Las Vegas Black Film Festival 2021 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

2021

 LVBFF Award

NOMINEES

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BEST FEATURE FILM

Low Key

Take Out Girl

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BEST SHORT FILM

THE ICE CREAM STOP

LIFE

A for Alpha

Project H

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BEST DOCUMENTARY

A NEW DAY IN MISSISSIPPI

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TRIBUTE TO EDITH MURPHY

(and Netflix about the Rudy Ray Moore Project)

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The Skin You're In

Sweet Soul

Restoration: A Concert Film

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BEST WEB SERIES

The Park

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The Expats International Ingrams

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BEST DIRECTOR OF A FEATURE

Low Key

(Rock White)

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Take Out Girl

(Hisonni Mustafa)

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BEST DIRECTOR OF A SHORT 

THE ICE CREAM STOP

(Raul Perez)

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LIFE

(Mirlande Amazan)

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A STORY BOOK ENDING

(Lanre Olabisi)

A for Alpha

(Greg Cally)

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Florence & Normandie

(Riley Robbins)

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Project H

(Maharaki)

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Mickey Hardaway

(Marcellus Cox)

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BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

Mirlande Amazan

(LIFE)

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Vanessa Ndombe

(A LIFE IN THREE LETTERS)

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Valarie Patterson

(CLOSE CALLS)

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BEST SCREENPLAY

THE ICE CREAM STOP

A for Alpha

Raptors

Florence & Normandie

Low Key

Mickey Hardaway

Take Out Girl

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***OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURE

Take Out Girl

(Hedy Wong)

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BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE

Low Key

(Corey Pratt)

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Take Out Girl

(Lorin Alond Ly)

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BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT

LIFE...

(Stacy Ann Rose)

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Florence & Normandie

(Skyler Day)

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Project H

(Colette CESAIRE)

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The Light Dares to Desert Me

(Katherine Norland)

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BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT

THE ICE CREAM STOP

(Thai "THE THAIGA" Edwards)

(Dustin Harnish) 

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 TALK

(Troy Crossfield) 

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DANDELION

(Tommie Russell Jr.)

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Project H

(Valer Egouy)

(Jean-Claude Duverger)

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Mickey Hardaway

(Rashad Hunter)

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BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Letter to a Nation

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George Floyd: Say Their Names

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY/ARTISTIC

LIFE

The System & Us

Close Calls 

Low Key

Life in Three Letters

Indalo: The Creation

Mickey Hardaway

Take Out Girl

Sins of the Father

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BEST EDITED

ENJOY 2020

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Florence & Normandie

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BEST FILM SCORE

A STORY BOOK ENDING

LIFE

RUN LITTLE BOY

Sweet Soul

Restoration: A Concert Film

Florence & Normandie

Dead Talks

MO

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BEST CAST ENSEMBLE

THE ICE CREAM STOP

Raptors

A Storybook Ending

Low Key

Florence & Normandie

Project H

Life in Three Letters

Party to a Crime

Take Out Girl

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BEST DRAMA

THE ICE CREAM STOP

A for Alpha

Life in three letters

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BEST COMEDY

The Fregoli Project

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Raptors

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BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS

LIFE

Florence & Normandie

Unspeakable BLM

Hoodie

MO

Rest Area

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***OUTSTANDING ANIMATION FILM

RUN LITTLE BOY

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BEST RELIGIOUS FILM

Dead Talks

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Dandelion

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BEST WRITTEN WORK

ORIGINAL

STRONGER WHEN SHE'S BROKEN

SherLann Moore

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SUGAR BABY

Rick Fisher

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ADAPTIVE

BIG CITY NIGHTS

Tyriek A Murphy

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TAL JONES: " A BLACK OIL LEGACY"

Bernard Moore

Pamela J. Richardson

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ACTORS SHOWDOWN

CHAMPION 2021

TBA

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BEST STUDENT FILM

TBA

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BEST DEBUT FILM

TBA

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B.O.M.B.

