put and begin to speculate on who their new Mentor could be. Self-righteous LANGSTON believes it will be Spike Lee, and a desperate JESSICA hopes for Lena Dunham!
When a very late CHAD, who is seemingly white, straight and male, enters, the disappointed Mentees assume he’s their instructor. However, Chad introduces himself as the final mentee, and everyone’s confused as to why he’s in the program at all.
Back in the executive suite, Morty, perhaps for old time’s sake, or maybe even for good luck, gropes his secretary, then heads off to mold young minds.
Morty starts off on the wrong foot when he compares the Mentees to an ad for UNICEF, and manages to racially slander everyone, even when he’s trying to be complimentary! (In one instance, he compares Jessica, who’s Jewish, to Dr. Ruth, clarifying that it’s a compliment, because he schtupped her!)
Then Morty begins educating the dumbfounded Mentees on his four-step formula for writing a hit TV show. But all he does is end up championing actor Kirk Cameron, encouraging seeking funding from the Westboro Baptist Church, and classifying Donna Reed as a “hot piece of ass”.
Chad excuses himself, only to run into Jessica and MELANIE in the unisex bathroom, where they once again try (and fail) to get to the bottom of how Chad got accepted.
They return as Morty’s finishing his first day’s lesson with an inspirational speech on how he slept with Jeannie Shrimpton. Once Morty and Chad leave, the remaining Mentees bond as they hypothesize further on why Chad’s there and what his relationship with Morty is.
DWIGHT posits that maybe Chad’s there because he’s colorblind, which leads the Mentees to double-check the Diversity Program rules, where they’re bewildered to find that even a handicapped gay white male would be ineligible. This leaves militant Langston both angry and conflicted, as he always gets whenever he feels sympathy for white people, no matter how otherwise disadvantaged they may be.
And that’s just Day One of the UBS Diversity Writers Program. With no-holds-barred racist and sexist Morty at the helm, and having nothing to lose, it really may be the worst run diversity program ever!
Alicia & Jerome is a comedic web series that explores the kill or be killed nature of the LA corporate world and Alicia's attempt to find balance. I hope you enjoy our submission.
Ex British Army Military Police Detective and private security veteran, Logan McDonnell retired to Bali after fifteen years protecting Russian oligarchs and minsters, and several Indonesian generals, followed by a very successful spell as a venture capitalist. Opening a small, discreet bar, he anticipated a henceforth relaxed life on the Island of the Gods. Unfortunately, his ‘wee bar’ attracts a collection of misfits, quirky individuals, troubled hearts and others trying to escape their past – or future – leading to a series of complex dramas which eventually spill outside The Bar...
& The Bathroom is a microseries about two roommates who grapple with the adult responsibilities of love, employment, and mutual understanding in a universe composed entirely of bathrooms.
When local authorities respond to a domestic distrubance in a suburban neighborhood. What they discover when entering the home turns out to be far more terrifying than they ever expected.
In the cyberpunk period the Police of Starica City have become even more professional. But the criminals in Russia are not standing still either - they have become very honest. In this video, you will see a tangled case that would have gone unsolved without help of the cyber dog.
BlackArrogance! is a documentary series that illuminates the world of the Black artist. The show paints a picture of not only how Black artists shape the world but also unveil their everyday muses. The series profiles Black artists from each and every borough in New York City who create in all different mediums: visual art, dance, filmmaking, animation and more. Each short documentary delves not only into the artist and their creative process, but it ties their practices to indigenous art forms and culture that fall within Black cultural heritage. It is meant to equip viewers with an almost encyclopedic knowledge of Black artistry and culture but through a casual coffee table approach and vocabulary, making Black art history accessible to the public.
In this family drama, the patriarch of the Castillo family, Manuel, passes away leaving his wife and three children to grieve his loss and confront the family’s secrets. We are first introduced to Daniela Castillo, an aspiring writer whose return home forces her to reconnect with her mother after years of being estranged. Daniela is used to living behind an emotional wall that she felt forced to build after a perceived betrayal by her father ten years prior. Her older brother, Raphael, runs a marketing company in the city with his partner in work and life, Ben. When it’s Raphael’s turn to
return home, he hides his true self behind bravado and wealth, terrified to disappoint his family. His twin brother, Gabriel, is harboring his own secrets as well as a simmering resentment at being the sibling left behind to look after the parents. The ever-stoic matriarch, Magdalena, is struggling to process the loss of her husband while also secretly speaking to a stranger from the family’s past. These issues collide as the family struggles to reconnect in suburbia ending with a stranger about to reenter the family’s lives just as the siblings finally begin to get along.
Levi is your perfect boyfriend.
When a Brazilian Girl takes on the NYC fashion world, her adventures are sometimes sexy, often funny but always Caffeinated! It's Jane the Virgin meets Girls, only an outsider immigrant version - more like Girls of the 3rd World.
Cam_Girlfriend is a comedic web series that explores sex, technology, connectivity, and love through Chloe, a rising cam girl star, and Mike, her live in boyfriend. Chloe struggles to juggle her relationships with Mike and her dedicated fans giving new meaning to the term “work/life balance.”
It's a story about feelings, sex, and loneliness. About a common lack of social communication, tactility, and intimacy. About the pandemic and the global lockdown we all went through. After a pretty hard breakup Bai Lu (Yang Ge) escapes to Berlin for a couple of days - but now she is stuck there, apparently for months, since all the borders are closed due to the pandemic. Bored and lonely, she finally makes a desperate move – she decides to find a boyfriend without leaving home. Meanwhile in Moscow, the lockdown takes her friends by surprise. One girl becomes an abandoned bride, the second experiments with a webcam because she simply needs money, and the third, on the contrary, has it all - two kids and a lot of work to do.
