2015 Web Originals
The 2015 Web Originals section features episodes from ten Web Series. Each Web Series will compete for the Best Web Original award, presented by Comcast Xfinity.
ABFF WEB ORIGINALS – GROUP 1
Friday, June 12, 9:25 pm | AMC EMPIRE 25
#JOSH
2014 USA 15:35 MIN HD World Premiere
FRI, 6/12 | 9:25 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
A naive, chaste acting student (Josh) seeks guidance from his immoral problematic roommate in hopes to become a leading man.
Directed by: Edson Jean, Nick Katz | Written by: Episode-1 Joshua Jean-Baptiste; Episode-2 Mimi Davila, Marckenson Charles, Maria Corina Ramirez; Episode-3 Joshua Jean-Baptiste, Mimi Davila, Maria Corina Ramirez | Produced by: Edson Jean, Nick Katz, Barry Katz | Cast: Joshua Jean Baptiste, Edson Jean, Shira Abergel, Marckenson Charles
ACKEE & SALTFISH
2015 UNITED KINGDOM 16:21 MIN HD
FRI, 6/12 | 9:25 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
Everyday moments are never mundane with these two hilarious best friends in Ackee & Saltfish.
Directed by: Cecile Emeke | Written by: Cecile Emeke | Produced by: Cecile Emeke, Abraham Popoola | Cast: Michelle Tiwo, Vanessa Babirye
ESCORTS
2015 USA 21:37 MIN HD New York Premiere
FRI, 6/12 | 9:25 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
Pragmatic hipster Jay Miller’s successful small business of selling sex to his collegiate peers becomes infinitely more difficult when one of his employees dies while “working.”
Directed by: Dave Patten | Written by: Dave Patten, Josh West | Produced by: Dave Patten, Alexx Ray, Chris Bauer | Executive Producer: David Ricks | Cast: Dave Patten, David Ricks, Alexx Ray, Richard Amezcua
ALL ABOUT THE MCKENZIES
2014 UNITED KINGDOM 20:51 MIN HD World Premiere
FRI, 6/12 | 9:25 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
All about comedy, all about drama, it’s All About The McKenzies.
Directed by: Samuell Benta | Written by: Samuell Benta | Produced by: Samuell Benta | Cast: Samuell Benta, Jason Pennycooke, Ria Horsford, Frankie Clarence, Destinee Tombling, Sheldon Nicolls, Fenella James
BLACK ACTRESS SERIES – SEASON TWO
2015 USA 23:34 MIN HD New York Premiere
FRI, 6/12 | 9:25 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
The life of an actress who wants to be more than just Black.
Directed by: William Alexander Runnels | Written by: Episode 1-Andrea Lewis; Episode 2-Andrea Lewis, Austin Hall; Episode 3 – Andrea Lewis | Produced by: Andrea Lewis, Brian Walker, Tatyana Ali, Essence Atkins, Brad Kaaya, Carol Desousa | Cast: Andrea Lewis, Allison Edwards-Crewe, Rob Vincent
ABFF WEB ORIGINALS – GROUP II
Saturday, June 13, 5:15 pm | AMC EMPIRE 25
DOWNTOWN GIRLS
2014 USA 17:35 MIN HD New York Premiere
SAT, 6/13 | 5:15 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
To raise money to launch their own business, four girls turn their Lower East Side apartment into a lucrative nightclub.
Directed by: Emebeit Beyene & Chandra Russell | Written by: Jessica Lamour | Produced by: Jacques Lamour, Emebeit Beyene, Crystal Boyd, Chandra Russell | Cast: Emebeit Beyene, Crystal Boyd, Chivonne Michelle, Chandra Russell
DOCKET 32357
2014 USA 24:11 MIN HD World Premiere
SAT, 6/13 | 5:15 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
A successful businesswoman and a grieving housewife struggle to overcome loneliness in the face of a shared tragedy.
Directed by: Randy Wilkins | Written by: Eljon Wardally | Produced by: Jessica Karen Brown, Juan Caceres | Cast: Tara Gadomski, Ashley Denise Robinson
Q’S ONE NIGHT STANDS
2014 USA 17 MIN HD World Premiere
SAT, 6/13 | 5:15 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
A comedy about a guy so fed up with traditional dating he commits to having only one-night stands.
Directed by: Terrence L. Moore | Written by: Terrence L. Moore | Produced by: Michael Galvan | Executive Producers: Terrence L. Moore, Jenny Cadenillas, Uana Coccoloni | Cast: Kee Seymore, Susana Victoria Perez, Joshua Windley, Kajuana Shuford, Dominic Marcus, Gayle Samuels
THE INCREDIBLE LIFE OF DARRELL
2015 USA 14:31 MIN HD New York Premiere
SAT, 6/13 | 5:15 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
The spectacularly mundane adventures of an incredible average Joe in small town Wakooki, Arizona.
Directed by: Darrell Lake | Written by: Darrell Lake | Produced by: Darrell Lake | Cast: Darrell Lake, Tru Collins, Joy Regullano, Larry Karman, Justin Bryant Rapp, Pete George
AMERICAN KOKO
2015 USA 24 MIN HD New York Premiere
SAT, 6/13 | 5:15 PM | AMC EMPIRE 25
Employees of the “Everyone’s a Little Racist (EAR) Agency” do their best to tackle every race problem that comes through their door, but for lead agent Akosua Miller, the biggest case of all may be her own…
Directed by: Diarra Kilpatrick & Miles Orion Feld | Written by: Diarra Kilpatrick | Produced by: Anna Micayla Feld | Cast: Diarra Kilpatrick, Terrence Colby Clemons, Miles Orion Feld, Elaine Kao, Cedric Sanders