''African American Short Films'' is an American television show. It is the only nationally televised program, in first-run syndication, featuring

short films A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

starring, produced, written or directed by

African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...

filmmakers. The show has received several Telly Awards. ''African American Short Films'' began airing in 2002 as a one-hour quarterly television special in first-run syndication. The program was created by veteran television producer Frank Badami.

Shorts

The short film ''Window'', starring

Louis Gossett Jr. Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor. Born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, He had his stage debut at the age of 17, in a school production of '' You Can't Take It with You.'' Shortly after he successfully ...

was included in the program in 2007. The short film ''Stuck for a Reason'', starring actress, writer, producer

Hillary Hawkins Hillary Hawkins is an American actress. She introduced shows such as ''Dora the Explorer'', '' Bob the Builder'', and '' Little Bill'' on TV everyday as Robyn, Host of the Nick Jr. block. She also was a Host for Radio Disney. Career Early role ...

was included in the program in 2015.''Stuck for a Reason'' on African American Short Films
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References

External links

Official site
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