When an aging super hero's obsession with his young secretary leads to the murder of a celebrity dietician, Captain Massive and his roommates embark on a pointless journey of self discovery, where nothing is gained and no one learns a thing.
Feeling anxious and insecure about her first solo show, professional artist Caroline teeters on the brink of canceling a performance and compromising her dream of being an individual artist in her own right. As Caroline's crisis of confidence deepens, she begins to lash out at M.K., her assistant, which leads to M.K. quitting right before the Private View, forcing Caroline to perform alone and ultimately triumph over her personal doubts to find success on her own terms.
When their talent manager Stacey goes missing, Lex and Gabby can't leave their precious careers in just anyone's hands; they hold a series of auditions to find a new manager. With the paparazzi hot on her trail, will Lex's secret be revealed? Will Gabby ever find the love she so desperately desires? Most importantly, will they like Dick? Follow these two vivacious actresses, who wish they were as famous as they think they are.
Claire Vanguard (Marybeth Massett, Ray Donovan, The Social Network) is an Ultra-Conservative woman living in Malibu whose husband leaves her for a 'Hippie' Left wing 'granola grandma.' Claire decides the best revenge is a successful life and decides to run for public office. Claire seeks the endorsement of her friend and Republican 'King Maker' Suzanne Mercer(Linda Purl, The Office), the wealthiest Republican on the west coast. "If I could get DT elected anything is possible!" Wackiness ensues.
At the top of the Pilot, we meet Claire at an impasse in her 25 year marriage. In fact, Chester (Tom Jenkins, Oppenheimer, Yellowstone) is leaving Claire this same day. And while Chester looks to be embarking on his mid life crisis, he’s actually running away with an older progressive woman with whom he’s found a connection. What Chester doesn’t realize is that Deborah(Joan Sweeny, Follow the Prophet) will be introducing him to a brand new world, the world of the wild ‘Liberal Hippie. ‘
While attending a fundraiser hosted by longtime Republican operative Suzanne Mercer, Claire tells Suzanne of her aspiration to ‘give back’ as a public servant. An endorsement by the powerful Suzanne would ensure Claire’s candidacy is taken seriously, Suzanne having been key in Donald Trumps election success. During the fundraising for ‘Arms for Teachers’, Claire meets her future campaign manager Tony, and he charms his way into Claire’s life. Unbeknownst to Claire it appears Tony is a Federal Agent. Claire prepares to become the candidate, and meets with her new Campaign team. Per Tony’s instruction, Claire attends a rally in downtown Los Angeles. And much to Claire’s chagrin learns it is an anti gun rally.
Chester has also been immersed in his new environment. Deborah does her best to introduce him to new food, progressive concepts and causes like saving the Bees.
She takes Chester to the Hippie Compound where their spiritual guru Jocelyn King
(Alexandra Grey, Empire) is leading a retreat. Chester obliges and tries Vegan food and Rolfing techniques that are aimed at releasing deep emotional trauma, but mostly he wants to be with Deborah.
Suzanne does in fact, endorse Claire—But Claire is stunned by Suzanne’s offer and support at a Senate run. “The state needs us!” Suzanne also charges Claire with the huge task of getting Chester to move home. Suzanne tells her, “I don’t care how you do it, you’ve got to get that cock sucker back under this roof. We can’t run a campaign with whatever is going on with he and that little twat hippie-cashier.”
The final two episodes involve Claire and Suzanne’s attempt to get Chester to move home so that Claire’s Senate run will be sanctified at least by the appearance of a strong marriage. However, Suzanne and Claire’s plot fails and Claire accidentally burns Deborah’s house down and Chester, Deborah and Jocelyn must move in to Claire’s mansion with nowhere else to go. At the end of season one, everyone is living under one roof. One big happy…
A self-proclaimed visionary in the world of ethnic casting, Gavin’s life mission is to bring all the shades of the human palette to our screens. However despite his best intentions, Gavin’s whiteness is glaring as he blunders through situations of cultural sensitivity with little to no understanding of the people he seeks to promote.
After a horrific incident sends his brother into a downward spiral, an MMA fighter, Marc, battles to redeem himself while seeking revenge for his brother. Six months later, Marc still finds himself looking for answers, while his brother, Casey, just wants too numb his suffering and forget. Marc had planned to leave fighting behind him, but getting get back in the cage is the only thing that can save them both.
Viewers will join young Kyssara as she embarks on a journey of delicious delights, and see that cooking can be fun and easy! Kyssara introduces a few healthy and delicious recipes. She also ventures to new places in Alberta and British Columbia to learn more about supporting local businessess. It is a story of love, of community and of visual poetry, passed down through recipes.
The pursuit of perfection is futile… or is it? Dr. Daedalus, an ambitious neurologist, invents a personality and talent transplant procedure. He lures two young-adult candidates, Grace and Josh, from opposing socioeconomic classes with a promise of a better future. 2 years later, Daedalus faces rising tension as the highly controversial procedure will soon be available to the public. Grace and Josh begin experiencing unexpected life-altering effects of their irrevocable decision. As secrets start to slip, the truth about Daedalus's insidious plan to immortalize his legacy is revealed. Morality, pursuit of perfection, and the quest for acceptance will be explored in the series, while also examining ethical implications of innovation that might soon enable us to create the perfect human.
