2015 HBO® Short Film Competition
Saturday, June 13, 8:45 pm | AMC EMPIRE 25 | Passholder Only Event
The following five films compete for the Best Short Film Award, presented by HBO®. A $10,000 grand prize will be awarded to one winner during the “Best of the ABFF” awards ceremony, Sunday, June 14.
BLACK CARD
2015 USA 14 min HD New York Premiere
SAT 6/13 | 8:45 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
In a culture requiring an ID card and commitment to the code, an African American couple is about to find out just how far the boundaries can be pushed….
Directed by: Pete Chatmon | Written by: Tony Patrick | Produced by: Christina DeHaven, Tony Patrick, Dorian Missick, Dylan Verrechia, ELEW | Executive Producer: Pete Chatmon | Cast: Dorian Missick, Simone Missick, Hisham Tawfiq, Stephen Hill, Erika Myers, Malikha Mallette, April Matthis, Valence Thomas
CHAINING DAY
2014 USA 11 min HD New York Premiere
SAT 6/13 | 8:45 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
A young boy commits an accidental murder, which causes a stir in the community and forces him to choose between his loyalty to the gang he belongs to OR saving what’s left of his innocence by turning himself into the police.
Directed by: Dominic Haxton | Written by: Chris Bailey | Produced by: Chris Bailey | Cast: Dusan Brown, Shawn Kenneth
FIRST DATE, LAST DATE
2015 USA 7 min HD World Premiere
SAT 6/13 | 8:45 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
Soul mates Sara and Michael carry on their first date as the world comes to an end.
Directed by: Derege Harding | Written by: E.V. Anderson | Produced by: Derege Harding | Cast: Andrea Bordeaux, Daniel Hall
JOY
2015 USA 15 min HD World Premiere
SAT 6/13 | 8:45 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
A Nigerian middle-aged woman living in America struggles to convince her traditionalist husband not to circumcise their ten-year-old daughter.
Directed by: Solomon Onita Jr. | Written by: Solomon Onita Jr. | Produced by: Elsie Dortelus, Terrence J. Grant, Solomon Onita Jr. | Cast: Sope Aluko, Bayo Akinfemi, Hannah Tarver, Georgina E. Okon, Brooke-Monaé Westbrook
STANHOPE
2015 USA 18 min HD World Premiere
SAT 6/13 | 8:45 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
Stanhope is a drama about a teenage inner-city kid from Brooklyn who gets caught up in a web of violence as a paid assassin.
Directed by: Solvan Naim | Written by: Solvan Naim | Produced by: Solvan Naim, Akshay Bhansali | Cast: Malik Lockett, Johnnie Mae, Rob Morgan, Nedra McClyde, Simeon Buresch