FOUNDERS PICK

TBA

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L.V.B.F.F. 2021

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD

TBA

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FILMS

Feature, Short, Documentary,

Music Video, Webisodes

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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 2021

SHORTS

Florence & Normandie

PROJECT H

The ICE CREAM STOP

A New Day In Mississippi

HOODIE

Dead Talks

Run Little Boy

A Life in Three Letters

LIFE

Indalo: The Creation

A Storybook Ending

MO

Hustle

Mickey Hardaway

Unspeakable BLM

Sweet Soul

A for Alpha

Uno Out

Willingboro: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Talk

The Fregoli Project

Enjoy 2020

Dandelion

Harper & Kelly A Lazaretto Love Story

Close Calls

Party to a Crime

All By Design

In Brightest Day Off

The Shoebox

The Light Dares to Desert Me

Meanwhile in America 2

The Color in Your Eyes

Rest Area

Protest for George Floyd

The Dentist

Sins of the Father
 

WEB SERIES

The Park

The Amazing J. Nicole

The Expats International Ingrams

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FEATURE FILMS

Raptors ( Feature )
Restoration: A Concert Film

Watch Your Six

Low Key

Take Out Girl

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DOCUMENTARIES

Tribute to Edith Murphy and Netflix

about the Rudy Ray Moore project

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The Skin You're In

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Ten Feet Wide: The Story of a Skinny House

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In the Sun

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MUSIC VIDEOS

Letter to a Nation

George Floyd: Say Their Names

Carrier

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WRITTEN WORK

SUGAR BABY

CARIBBEAN QUEEN

NATCHEZ

RED STORM

Big City Nights

TAL JONES: "A BLACK OIL LEGACY"

Stronger When She's Broken

Midnight Train To Georgia

The Moonlight in July

Beneath the Cover of Lies

The Master's Servant
 

WINNERS 2021

Best Feature -

TAKE OUT GIRL

Best Short -

THE ICE CREAM STOP 

Best Documentary -

A NEW DAY IN MISSISSIPPI

Best Music Video -

A LETTER TO A NATION

Best Web Series -

THE PARK

Best Director of a Feature -

HISONNI MUSTAFA  “Take Out Girl”

Best Director of a Short -

LANRE OLABISI “A Storybook Ending” 

Best Female Director -

MIRLANDE AMAZAN  “Life…”

Best Comedy -

RAPTORS

Best Screenplay -

FLORENCE & NORMANDIE

“Outstanding Actress in a Feature” -

HEDY WONG “Take Out Girl”

Best Actress in a Short -

COLETTE CESAIRE “Project H”

Best Actor in a Feature -

COREY PRATT “Low Key”

Best Actor in a Short -

TOMMIE RUSSELL JR. “Dandelion”

“Outstanding Animation Film” - 

RUN LITTLE BOY 

Best Cinematography -

SINS OF THE FATHER

Best Edited -

ENJOY 2020

Best Film Score -

MO

Best Cast Ensemble -

A STORYBOOK ENDING

Best Drama - 

THE ICE CREAM STOP

Best Social Awareness -

FLORENCE & NORMANDIE

Best Written Work (Original) 2 WINNERS 

SherLann D. Moore  “STRONGER WHEN SHE’S BROKEN”

Rick Fisher  “SUGAR BABY”

Best Written Work (Adaptive) 2 WINNERS

Tyriek A. Murphy  “BIG CITY NIGHTS”

Pamela J. Richardson & Bernard Moore “TAL JONES: A BLACK OIL LEGACY”

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Best Religious Film -

DEAD TALKS

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Best Student Film -

THE SYSTEM & US

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Best Debut Film  -

THE AMAZING J. NICOLE

B.O.M.B. Founders Pick - 

KATHERINE NORLAND “The Light Dares to Desert Me”

L.V.B.F.F. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR -

Anthony Green