As Felicia gets older, she convinces herself that its time to find a "life partner." With the support of her best friends, she enters the dating app world for the first time. From hookups, to women, to married men. Felicia might be in over her head.
It's Christmas and all has seemingly grown quiet amidst the celebrations, much to Derek's chagrin. While Mark tries to get Derek in the holiday spirit, Genevieve turns to old magick to try to get Mark's heart. Meanwhile, Derek and Mark's friends and family all find ways to celebrate while they still can...
Inspired by 90s genre shows like Buffy, The Vampire Slayer and The X-Files, Demon Doctor is an LGBT story about a portly demonologist and a detective who believes in the beyond teaming up to confront the mysteries lurking beneath the surface...
A struggling actress pretends to be a dentist on a night out and accidentally hooks up with a real dentist. As their relationship flourishes the lies get worse, and hilarity ensues.
Season three finds the Detention gang sent to island school; a remote educational camp in the woods of Ontario that may just be the key to their new mystery. With no cell reception, twenty-four-hour supervision and three other schools to compete against, how will they unravel Lawren Harris’ mystery?
DICHOS is a comedy web series about Latin American expressions. Because a “saying" in any language never has a literal translation in another, each episode presents absurdist stories that describe their spirit and essence. DICHOS attempts to translate the untranslatable. In the first episode, a soft-spoken woman finally asserts herself before her colleagues.
Darkly Comedic Webseries. Five years after her big break turned out to be a big flop, a struggling actress must ask herself how much humiliation she's willing to endure for another chance to make it.
The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is an Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories about the title character Faust. It was written sometime between 1589 and 1592. We filmed it in Canterbury where it was written by Marlowe. We were lucky to film it in Greyfriar's Chapel in the exact room where 420 years earlier Marlowe studied as a child. This webseries is Mari Lewis's directorial debut.
Noncommittal Russell finally meets the girl of his dreams, but immediately self-sabotages by sleeping with Louie the duck. Homeless, but charismatic and self-interested, Louie stays in Russell’s home after their one night stand. Russell’s longtime housemate, Jacques, struggles to understand how he can help his friend when it turns out that Russell fell pregnant to Louie that night.
Dopamine is a comic-style documentary web-series that decrypts the techniques used by major apps to make their users completely addicts.
Down Bad follows three childhood friends with their own trials and tribulations as they navigate life in small town America.
Official music video for the song, Dream Big, written by Nakia & Bleu. Produced by Joshua R. Pangborn. Cinematography by Catalin Stelian. Directed by Nakia & Catalin Stelian
A comedic web series that explores the variety of individuals who seek therapy for their mental health, via the uncommon format of shorter sessions at a drive-thru window run by an energetic and aspirational Dr. Sylvia Morris. Season 1 has 6 episodes each featuring a different visitor to Sylvia's therapy window.
Is Sylvia in over her head? Or will she channel the strength and resilience needed to maintain her entrepreneurial pursuit while attempting to help the range of characters who visit her window?
Every year, thousands of dancers attend intensives to learn what it takes to be one of the Holiday Follies, the stars of the most famous Christmas show in the world. For the first time in history, the show's not-so-famous Ensemble is holding an intensive of their own.
In this pilot episode, "Here Comes the Ensemble", we meet the team behind the intensive, as well as the many Ensemble hopefuls who are getting ready for the big week ahead.
Inspired by true ensemble experiences, The Ensemble Experience is a mockumentary series that sheds light on all of the hilarious hardships performers go through to fulfill their dreams.
(Pilot Episode) An AI robot and his owner make a living by hacking into computers and stealing important electronic files. During their usual escapade, they stumble upon a hard drive containing EP. But what is EP?
“Family Strong” is a short documentary series that tells the stories of five diverse families from across the U.S. as they navigate an increasingly uncertain world. As the family unit becomes a last line of defense in difficult times, the docuseries provides an unvarnished look into the challenges facing American families and their efforts at keeping their families strong. The series is entirely constructed from self-shot footage as each family turns the camera on themselves and invites viewers into their lives.
"If you wear a cute outfit but don't post it on Instagram, did it ever really happen?" THE FASH LIFE is a new comedic digital series about fashion, beauty and Influencer life. Think PARKS & RECREATION meets SNL starring your favorite real life Influencers (as well as some real fakers).
When two gay best friends, Ben and Matthew, accidentally sleep together, are they dating? Are they still friends? What’s supposed to happen next? Meanwhile, Leigh’s been doing everything to coerce her long-term girlfriend, Julia, into allowing a third into the bedroom. Unfortunately, Julia’s waited until the last moment to confront her girlfriend about it. Literally, the last moment: the guy is standing in the living room. What the fck are we supposed to do now? FCK (Friends Can’t Kiss) is a web series about young queer adults navigating loving, unconventional relationships in conventional, hetero New York.
Felicity Makes a Friend is a short web series about Shannon, a psychological assistant working towards becoming a therapist, and Felicity, an off-the-wall client seeking therapy to help her make new friends. Shannon finds out that her advisor, Dr. Davis, needs a “uniquely interesting” client to participate in his psychological study. Felicity would be perfect! However, Felicity will only participate in the study if Shannon agrees to be Felicity’s new friend. Over the next several sessions we watch Felicity and Shannon’s friendship grow- but Felicity seems to be hiding something, and how far will Shannon go to impress Dr. Davis?
"A Few Minutes With Hailey Harper" is a comedic web-series that looks into the bizarre philosophies and experiences of Hailey Harper, a self proclaimed genius. The link to the series is a playlist on YouTube, be sure to watch the 2nd, 3rd and 4th episode too!
