Black Excellence
synopsis
Each member of what seems to be a picture-perfect family is miserable as each secretly struggles with life's demons in their attempts to be "excellent" in something. As the youngest daughter watches a happy sitcom family on television, it sparks the idea that maybe if she gets her family to the dinner table they could be happy too.
cast
Jessica Obilom, Brooks Brantly, Aeiress Jones, DéLon Shaw, Cortez Reed, Wolfgang Bodison, Byron Johnson, Kharmony Fortune
directed by
Javicia Leslie
director's bio
Javicia Leslie is the first bisexual Black actress to play Batwoman in the first superhero series on television to feature an LGBTQ character as the central character. Javicia was featured in Women's Health and Emmy Magazine for her breakout series regular role on "God Friended Me" as the quick-witted and levelheaded lesbian daughter of Reverend Finer.
screenwriter
Darryl Wesley
producer
Darryl Wesley, KJ Smith
runtime
13 minutes
country
US
category
Short Narrative