Short Film | Live Action
After being evicted by his mother, a rebellious teen must adapt to life with his distant father and his father’s new family.
FILM STILLS
FILM FESTIVAL HONORS + AWARDS
Official Selection – Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (2023)
Official Selection – DC Black Film Festival (2023)
Best Actor – DC Black Film Festival (2023)
Finalist – HBO Short Film Award, American Black Film Festival (2023)
Best Short [Nominee] – Pan African Film Festival (2023)
Official Selection – Urbanworld Film Festival (2022)
SCREENWRITING HONORS + AWARDS
Winner – SHIFT Creative FUND (2021)
Finalist – PAGE International Screenwriting Awards (2021)
Finalist – SHOWTIME® Tony Cox Screenwriting Competition, Nantucket FF (2021)
Finalist – SF Indie Fest Screenplay Competition (2021)
Semifinalist – Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (2021)
Semifinalist – Scriptation Showcase (2021)
Quarterfinalist – WeScreenplay Diverse Voices (2021)
Quarterfinalist – Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2021)
Quarterfinalist – Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2021)
PANELS
75th University Film & Video Association – Script Panelist, Award of Merit Recipient (2021)
NEWS + REVIEWS
“IMDb Goes Behind-the-Scenes at the American Black Film Festival”
“ABFF HBO Short Film finalists come together in Miami”
“ABFF 2023 Announces Selections For Annual HBO Short Film Award”
“The American Black Film Festival Announces its Selection of Film Finalists”
“ABFF selects Oscar-qualifying HBO Short Film Showcase finalists”
“ABFF announces 2023 HBO Short Film Finalists”
“Lifting Up Local Communities: Quamé Hamlin”
TEASER
QUAMÉ A. HAMLIN 