FOR THE RECORD follows a diverse cast of characters whose lives and relationships are interconnected by the music that has been the soundtrack of their lives. The music is the springboard for each story, inspiring and elevating those moments into indelible memories.
Ghostwritten is a short comedy series following a freelance writer as he enters the private homes of the bizarre people who've hired him to write their books. Created by Chrissy Shackelford. Directed by George Gross. Starring James Dwyer and Chrissy Shackelford.
Welcome to Good Intentions Coffee, an independent coffee shop located in a city neighbourhood in the midst of change. It’s going from rundown and sketchy to an overpriced hipster haven. At the centre of it all are Karen and Ray, Good Intentions’ two baristas, who are known by all the shop’s regulars. Whether it’s hipsters, yuppies, or the occasional undesirable, all of their regulars have the same morning routine: they stumble out of their overpriced apartments to come by the shop for their usual order. From there, their lives can take any number of infinite turns. It could be a chance meeting with an ex, a fight with a bike thief, or a haunted apartment viewing, it always starts with their morning coffee. Karen and Ray have their own routine; brew the coffee, and watch the disasters that are the regular’s lives unfold.
With bills piling up, slackers Alex and Nugget sign up for a lucrative medical trial and encounter a chaotic world full of professional lab rats, sadistic staff, bizarre side effects and drugs that have yet to be tested on humans.
To view all five episodes: https://vimeo.com/showcase/9260938 PW - GP_Screener
HANDSOME is a 6-episode, queer web series about a gay man in his early 30’s who has just ended a 10 year relationship. Now he has to navigate a modern dating scene he knows little about.
Follow our hero Happy down a sedative rabbit hole, filled with adventure, strange trips, and good times.
Four artists struggle to work and live together in an artist residency managed by a mysterious artificial intelligence system. Forbidden symbols appear in some artworks and the AI takes extreme measures to control the situation.
After following her heart on a path that went awry, Leila returns to San Antonio fiery and determined to guide the reins of her honey-trapping business to a new level. With changes and growth come new challenges: a life-changing discovery of information withheld for years, an inquisitive new assistant, a suspiciously paranoid Charlie, a difficult client with arduous demands, and an unlikely work ally. This season Leila will be put to her own tests of trust and integrity. How will she choose? -Series created by: Felise Garcia
I DO is a comedy about Zoe, a French woman immigrating in Brooklyn, who’s desperately trying to find a husband so she can get a visa and work as a Cabaret Singer in New York. Each episode explores a new screwball attempt of her trying to get married to an American citizen, as we explore the diversity of Brooklyn, through her naïve battle against the US immigration Process.
So in the six episodes of Season 1, Zoe will meet six incredible characters. They will offer to help her but will actually pose lots of crazy problems for her.
Cora , a forty something recently divorced brat, is trying to find hersfelf after losing everything. She is willing to do anything to be an independent woman, including being trained to become a famous influencer by a group of excentric losers.
To finally move on after the end of a long-term relationship, a woman, scarred but not scared, begins to look for her new Mr. Right and struggles to find one. So she decides to have many.
One man’s life is turned upside down when his son is left at his doorstep for him to take care of. Nicholas Stephenson now must balance his life as a single father while dealing with his career, his other family members, and some secrets from the past that was once thought to be have been locked away forever.
INCOMPLETENESS is a sci-fi dramedy that revolves around the central character of ALEX, a miserable, workaholic TV news editor who receives a terminal cancer diagnosis that leads him on a self-indulgent quest to win back his pregnant-and-estranged wife and connect with his unborn son through a self-funded, semi-autobiographical movie about the meaning of life.
Overflowing with incredibly profound ideas but with no idea what to do with them, he hires a brilliant, nihilistic, possibly psychotic screenwriter, PAUL, who will mercilessly battle Alex over control of the storyline in order to turn the film into his own sci-fi inspired, hyper-metaphysical, inner-demon slaying catharsis.
Utilizing an innovative metanarrative structure, the series will explore the themes of identity, destiny, and mortality as part of a more fundamental meditation on the illusions of the self, free will, and time.
A second wave of coronavirus has forced New Zealand back into lockdown, and reclusive tech expert Rose McWhitney is hacking into stranger’s video calls to get a hit of human interaction. But when she unexpectedly reconnects with an old school bully, Rose suddenly finds herself sharing iso with a haunting vision from her past. Now she’s got to work out what is real and what is just pandemic-induced paranoia?
Animated lyric music video for the song, "It's Never Too Late" performed by Nakia, written by Nakia and Charlie Cotton, featuring illustrations by Ben Wu, animated and edited by Nakia
Would YOU ask your mother in law what she really thought of You? Jewbana does! And it doesn’t go Over Easy- A sunny side up comedy about a Jewish girl yoked to a Cuban man and her scrambled perception of self. hatched from a Grade A honesty and Whisked by a medicinal pie! What could be more cracking ?
Whisked away by a medicinally infused pie , Jewbana embarks on a trip of a lifetime this It is an amorphous tale hatched from a hard boiled Story. Join this overdone Jewbana as she sees herself through the eyes of others. What could be more cracking ?
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Jewbana was filmed in front of a live theater audience in which sat a few of her family members :)
1965. Rikers Island. An inmate serving multiple life sentences meets his new prison psychiatrist. Sharp memories of dark, severe childhood abuse and violence are brought to light over the course of four tense meetings together. What is revealed will change both people more than either of them could ever expect.
