Cristin Stephens

Black Magic is a traumedy that follows Alicia, a Black screenwriter, as she navigates her new staff writer position on a network drama. When she realizes that she’s nothing more than a fellowship diversity hire, Alicia tries to prove her worth to a room that must write in a "diverse" character to save their show. The character quickly devolves into little more than a trope, forcing Alicia to either compromise her hard-earned dream job or play nice with her colleagues and compromise herself. When she chooses the latter, she unwittingly embodies the character they’ve created.

While making dinner one night, an immigrant contemplates his complicated feelings toward his girlfriend back home.

A pre-teen fears faces her greatest fear: her own faith.

A verité portrait of a male birth doula working to improve birth outcomes for Black women in Houston, Texas.

After the death of their sister, two brothers reach a breaking point as they try to process their grief.

On a camping trip in the Pennsylvania wilderness, a group of West Philly teens finds momentary respite from the instability of city life.

Black Magic is a traumedy that follows Alicia, a Black screenwriter, as she navigates her new staff writer position on a network drama. When she realizes that she’s nothing more than a fellowship diversity hire, Alicia tries to prove her worth to a room that must write in a "diverse" character to save their show. The character quickly devolves into little more than a trope, forcing Alicia to either compromise her hard-earned dream job or play nice with her colleagues and compromise herself. When she chooses the latter, she unwittingly embodies the character they’ve created.

Black Magic is a traumedy that follows Alicia, a Black screenwriter, as she navigates her new staff writer position on a network drama. When she realizes that she’s nothing more than a fellowship diversity hire, Alicia tries to prove her worth to a room that must write in a "diverse" character to save their show. The character quickly devolves into little more than a trope, forcing Alicia to either compromise her hard-earned dream job or play nice with her colleagues and compromise herself. When she chooses the latter, she unwittingly embodies the character they’ve created.

While making dinner one night, an immigrant contemplates his complicated feelings toward his girlfriend back home.

A pre-teen fears faces her greatest fear: her own faith.

A pre-teen fears faces her greatest fear: her own faith.

A verité portrait of a male birth doula working to improve birth outcomes for Black women in Houston, Texas.

After the death of their sister, two brothers reach a breaking point as they try to process their grief.

On a camping trip in the Pennsylvania wilderness, a group of West Philly teens finds momentary respite from the instability of city life.

A long-haul trucker turns to YouTube to combat loneliness and social isolation. Under the handle “MsDivaTrucker43,” she discovers a supportive community of women who share her struggles of life in the margins. It is difficult for women in an industry that is 96% male to see themselves succeeding. Tamara's words of wisdom and encouragement offer women a model and a path forward.

A group of Black men in Brasilia meet regularly to share their experiences and support one another.