Las Vegas Black Film Festival

Las Vegas Black Film Festival 2021 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

2021

LVBFF Award

NOMINEES

BEST FEATURE FILM

Low Key

Take Out Girl

BEST SHORT FILM

THE ICE CREAM STOP

LIFE

A for Alpha

Project H

BEST DOCUMENTARY

A NEW DAY IN MISSISSIPPI

TRIBUTE TO EDITH MURPHY

(and Netflix about the Rudy Ray Moore Project)

The Skin You're In

Sweet Soul

Restoration: A Concert Film

BEST WEB SERIES

The Park

The Expats International Ingrams

BEST DIRECTOR OF A FEATURE

Low Key

(Rock White)

Take Out Girl

(Hisonni Mustafa)

BEST DIRECTOR OF A SHORT

THE ICE CREAM STOP

(Raul Perez)

LIFE

(Mirlande Amazan)

A STORY BOOK ENDING

(Lanre Olabisi)

A for Alpha

(Greg Cally)

Florence & Normandie

(Riley Robbins)

Project H

(Maharaki)

Mickey Hardaway

(Marcellus Cox)

BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

Mirlande Amazan

(LIFE)

Vanessa Ndombe

(A LIFE IN THREE LETTERS)

Valarie Patterson

(CLOSE CALLS)

BEST SCREENPLAY

THE ICE CREAM STOP

A for Alpha

Raptors

Florence & Normandie

Low Key

Mickey Hardaway

Take Out Girl

***OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURE

Take Out Girl

(Hedy Wong)

BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE

Low Key

(Corey Pratt)

Take Out Girl

(Lorin Alond Ly)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT

LIFE...

(Stacy Ann Rose)

Florence & Normandie

(Skyler Day)

Project H

(Colette CESAIRE)

The Light Dares to Desert Me

(Katherine Norland)

BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT

THE ICE CREAM STOP

(Thai "THE THAIGA" Edwards)

(Dustin Harnish)

TALK

(Troy Crossfield)

DANDELION

(Tommie Russell Jr.)

Project H

(Valer Egouy)

(Jean-Claude Duverger)

Mickey Hardaway

(Rashad Hunter)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Letter to a Nation

George Floyd: Say Their Names

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

BEST EDITED

ENJOY 2020

Florence & Normandie

BEST FILM SCORE

A STORY BOOK ENDING

LIFE

RUN LITTLE BOY

Sweet Soul

Restoration: A Concert Film

Florence & Normandie

Dead Talks

MO

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

BEST DRAMA

THE ICE CREAM STOP

A for Alpha

Life in three letters

BEST COMEDY

The Fregoli Project

Raptors

BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS

LIFE

Florence & Normandie

Unspeakable BLM

Hoodie

MO

Rest Area

***OUTSTANDING ANIMATION FILM

RUN LITTLE BOY

BEST RELIGIOUS FILM

Dead Talks

Dandelion

BEST WRITTEN WORK

ORIGINAL

STRONGER WHEN SHE'S BROKEN

SherLann Moore

SUGAR BABY

Rick Fisher

ADAPTIVE

BIG CITY NIGHTS

Tyriek A Murphy

TAL JONES: " A BLACK OIL LEGACY"

Bernard Moore

Pamela J. Richardson

__________________

ACTORS SHOWDOWN

CHAMPION 2021

TBA

BEST STUDENT FILM

TBA

BEST DEBUT FILM

TBA

B.O.M.B.

FOUNDERS PICK

TBA

L.V.B.F.F. 2021

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD

TBA

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

Willingboro: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Harper & Kelly A Lazaretto Love Story

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

FEATURE FILMS

Raptors ( Feature )
Restoration: A Concert Film

Watch Your Six

Low Key

Take Out Girl

DOCUMENTARIES

Tribute to Edith Murphy and Netflix

about the Rudy Ray Moore project

The Skin You're In

Ten Feet Wide: The Story of a Skinny House

In the Sun

MUSIC VIDEOS

Letter to a Nation

George Floyd: Say Their Names

Carrier

WRITTEN WORK

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”

Best Religious Film -

DEAD TALKS

Best Student Film -

THE SYSTEM & US

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

9th Annual

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