After choosing not to leave town for a new life on the Gold Coast and instead remaining in Papakura, Billy-John finds himself in an even bigger dilemma when his ‘black sheep’ uncle arrives home in search of his lost drug stash.
A rich suburban girl has to fight for her life when her brother sends a hitman after her to get her inheritence.
What happens when you put a group of troubled (and often arrested) teen girls in a "therapeutic" boarding school with laudatory goals and a dysfunctional staff with a director who never lets ethics keep her down? This series is the story of parental frustration, imprudent staff, an owner who never met a law she couldn't circumvent, and girls learning to navigate their new environment.
When a "War of the Worlds"-style on-air stunt goes wrong, a disgraced radio hotshot is forced to leave Los Angeles and move back home to try and resurrect her career at the station that developed her in the small town that resents her.
When a Pakistani immigrant with big dreams of making it as an actor enters into a green card marriage with his privileged American friend, they get in over their heads as they scramble to move in together and prepare for their upcoming interview with the U.S. department of immigration.
Little Black book tells the story of Tade, a brilliant business developer, who is trying to get her life back on track after a series of failures. Leo, a millionaire hotel entrepreneur who is defying the odds to keep his business in the green and a Little Black Book of gorgeous women, unfolding truths and hidden desires between them.
A mother, a daughter, an island off the east coast. Conflict of oppression and dominance. Both want to win, both will end up losing.
Alone under Covid ‘‘lockdown” in Tokyo, Yukata Cowboy sinks into depression over his girlfriend’s departure. But his friends Lotte, a comedian in London, and Maribel, a flamenco dancer in Madrid, reach out to him over the internet. They encourage him to perform comedy and to learn flamenco. Together, they celebrate their friendship and conquer the loneliness of quarantine.
A young man named Michael Miller embarks on a journey to not only control his dreams but also his fears. With the help of a few friends he goes face to face with an evil group of entities whose mission is to invade the minds of humanity causing them horrible nightmares and psychological pain. But before Michael can defeat them he must first defeat his greatest enemy, himself.
After the families of the 12 richest slave plantations were all found massacred decades ago. An urban legend was spread that those families were cursed by the spirits of the slaves they brutalized and slaughtered during their sacrificial rituals. Decades later that urban legend resurfaces as family members of those 12 bloodlines are again starting to be slaughtered one by one and nobody knows how to stop it.
The Luxury Rental is a new sitcom-style short-form comedy series based in a luxury apartment building in Los Angeles. In each episode, savvy real estate agent Jade has one job; Lease a unit to prospective tenants. However, she also has one problem; Overcome the hilarious obstacle(s) that come with the job. We find that luxury is not always what it seems, and you don't always "get what you pay for."
After the sudden death of their father, the Lyons siblings must come together as they navigate through the pressures and realities of life discovering the importance of family, friendship, and core spiritual values.
In the summer of 2020, as the world got to grips with a global pandemic, a wealthy and anxious Aldrich Adams set out to make a movie about his life. With no experience in the film industry, he sourced a crew from Craigslist, quarantined them for two weeks, and then they got to work. This is their story.
Miles Morales (Eb Mensah) is still trying to find his footing and voice as the new Spider-Man of New York City, while also keeping up with his regular life as a student and son of New York Police Officer Jefferson Davis (Charles Payne). An attempted mugging becomes a defining moment for Miles and his father as Spider-Man comes between the New York City Police and Peter (Ralphy Miracle), a young man tired of being marginalized and stepped on.
When Robert Craig undergoes a transaortic valve repair procedure, twenty-one messages are left on his voicemail. Each message reveals a flawed man on the verge of a major life event.
(mis)placed is a web series about the intersecting lives of twenty-somethings, all searching for love, work, and meaning in the world today.
Alyssa has found what she is looking for but her relationship with her mother stands in the way.
A Whimsical rap parody about the rise and fall of a financial titan in America
MUAK ECO FIGHT is a digital fanzine. The season showcased focuses on the environmental struggle through interviews with various ecological participants.
There are animal rights activists, marijuana legalists, natural wine producers, or just regular people converted to veganism and urban folk went into exile at the countryside.
They all have in common a strong ecological conscience and act on a daily basis for the well-being of our planet.
MUAK ECO FIGHT takes the liberty of animating the different topics raised. The format features sketches by Gaston Armagno, cartoons by Maiana, and songs in karaoke mode, with Jakes on the accordion and the collaboration of famous poets from the Basque Country (Itxaro Borda, Eric Dichary and Jon Garmendia).
Presented by its creator, the entertainer and producer Jokin Etcheverria, accompanied by the punk comedian Ane Lindane, MUAK ECO FIGHT is a pocket format that evokes the style of the 80s fanzine, in a colourful digital version, all "made in the street and the garage".
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When college student Kelsey Atkins unexpectedly begins to leap into the bodies of other people during her bouts of narcolepsy, she becomes a target in the deadly world of military espionage.
In an affectionate spoof of classic Gothic Romances, a plucky orphan takes a position as a tutor for the niece of the brooding Lord of Nightmoor Manor, and opens the door on a world of intrigue, mysteries, romance and civet cats. One actor plays all the roles in a production filmed entirely on green screen in two rooms of an apartment.
When friends try desperately to hold their group together, they may do more damage than they think.
420-friendly dramedy about the highs and lows of Hollywood North (Vancouver, BC). Can aspiring actor Summer Ting escape her physical doppelgänger, overcome breakdowns, and capture the hearts of casting directors all over town?
