ActNOW Film ArchivesThe ANF Short Film Collective features the works of rising minority filmmakers and actors. The Collective's mission is to give these artists a public venue for their work as well as feedback on and support for their projects. This monthly screening series has introduced audiences to the works of on-the-verge filmmakers such as Roderick D. Giles, Kiri Davis (A Girl Like Me), Magaly Colimon, Clayton Broomes Jr., Hollie Harper, Craig Williams, Michael A. Pinckney, and actor-turned-filmmaker, Joie Lee (Brooklyn, Jesus Children of America). The Collective's films have starred local and high-profile actors, including Vanessa Williams (HBO's Soul Food, New Jack City, The Cosby Show), Andre Royo (The Wire, Shaft, Law & Order), and male supermodel/actor, Tyson Beckford.
Selected
filmmakers also benefit from ActNow's extensive networking
community which includes business professionals, film aficionados,
writer, producers, actors, and fellow filmmakers. In this regard,
the Collective provides a social as well as a creative outlet. |

