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Featuring urban short films by our next great filmmakers, this episode includes: Straw Man: A scarecrow sets out to save his family’s farm from foreclosure. CODA: A dancer struggles with identity when she meets a Deaf man who stirs up feelings about growing up hearing in a Deaf family. Tape 23: A son and his father film what will be the last episode of their home movie series.

Featuring the best of urban short films by tomorrow’s next great filmmakers, this episode includes: Dreams From the Edge: A young girl dreams of becoming a Hollywood actress, despite her mother’s reluctance. Looking For Me: The misadventures of a life coach whose life is in the garbage, yet again. Goodbye: A woman returns home to say a final goodbye and faces an unresolved love. The Way Out: A woman tries to leave her abusive partner when he unexpectedly returns home, leaving her with a choice.

Featuring the best of urban short films by tomorrow’s next great filmmakers, this episode includes: 365 Days in LA: In the midst of a pandemic and after a health scare, a veteran high school teacher halts her life and leaves all she knows behind. Black Dad: Social Black Parental Commentary through the lens of a middle-aged father.

Featuring the best of urban short films by tomorrow’s next great filmmakers, this episode includes: God Bless the Cook: Chef Roslyn Spence trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, but her biggest critic remains her mother, a 94-year-old self-taught cook for Hollywood’s biggest stars. Healing in Color: In a world where Black women are expected to be invulnerable to pain, five Black women participate in an art workshop to confront their personal struggles and explore healing through art.

Featuring the best of urban short films by tomorrow’s next great filmmakers, this episode includes: Kings: A rookie African American police officer on his first night on the job faces a veteran partner who abuses the power of his badge. ‘Til Death: A man learns he will forever be haunted by the unforgiving ghost of his dead wife. Pinky Promise: A young African American couple is faced with tragedy on the brink of starting their lives together.

Featuring the best of urban short films by tomorrow’s next great filmmakers, this episode includes: The Way Out: Following a violent encounter with her abusive boyfriend, a young woman finds an unexpected way to leave him. Roll Pin Punch: Two MMA fighters, both women of color, spar with one another while flashbacks haunt their every punch, every kick, every takedown. Naphtali: A couple struggles to deal with the loss of their boys to child protective services, but in order to get them back they must face what got their kids taken away in the first place. Anna v Anna: During a live TV interview for her second book release, a shy, successful author faces an identity crisis with a confrontational interviewer.