FICTION SHORTS
Hold On (Trailer)
Family bonds are tested when a young man is left to care for his grandmother one morning. With Bethann Hardison and Jimmie Jeter.
Writer, Director & Producer
Short Fiction | 2017 | Vimeo
Peralta Pictures
Official Selection: Sundance, American Black Film Festival, Hamptons, Seattle, Vimeo Staff Pick
10 Must-See Shorts Sundance 2017 - IndieWire
Sundance Reel with Leslie Thatcher - KPCW (NPR)
Watch full film on Vimeo.
You Can Go (Trailer)
A high school administrator talks down a troubled student in this two-hander starring S. Epatha Merkerson and Charlie Tahan.
Director & Producer
Short Fiction | 2016 | PBS AfroPop
Peralta Pictures
Official Selection: Tribeca Film Festival, NBCUniversal Shorts Fest, PBS Online Film Festival
“Is it fair to compare/contrast a 109 minute performance by Viola Davis against a 9 minute performance by S. Epatha Merkerson? Oh, yes . . . Davis and Merkerson share twin relevance in a fest [Tribeca] that keeps proving year after year that shorts can be just as original, jarring and substantive as feature films.” - The Independent
Watch full film on Vimeo.