Moe the Mos travels to Miami to chop it up with Hip Hop Artist JadaBreeze. From childhood to present day, they explore the challenges and triumphs of Jadabreeze's journey through life as an Artist and Trucker.
A Sci-Fi / Fantasy anthology webseries that dives into events that go beyond our imagination. Each stand-alone episode tells a different story. Each episode uses a different cast and crew. Episode 1: The Last Look A young astronaut, drifting in space, discovers the values and beauties of life when it's too late. Episode 2: Instinct On a cold, dangerous night in the park, the predator chooses the easiest prey guided only by it's instincts
Episode 3: Go Back A scientist has to put his life at risk to prove that our destiny is not only in the future.
Something sinister is taking place, causing the disappearance of children.
Kostas is a single father who works on the Hellenic Rescue Team. His only child, Dingo, means the world to him, and when he finds out that children have been vanishing under mysterious circumstances, he is deeply concerned. He spends a great deal of time with his son and has a friendly relationship with his neighbor Persephone. Then he realizes that whatever is responsible for the disappearances might be after Dingo next while he starts to face paradoxical situations.
This story follows the Steel family and their multi-million dollar conglomerate Steel Publications which houses their top selling magazine Steel Magazine. Canaan “Cane” Steel is the company’s CEO, which was handed down to him from their father, the founder of Steel Publications. However, Cane must run the company with his now ex-wife, Naomi, who always does what she can to oppose him causing friction in the company. Cane also must deal with his siblings – Abigail “Abby” Steel, the COO, Asher Steel, the Marketing Vice President, Jeremiah, the photographer, and Pastor Abelson “Abel”, the “black sheep” of the family, each pose as possible threats towards the throne. Meanwhile, Chloe Sinclair and Demetria Harris, employees at the company, each have ambitions to move up, but they soon find out how hard it is to prosper in this business especially if your last name isn’t Steel.
Phenomena fuses art and science together to explore naturally occurring patterns, and the fundamental forces of nature that create them, to take us on an ambitious, innovative, and psychedelic journey through the fabric of the universe. Filmmaker Josef Gatti recreates nine ‘phenomena’ to produce mesmerizing art films, which are then paired with an original music score by Kim Moyes from Australian dance music duo The Presets.
Every summer a select group of men and women are tasked with guarding the lives of countless families at the beach. A job that takes courage, selflessness, and dedication to a whole other level. These are not those men and women. No these are the other lifeguards. The Paul Blarts of the lifeguards. The Pool follows a group of community pool lifeguards who are lead by their “fearless” leader Larry aka the hopeless romantic. He is manager of the pool and while he may not be the strongest swimmer, he has the biggest heart. He is a hopeless optimist, living the life of his dreams as a pool lifeguard. Passionate is an understatement; When Larry commits to someone or something he dives in headfirst. Sure, he’d be lying if he didn’t admit to having his eye on that lucrative beach lifeguard gig, but secretly he knows he could never leave his best friends behind at the pool. A ‘straightforward’ thinking kind of guy, Larry loves his country, his whistle and watching a Notebook marathon on the Oxygen channel. How else would he know what love really is, considering his longest relationship has been with his best friend, Noah, aka the entrepreneur. Best friends with Larry. Slicker than sunblock on a changing room floor, some wonder how Noah can be so self-assured when he is a 30 year old assistant manager at the pool. He has thought about embarking on a string of business ideas, but then again that would be too much work. For Noah why work when you can sit poolside sipping on snowconearitas and playing go fish all day. He is his own man, living his own dream, living off his parents. Next up is the youngest of the group, Mel aka the lost one. Beneath Mel’s naive, innocent exterior is a naive innocent interior. But don’t be fooled, she can curse like a sailor - and drink like one too. Endowed with an overabundance of enthusiasm, she looks up to Larry.. and Noah.. and Karen.. and Chlorine Jan, and, well, pretty much anyone that can tie their own shoelaces. She dropped out of college to focus on being a life guard, in the summer. With grand dreams of being a WNBA star, she will only go as far as other people take her. The team is rounded out by Karen aka the mature one. The only one on the team who has a real job, and no we are not talking about lifeguarding. For nine months out of the year she teaches kindergarten. The other three months she babysits…Noah… and Mel…and Larry. Trying to keep these three in line is a full time job, especially when two out of the three people are her bosses. If she could teach year round, lord knows she would. Despite herself, she has a soft spot for the passionate who are determined. Hard working and by the book, she constantly finds herself at odds with the team. After coming off another failed attempt at running a community pool, the gang was fired. To everyone’s surprise, except for Larry, they have been given another opportunity at redemption with a new a pool. Things quickly go array when Larry shows up to work and finds that someone has shit in the pool. Things go from bad to worse, when local news anchor, Terrance Schander, decides to cover this story. Not only does Larry and the gang have the local spot light on them but they receive a surprise visit from a county inspector, who could shut them down before the evening even gets started. To ensure they don’t get fired again , Larry insists the team goes through lifeguard recertifications even though they have two years left on their certs. However, being prepared is not enough, why would it be, especially when the vandalization has escalated. In a last ditch attempt to catch vandal and with his back against the ropes, Larry organizes a stakeout at the pool. Will they catch the vandal….probably not but, one thing is for sure, they have a date with destiny. Unfortunately that date is with the “Monstars” of beach lifeguards. Larry and the gang must go head to head in a grueling competition of strength, athleticism, and of course a game of PIG. With bragging rights and relationships on the line, this is the most important day of teams’ summer.
