{"id":11384,"date":"2018-05-14T13:47:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T17:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.abff.com\/?page_id=11384"},"modified":"2018-06-12T11:41:17","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T15:41:17","slug":"hbo-short-film-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abff.com\/archive\/2018\/film-screenings\/hbo-short-film-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 HBO\u00ae Short Film Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Due to the overwhelming response to this year’s line-up, individual screening tickets are not available for purchase. Please visit the festival registration center located at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in Americana 4 to purchase a Film Screenings Wait Line Wristband. This wristband will give you access to the wait line for all film screenings taking place at the Regal Cinema and Colony Theater on June 14, 15 and 16. The film screenings wait line will start 45 mins prior to the start time of the screening. Entry to screenings will be at the discretion of the ABFF Staff and will be based on the seating availability. If seats are available wait line participants will receive entry to the screening within the first 10 minutes of the film’s start time. If the screening reaches the seating capacity prior to the first 10 minutes of the film, wait line participants will not gain access to the screening. If the screening reaches capacity we encourage wait line participants to attend the next screening.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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HBO\u00ae<\/sup> Short Film Competition<\/h1>\r\n

Thursday, June 14 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | New World Center, Performance Hall<\/h3>\r\n\r\n

Celebrating 21 years as an ABFF founding sponsor, HBO will continue its mission to support independent filmmakers. A panel of HBO executives will judge the final entries during the festival. A grand prize of $10,000 will be awarded by HBO to one filmmaker at the “Best of the ABFF” Awards Presentation on June 16, 2018, with runners-up each receiving $5,000. All finalists will have the opportunity to have their entries licensed by HBO for exhibition on the HBO service, HBO Go, and HBO Now.<\/p>\r\n

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EMERGENCY<\/h1>\r\n

USA 11 MINS<\/h6>\r\n

THU 6\/14 | 6:00 PM | NEW WORLD CENTER, PERFORMANCE HALL<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\"movie\r\n\r\n

A group of young Black and Latino boys come home to their worst nightmare: An unconscious White girl on the floor of their apartment. Faced with this emergency, they weigh the pros and cons of calling the police.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n\tDirected by:<\/span> Carey Williams\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tProduced by:<\/span> Joenique C. Rose\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tWritten by:<\/span> K.D. Davila\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tStarring:<\/span> Darrell Lake, Jason Woods, Peter Pasco, Michael Segovia, Shaw Jones\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\nVIEW TRAILER<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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HAIR WOLF<\/h1>\r\n

USA 12 MINS<\/h6>\r\n

THU 6\/14 | 6:00 PM | NEW WORLD CENTER, PERFORMANCE HALL<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\"movie\r\n\r\n

Set in a black hair salon in rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn, New York, the local residents fend off a strange new monster: white women intent on sucking the lifeblood from black culture. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n\tDirected by:<\/span> Mariama Diallo\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tProduced by:<\/span> Valerie Steinberg\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tWritten by:<\/span> Mariama Diallo\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tStarring:<\/span> Kara Young, Taliah Webster, Madeline Weinstein, Trae Harris, Jermaine Crawford\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\nVIEW TRAILER<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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MOTHS & BUTTERFLIES<\/h1>\r\n

USA 16 MINS<\/h6>\r\n

THU 6\/14 | 6:00 PM | NEW WORLD CENTER, PERFORMANCE HALL<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\"movie\r\n\r\n

“Moths” follows Lenny, a socially awkward, schizoaffective man & Cherisse, a high energy boundless soul, as they try to accept themselves in this New York tale about mental illness, love, and the longing to be understood.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n\tDirected by:<\/span> Alfonso Johnson\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tProduced by:<\/span> Alfonso Johnson, Garry Glasco, Eric Branco, Damon Diddit, Philippe Pierre\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tWritten by:<\/span> Alfonso Johnson\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tStarring:<\/span> Amari Cheatom, Gillian Glasco\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\nVIEW TRAILER<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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DAYS AFTER YOUR DEPARTURE<\/h1>\r\n

USA 9 MINS<\/h6>\r\n

THU 6\/14 | 6:00 PM | NEW WORLD CENTER, PERFORMANCE HALL<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\"movie\r\n\r\n

After losing his mother to a yearlong battle with cancer, Joekenneth Museau is left to question the meaning of his own existence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n\tDirected by:<\/span> Sam Sneed\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tProduced by:<\/span> Akshay Bhansali, Chad Gittens\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tWritten by:<\/span> Joekenneth Museau\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tStarring:<\/span> Joekenneth Museau\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\nVIEW TRAILER<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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SUITABLE<\/h1>\r\n

USA 14 MINS<\/h6>\r\n

THU 6\/14 | 6:00 PM | NEW WORLD CENTER, PERFORMANCE HALL<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\"movie\r\n\r\n

Brandy, a high school tom boy, comes to terms with her sexuality when she decides what she\u2019ll wear to the prom. At its core, this film tackles issues of sexuality, gender and the realities young, black women face as they come-of-age in modern society. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n\tDirected by:<\/span> Thembi L. Banks\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tProduced by:<\/span> Ashley Chrisman\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tWritten by:<\/span> Rochee Jeffrey\r\n\t|<\/span> \r\n\tStarring:<\/span> Kelli Jordan, Tiffany Tenille, Derick Anthony\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\nVIEW TRAILER<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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