When Leo turns their love of plants into an online community for Black folks to talk all things foliage, they discover that community is the key to staying rooted. As Leo’s group of Black millennials become more entangled in each other’s lives, Leo, Amira, Cain, and Isla, find purpose in caretaking for their plants and their budding relationships. This comedic and heartfelt series explores the complexities of Black mental health and the bonds of chosen family, through the chaotic and precarious lens of young Black adults in Toronto.

Hollywood heartthrob Syd Stone finds a connection that immediately creates drama onscreen and off.

Syd Stone, a former A-List Hollywood actor, has seen better days. In need of work, he reluctantly finds himself in a small town shooting a B-movie. While getting drunk one night in his hotel bar, he meets Matt, a handsome young lawyer on the verge of his biggest case yet. Through their work stresses, the men connect instantly and things become more than friendly. An intense affair ensues, putting Syd’s personal life and career in jeopardy.

I Am Syd Stone is a beautifully directed six-episode series and an expansion of the award-winning 2014 short of the same name. The project was selected as a series for Telefilm’s Talent to Watch program in 2019.

We’re partnering with POV to screen episodes from the Emmy-Award winning web series King Ester written and directed by Dui Jarrod, executive produced by and starring Angelica Ross (POSE, American Horror Story) with Janet Hubert (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and introducing Rowin Amone.

This series tells the story of Ester, a trans woman struggling to find her path in New Orleans during the week before Hurricane Katrina. In the face of an evacuation order, she is forced to make a choice that will impact her future forever. Will she get out on time?

POVScreens: King Ester and Q&A with Director Dui Jarrod

Thursday, August 13th, 7:30 PM

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