Predestined is a Urban Musical series about a Preacher's kid turned R&B Star who faces her dark truth's after her mother's death.
'Psyched!' is a medical drama based on psychiatry. It follows the day to day lives of the staff and patients from a London Community Mental Health Team.
With two weeks left to live, Anthony "Ratt" Bastid hires a camera crew to document his life story. Diagnosed with a terminal illness, he teams up with a sleazy lawyer to sue his doctor, all while trying to start a family. What results is a tragicomic portrait of a lovable loser.
A tight-knit coven of millennial witches invites a seemingly innocent outsider into their midst, threatening the intricate balance of their clique and unwittingly exposing them to powerful witchcraft. Caught up in the drama within their circle, they are left vulnerable to the malefic threats closing in and will discover that awakening real magick comes with dark consequences.
Jade, Michael and Stacey - a trio of young, queer, and amorous housemates - pursue love and happiness, but instead blunder their way through life in Sydney's heterosexual-flexible dating scene.
Once upon a time, bitches were soft. As fuck. Then the met boys, and learned that feelings are not allowed to be involved. In anything. That’s when SCHEJ (that’s Samira, Charli, Emma, and Jess) comes in. (They know it’s literally the worst girl-group name of all time, but they thrive in it.) SCHEJ gives the boys a taste of their own medicine. The art of scheming and getting revenge is that they have each other’s backs. Every. Time. But what happens when the baddest bitches alive start catching feels against their will? SCHEJ follows four young women as they navigate their relationships with each other, with men, and with rules. It shows the lengths women go to feel the intimate behind-closed-doors power that is so often associated with men. SCHEJ questions the scales on which sexual power is measured. Spoiler alert - no fairytale endings. They think…. right?
Described as The Three Stooges meets Always Sunny in Philadelphia with a dash of Monty Python for good measure. GoIndie TV calls the show, "Laugh out loud funny." The main theme of the show is "sisterly love gone awry" in which the best efforts of the three main characters to maintain civility quickly devolves as their habitual ways of relating never fail to take over.
Episode 1: SISTERLY LOVE crosses the line as Karen, Kaitlyn and Kristen get some tips from tennis pro Jaques. Episode 2: Ommm My God: Sisterly love gets wasted when the three sisters attend a retreat. Episode 3: Funeral Sisterly love goes cold when their mother does.
Using Shakespeare's original text and characters, we shine a light on the human experience in a COVID-19 world.
Building on the success of the previous two seasons of the multi award-winning web series, Shakespeare Republic (2015-2017), this new season of the work turns the lens on Shakespeare's characters in lockdown, featuring actors from Australia and around the world.
Created, adapted and directed by Australian actor/director, Sally McLean (who directed all the actors in real time via video conferencing from Melbourne, as they simultaneously filmed themselves on their smartphones in their respective homes across 3 continents), we look through a myriad of windows from Australia, Scotland, England and the USA into the current shared experience of human beings in isolation. Reflecting a plethora of experiences in lockdown, including home schooling, YouTube bingeing, mental health, death of a loved one, Zoom dating and more, we train a lens on the shared human experience that connects us, despite our physical separation.
Featuring actors with credits from Broadway, the West End, Shakespeare’s Globe and mainstream Film & TV, both established and emerging ... this is deliberately Shakespeare with a difference..
Starring: Leo Atkin, Dominic Brewer, Don Bridges, Maya Cohen, Frank Collison, Tim Constantine, Mark Dickinson, Danielle Farrow, Laura Gardner, Jodi Haigh, Philip Hayden, Justin Hosking, Christopher Kirby, Emma Kniebe, Jessica Martin, Sally McLean, Mark McMinn, Robert Myles, Yolanda Ovide, Sarah Peachey, Miguel Perez, Sass Pinci, Phoebe Anne Taylor, Caris Vujcec
This season is ranked as the No. 1 Anthology Series for 2021 & in the Top 10 web series in the world (WSWC 2021)
TO SEE HOW THE SEASON WAS FILMED WITH NONE OF US IN THE SAME ROOM AT THE SAME TIME, with Sally directing all actors in real time from Melbourne, Australia via video calls as they shot their episodes on their smart phones, watch our short behind the scenes video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0N_tByrJBg
TO VIEW ALL EPISODES WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES - PLEASE GO TO: http://www.allthewebsastage.com
To see all our awards & screenings for this season to date, please go here: http://allthewebsastage.com/awards-screenings/
Phil, a boring, play-it-safe teacher (who happens to be 4.5 feet tall) has his world turned upside down when his childhood friend turned world famous DJ stumbles back into his life.
A family discovers their new home is inhabited by a mischievous entity.
In this special episode, we spend a day in the life of Gerard Medrano as he travels through the Skeleton Crewniverse--one which will end with him forever changed.
Social Murderer is an 8 part web series based on the power and influence of social media presence, societal pressures, youth culture and true to life scenarios - told through the lives of 8 different characters. A famous YouTuber and his non-famous girlfriend, an old school dater, two regular millennials, a known Instagram Influencer, a wannabe Influencer who shares too much, and a grandmother.
What would you do if you have a second chance in life? A newly divorced woman begins her life in LA pursuing her dream whilst navigating single life after 20 years of marriage and the unexpected visit of her mother.
