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Available On: Netflix Written by: Muzi Thembu & Phumi Tau/Directed by: Muzi Thembu Produced by: Phumi Thembu & Avril Z. Speaks A cynical South African leaves her responsibilities at home to pursue her dream on Broadway in New Your City, o
       
     
Directed by: Loria King Produced by: Avril Z. Speaks Winner, Best Documentary Feature - Baltimore Black Film Festival Reclaiming our narratives from monolithic stereotypes, Black America Is… defies the idea that there is a singular experience of
       
     
Available On: Showtime Written & Directed by: Adam Saunders Produced by: Avril Z. Speaks When hot-shot entrepreneur Ethan Cox gets caught up in a social media scandal, his company's acquisition is jeopardized. Desperate to find a way forward,
       
     
Available On: HBO Max Directed & Executive Produced by: Avril Z. Speaks When Keith Warren, a Black man, was found hanging in the woods of Silver Spring, MD, police ruled it a suicide. For 35 years, the family attempted to find the truth, and h
       
     
Available On: Freeform/Hulu Co-Executive Producer: Avril Z. Speaks Following one woman's journey as she reexamines her past relationship with a trusted teacher, exposing an epidemic of widespread grooming in U.S. high schools.
       
     
Available On: Netflix Directed & Executive Produced by: Avril Z. Speaks & Skye Borgeman From eerie encounters to bizarre disappearances, mysterious hauntings to chilling cold cases - a mix of perplexing phenomena are explored in this inves
       
     
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Jinn

Available On: Amazon

Written and Directed By: Nijla Mu'min

Produced by: Avril Z. Speaks, Maya Emelle, Arielle Saturne

Winner, Grand Jury Prize for Writing - SXSW Film Festival

Summer is a carefree 17-year-old whose world gets turned upside down when her mother, a popular meteorologist, abruptly decides to convert to Islam.

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Hosea

Available On: Amazon

Written and Directed By: Ryan Daniel Dobson

Produced by: Suzanne Watson & Avril Z. Speaks

Set amidst the red clay of Oklahoma City, a conflicted woman whose life circumstances have led her down a path of prostitution reunites with her childhood sweetheart who believes he can give her a better life.

Available On: Netflix Written by: Muzi Thembu & Phumi Tau/Directed by: Muzi Thembu Produced by: Phumi Thembu & Avril Z. Speaks A cynical South African leaves her responsibilities at home to pursue her dream on Broadway in New Your City, o
       
     
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Available On: Netflix

Written by: Muzi Thembu & Phumi Tau/Directed by: Muzi Thembu

Produced by: Phumi Thembu & Avril Z. Speaks

A cynical South African leaves her responsibilities at home to pursue her dream on Broadway in New Your City, only to feel unwelcome.

Directed by: Loria King Produced by: Avril Z. Speaks Winner, Best Documentary Feature - Baltimore Black Film Festival Reclaiming our narratives from monolithic stereotypes, Black America Is… defies the idea that there is a singular experience of
       
     
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Directed by: Loria King

Produced by: Avril Z. Speaks

Winner, Best Documentary Feature - Baltimore Black Film Festival

Reclaiming our narratives from monolithic stereotypes, Black America Is… defies the idea that there is a singular experience of being Black in America. Instead, highlighting diverse Black stories, we explore the richness and complexity of our culture to create a more authentic portrait of Black identity.

Available On: Showtime Written & Directed by: Adam Saunders Produced by: Avril Z. Speaks When hot-shot entrepreneur Ethan Cox gets caught up in a social media scandal, his company's acquisition is jeopardized. Desperate to find a way forward,
       
     
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Available On: Showtime

Written & Directed by: Adam Saunders

Produced by: Avril Z. Speaks

When hot-shot entrepreneur Ethan Cox gets caught up in a social media scandal, his company's acquisition is jeopardized. Desperate to find a way forward, Ethan decides to hire a 71-year-old snack cart vendor, Dotty, to pose as the company's figurehead. However, when Dotty finds her groove, she refuses to play the straw man any longer.

Available On: HBO Max Directed & Executive Produced by: Avril Z. Speaks When Keith Warren, a Black man, was found hanging in the woods of Silver Spring, MD, police ruled it a suicide. For 35 years, the family attempted to find the truth, and h
       
     
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Available On: HBO Max

Directed & Executive Produced by: Avril Z. Speaks

When Keith Warren, a Black man, was found hanging in the woods of Silver Spring, MD, police ruled it a suicide. For 35 years, the family attempted to find the truth, and his sister, Sherri Warren, now has one goal -- to get his death certificate changed.

Available On: Freeform/Hulu Co-Executive Producer: Avril Z. Speaks Following one woman's journey as she reexamines her past relationship with a trusted teacher, exposing an epidemic of widespread grooming in U.S. high schools.
       
     
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Available On: Freeform/Hulu

Co-Executive Producer: Avril Z. Speaks

Following one woman's journey as she reexamines her past relationship with a trusted teacher, exposing an epidemic of widespread grooming in U.S. high schools.

Available On: Netflix Directed & Executive Produced by: Avril Z. Speaks & Skye Borgeman From eerie encounters to bizarre disappearances, mysterious hauntings to chilling cold cases - a mix of perplexing phenomena are explored in this inves
       
     
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Available On: Netflix

Directed & Executive Produced by: Avril Z. Speaks & Skye Borgeman

From eerie encounters to bizarre disappearances, mysterious hauntings to chilling cold cases - a mix of perplexing phenomena are explored in this investigative docuseries.