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Mami Wata

A magical realist/horror film about the African water goddess, Mami Wata.

Mami Wata acknowledges a void in modern diasporic storytelling and fills it with the beauty of African and Caribbean mythologies. When three pregnant women are thrown overboard during that Atlantic Slave Trade, an African water goddess, transforms them into Sirens. Their allegiance and protection, however, comes at a cost. 

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Thigh High

An action/comedy about a stripper turned jewel swindler set in Miami.

Yolandi, a struggling stripper with a heart of silver decides to chase after bigger fish. The man she seeks out, however, is a recruiter for a group of jewelry thieves in need of a femme fatale to distract their next target.

Chromatones

A horror film about things seen, unseen, and imagined.

Mira is a blind cellist currently attending school in San Francisco. When her cello instructor invites her for a trial of experimental surgery, she finds herself close to having her vision restored. She begins to finally see the world, and some things not of this world at all.

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The Pantheon

A dark comedy series about performance and politics set in New York City's rich nightlife.

Based on the real life experiences of go-go dancers, models, club owners, silent investors, circus performers and stage managers. In Development

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