A painter, who has a hundred-thousand dollar debt owed to a crime boss, has one week to paint a masterpiece to pay off his debt or face the consequences. Comedy-Drama
After the sudden death of her husband, Glady is left to fend for herself in an unrecognizable New York City. At her husband’s funeral she reconnects with her granddaughter, Sophie, and she appears to be her only ally. Glady owns a painting that is worth millions and she starts to notices anomalies in her apartment that are evidence of pending foul play. She has to decide who to trust and who to keep at a distance. She is forced to fight her own battles and as result will learn to survive on her own.
A series about Courtney Whitlock, a dating app addict looking for love but stuck in the revolving door of modern singledom.
Through a meditative journey into the depths of Florida ecology, Tales of Sunshine observes the intimate and inspiring stories of four naturalists during the height of COVID-19. Explore the web of subtropical life with a conservation biologist, an ex-convict fisherman, a mermaid activist and a farm worker coalition leader.
This mockumentary series follows the awkward encounters of the audacious and bright-eyed Talia as she versus love and life in London. Episode 1, ‘Talia versus wedding’ see’s Talia with her wingman Bo by her side, as she attempts to secure the affections of a hot guy at her friend's party.
Slightly misguided (but up for anything) people from various walks of life meet in a craft brewery's parking lot to joust on bicycles of double the normal height, raise money for a nonprofit bicycle shop that focuses on urban transportation equity, and to joyously celebrate life in all of its absurdity. Uniquely blending documentary and scripted elements, this very real tournament is presented by hosts from a SportsCenter-esque studio as though it is a live event of international significance—like the Super Bowl or World Cup—and the jousters hyped as the superheroes they so clearly are. THE TALL BIKE JOUST originally served as a pilot for SMART PEOPLE BEING STUPID—an unscripted TV/ web series traveling the nation to find intelligent and successful people who engage in random, silly, and seemingly pointless events the general public does not even know exists. But, given the success of this pilot and of the underground sport of tall bicycle jousting, this project also now serves as a pilot for THE TALL BIKE JOUST WORLD CUP—an arced series following five jousters from the pilot as they earn points in tall bicycle jousting tournaments across the southeast and strive to be crowned the year-end champion.
For the last 150 thousands years, mankind has longed for a time when all of human knowledge and wisdom could be at his fingertips. And with the internet and mobile devices, that time has finally come. However, there have been some unexpected consequences.
On his 50th birthday, a once promising comedian with a flat lined career decides to quit comedy and go back to his roots as a serious actor. In season two, Adam's struggles to remain creatively relevant while dealing with issues at home. Meanwhile, his acting coach/former lover deals with her own issues of sobriety and the relationship with her daughter.
When two dudes decide to look for a third roommate, not in their wildest imagination do they think that one of the guy's Ex will trick them into accepting her as a housemate. The series delves into the intricacies of urban housing and relationships among the youth.
A pilot episode of an upcoming series that follows the drama between two local girl groups and the unique rivalry between them and their mission to be the biggest band in a city that most people haven't even heard of.
Fresh out of rehab and completely broke, Mark is fighting to stay clean in a world where privacy only exists as a luxury for those rich enough not to sell it.
The art and the way to be bored.
Unknown Melbourne is a YouTube documentary series hosted by award-winning educator and designer Julian O’Shea, exploring and explaining the hidden side of the city. Explaining the bridge that keep being hit by trucks, to the pedestrian crossing button that features in a hit song - these unknown stories give an insight into the design, history and fascinating stories of the city of Melbourne. Full Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB0QHkByZcAhZxo6LEokuOl4DRN5kqZ2m
Cousins Alex and Theo have talent, big dreams, and a ton of pressure on their backs. Having just graduated college, Theo dreams of being an actor but realizes that it’s not as easy as the movies make it seem. Whereas, Alex tries relentlessly to appease her mom’s hopes of her becoming a lawyer, while also dreaming of becoming a songwriter. In this pilot episode, the cousins cope with their own external and internal pressures, understand the meaning of togetherness, and try to manage their insane Abuelo. Wasted Talent, looks to bring light to what it means to grow-up in your 20’s, and Latin/Immigrant narratives through humor and honestly. Through the course of the season, the cousins will each embark on their own paths of finding themselves, by trying to make the most of their talents, while also trying to fit into the harsh realities of how life really works. After all, no one really wants to be a grown up.
Weirdos is a female-driven teen drama series exploring the struggles faced by Charlotte, a plus-size teen girl who is relentlessly tormented and bullied by a group of teenagers in high school. With the help of a new student, Sam, she finds her inner strength and finally stands up for herself. Thanks to kindness, Charlotte not only changes the direction of her life but also that of her bullies. Weirdos weaves an intricate and heart wrenching story of teenage life that deeply resonates with young teens across the globe. To date, it has garnered 4.5 millions views on YouTube and tens of millions on other social media platforms.
The day her home city of New York had more deaths than on 9/11, Documentary Director Lauren Anders Brown began asking essential workers to record their experiences before and after they began working their shifts as mail carriers, nurses, subway drivers, sanitation workers, redeployed doctors and doormen. What results is a story of humanity, humility, and everyday heroes hidden within these New Yorkers.
A pair of new friends stick together as they run away from a series of antagonists but discover the one person you can't run away from is yourself.
Five friends, one mystery. Sofie, Robin and Viki are pretty regular college students and roommates. Dealing with all the pretty regular college students’ problems. How to meet tough deadlines, pass exams, make some cash and if possible also have some life on the side. So it is completely inconvenient to them and their friends Lea and Harvey, when Sofie starts walking around the flat naked all of a sudden, Robin must resort to whispering and Viki? Viki is haunted by her own shadow it seems. Are they dealing with super powers or super troubles?
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