WE LOVE TV. WE LOVE MOVIES.

Written by Natalie Griffen-Badillo

Directed by Esteban Pedraza

Gigi Soto, a twentysomething divorcée, and her abuelita Maz are broke, so they rebrand inventory from a failed MLM scheme to sell to uppity suburbanites—only for things to get wildly out of hand when the FBI recruits them to bring down the corporate CEO.

*Premiered at LALIFF 2025

¡WOW!

¡WOW!

CREW:

  • Starring - Nina Bloomgarden, Lidia Porto, Sophia Ali, Frank Gallegos, Kyle Bornheimer, Matt Braunger, and Joy Jacobson

  • Director of Photography - Haley Min Young Kreofsky

  • Edited By - Zoe Bowers

  • Music By -  Natalia Perez

  • Produced by: SuperSpecial, Antigravity Academy, Winsor Yuan and Aanch Khaneja

  • Executive Producers - Carlos Lopez Estrada, Amy Aniobi, Valerie Bush, Diana Cadavid, and Courtney L. Branch

  • Shot on location in Los Angeles, CA with a 80% BIPOC crew.

Written and Directed by Sherean D. Jones (TRIBE ‘22)

An honesty-avoidant young professional is forced to advocate for herself after a mostly casual hook-up-gone-wrong gives her the wakeup call she needs.

*Screened at The Micheaux Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival, Toronto Black Film Festival, and San Francisco Black Film Festival, among others

Honest/Fluff

Honest/Fluff

CREW:

  • Starring - Bria Henderson, Jordane Christie, Skye Townsend, Danube Hermosillo and Richard Nevels

  • Director of Photography - Haley Min Young Kreofsky

  • Edited By - Stefan LaToure

  • Music By - James Perry

  • Produced by: SuperSpecial, Jamari Perry, and David Hunter Jr

  • Still photos by Joceyln Nice

  • Shot on location in Los Angeles, CA with a 85% BIPOC crew.

Written by PAGES Matam (TRIBE ‘22)

Directed by NEEN

A gender reveal party goes comically south when the mom-to-be hides in a closet with her queer bestie and spills the tea…he may be the daddy.

*Screened at The Baltimore International Black Film Festival, Micheaux Film Festival, Topaz Film Festival, Catalina Film Festival, and the Bradford Queer Film Festival, among others

7 Minutes of Heaven?

7 Minutes of Heaven

CREW:

  • Starring - Jaquai Wade Pearson, Jermelle Simon, Kouryou Ngin, Gabriel Ladd and Sydney Thomas

  • Director of Photography - Ruben Contreras

  • Edited By - Amanda Bliss Taylor

  • Music By -  Cosmo the Truth

  • Music Supervisor - TT the Artist

  • Produced by: SuperSpecial and Jamari Perry

  • Associate Producer - Da Poetry Lounge Co., Jasmine Williams

  • Still photos by Joceyln Nice

  • Shot on location in Los Angeles, CA with a 90% BIPOC crew.

TRIBE Shorts are all chosen from and funded by the TRIBE Writers’ Program (fiscal sponsor New Filmmakers LA, 501(c)3). Each short film serves as a proof of concept for greater material.

Contact tribecoord@besuperspecial.com for more information.