Shameka Sawyer is a filmmaker and founder of the 5 Shorts Project, a project that helps aspiring filmmakers to make their first short film, based in Philadelphia, PA. During the global pandemic of 2020, known as COVID 19, Shameka's brother was brutally murdered one block away from his home. In looking for ways to process [...]
I have written, produced, and directed several feature films and TV shows over the past few years; however, "The Paramedic Angel" is definitely my favorite of them all being that I was an actual paramedic for many years before I became an actor, producer, and director, and this production is something near and dear to [...]
“A robber’s plan goes horribly awry when he realizes that the store he has targeted is full of disabled people.” It’s been a long path to the current state of affairs for Cameron and his directorial short film debut “The Co-Op”. What initially started as an entry in the 2017 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge 72 [...]
October 2020 saw the release of award-winning actor/filmmaker/creative Robert X. Golphin's feature length directorial debut, Freshman Friday, on Amazon Prime Video. He also garnered a Best Actor win and nomination at film festivals, for his role in this summer's pandemic and social unrest themed Essential. The short drama, which he also wrote and directed, has [...]
FirstGlance Film Festival, Philadelphia’s Independent Film Festival since 1996, is holding its 23rd annual indie film fest, Friday, November 13th through Sunday, November 15th at the iconic Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA and virtually, November 10th to 15th, on the digital platform itsashort.com. Included in 2020’s selections are films with ties to the [...]
A novelist and screenwriter for 16 years, a producer for 12 years, Yani Payne is developing the feature film, An Accidental Fire, based on the Novel Series In the Shadow of a King, and targeting production for November. Set in Philadelphia, An Accidental Fire is a diversity driven, racially charged thriller. It tells the story of a hopeful young black [...]
ABORTION HELPLINE, THIS IS LISA, a new short documentary by Philadelphia filmmakers Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater and Mike Attie, was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Short Films by the American Film Institute at the AFI DOCS 2020 Film Festival. The jury said of ABORTION HELPLINE, THIS IS LISA: “For its simple yet profound approach [...]
A New York Native, Antonio Paris is a Director, Editor, Writer, Producer and Visual Storyteller. A Computer Science Graduate of CUNY …. Attended Scribe Video School and PhillyCam. Antonio has been living in Philadelphia area for over 20 years. He has produced films for NBC Sports, Bounce TV, Comcast and ESPN 30 for 30.Paris is [...]
Jermaine Quick is a West Philadelphia, hip hop artist, producer, videographer, film maker, and the CEO of “illadelStyles Entertainment LLC”. Jermaine’s newest project is now the recipient of the Los Angeles Motion Picture Awards. "HEARTLESS" is a film about mental illness and domestic violence seen through the eyes of a child. Forty six (46) actors [...]
A South Side of Chicago native, Nunera Amun is a visual storyteller and writer, who uses her platform for activism and social change. A journalism graduate of Bethune-Cookman University, she is currently the Director and Producer of “What is a Black Man?” a feature length documentary in production. The film chronicles the journey of four [...]
