an
msoy original listing of online short films
and animation for and about people of color
UrbanEntertainment.com
features one of my favorite animated series,
Sistah's N' the City, which was created by Tina
Andrews. Its a great web series about a group
of black women being friends and living life!
If you like Sex in the City, well you'll like
this too. Its similar, but definitely different!
NewMediaGroup
presents "New Blacks", African Americans
in Digital Art. This quicktime film is part
of an on going art project conceived by Vasily
Shumov (2000). The film is quite orginal and
I challenge you to take a look. There is not
much I can tell you, except you have to see
it to understand what its all about..
There
is so much I can tell you about gettosake, this
site is a true blend of comics and flash animation.
The best part is its all black superheroes all
the time!! There are more series than I can
count for you, so just go and check it out.
Bullseyeart
features miss muffy and the muf mob, these getto
fabulous little girls rap, fight, and bake cookies
all in one day. They are hilarious. Oh, be advised
their language is not suitable for kids.
Can't
see the jazz greats in person, well you can
still take a look at them up close and personal.
Jazzlandscapes features animated interviews
with some of our greatest jazz legends.
This
issue is about she-power. Maatkara is a cool
science fiction series featured on sci-fi.com,
all I can say is you have to see it to believe
it.
Dark.
dangerous, and all diva. This is an animated
series with lots of action. All I can tell you
is she knows how to kick some butt and she does
it with style. Visit othervision.com, to view
this flick. I can't wait for the next episode.
Picture
it, a female detective is shrunk down to a smaller
size and has to do her job even though she looks
like she 10! I like this one, check it out on
gettosake.com - this guy really knows his flash
animation.
Its
quite hard to find black short films online.
Thank God for urbanentertainment, one of the
premiere websites for hosting and viewing short
films and animations made for, by, and about
black people. Take a look-see, I'm sure you'll
enjoy it. If not let me know - lhenry@msoyonline.com.
Still
I rise is a documentary that is as entertaining
as it is thought provoking. This urbanentertainment
feature takes you into the world of the many
myths and stereotypes about black women.
If
you like to laugh then you'll love My Babies'
Mamas. This animated series on ubanentertainment
is old to me, but possibly new to you. Its all
about an affable barber juggling his relationships
with his two sons and their mamas.
The
Strike is a cute film, its about a group of
elementary students who go on strike when their
teacher refuses to let them read Malcolm X is
class. Who says kids don't want to know about
their history.
Bulleyeart.com
is a cutting edge flash animation site with
tons of animated series for you to watch, share,
and enjoy. Miss Muffy and the Muff Squad is
my favorite, it will definitely be featured
in the next issue of cyber flicks for cyber
chicks. I wonder which one will be your favorite.ut.
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Our Media presents Sleepy Susan's Music Videos.
I put some very special songs with my own animations
to create videos for all my baby girlz, and
of course for the baby girls at heart.
Its
quite hard to find black short films online.
Thank God for blackFlixx, one of the premiere
websites for hosting and viewing short films
and animations made for, by, and about black
people. Take a look-see, I'm sure you'll enjoy
it. If not let me know - lhenry@msoyonline.com.
Break
up with someone is a fine art, and for some
of us its a true sport! Win, Lose, tie is a
short comedy featured on Urban entertainment,
about a couple going through the motions of
breakup. Find out who winds this battle.
While
we are on the topic of battles, let me take
this opportunity to introduce you to one of
OtherVision's best animated series: BattleSeed.
Here you will see a true blend of animation
and urban graphics. Its all about a girl who
finds out her job is to save the world. Sound
interesting?
One
of the many great short films on blackflixx.com
is "HairDo", created by Genevieve
Leyh. Its a short documentary on the importance
of hairdo's in the black community down south.
Watch this film, and be sure to tell me what
you think - lhenry@msoyonline.com.
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more African American / Black Entertainment
in the Search Urban Directory
