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Miami Web Fest 2022

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.

Abracadavers: Season 2

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!

Adversity, Ep. 6 "Vee-Aye-Aye"

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.

BlackArrogance!

Levi is your perfect boyfriend.

Boyfriend

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...

Demon Doctor

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.

DICHOS

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

Dream Big by Nakia

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.

FCK (Friends Can't Kiss)

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.

The Grind

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.

HANDSOME

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.

I DO - Season 1 - Episode 3 - "FREEDOM"

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

It's Never Too Late by Nakia

A mother, a daughter, an island off the east coast. Conflict of oppression and dominance. Both want to win, both will end up losing.

Long Island South Shore (Season 1.5)

'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.

Psyched! - Pilot

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.

Retrograde

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.

Romp

Laurianne has no ambition and lives with her religious mother. One day, an unexpected encounter inspires her to see herself in a new light.

Sigh

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.

Skeleton Crew

A series about Courtney Whitlock, a dating app addict looking for love but stuck in the revolving door of modern singledom.

Swipe Monster

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.

Tom, Dick & Harrie

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.

Wasted Talent

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.

Wherever You Go

Youtube star gets to the police station to the police captain Semyon Malyuga. Trying to figure out the details of the incident, Malyuga is faced with a new reality for him of Internet stars and idiotic challenges. The next day, a video leaked to the network with the interrogation of the YouTube star instantly resonates with his army of fans. Now the life of Captain Malyuga will never be the same again.

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