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Signs & Wonders
(a documentary Directed by Lori Webster | Produced by Tatiana M. Johnson)
In a world that too often overlooks race and disability in the same breath, Valerie McMillan, a Black interpreter and only hearing child of deaf adults (OHCODA), confronts a legacy of silence spanning five generations, revealing not just one woman’s journey but a call to reimagine accessibility, representation, and justice for Black Deaf families today.
Firelight Fund c/o Firelight Media
Fiscal Sponsorship c/o Southern Documentary Fund
In a world that too often overlooks race and disability in the same breath, Valerie McMillan, a Black interpreter and only hearing child of deaf adults (OHCODA), confronts a legacy of silence spanning five generations, revealing not just one woman’s journey but a call to reimagine accessibility, representation, and justice for Black Deaf families today.
Firelight Fund c/o Firelight Media
Fiscal Sponsorship c/o Southern Documentary Fund
Soul City
(an hour-long TV series, Created & Written by Lori Webster)
When a hurricane barrels through a small North Carolina town, the vanishing of a girl and a fugitive sets off the reawakening of a Black utopia, hidden and long-forgotten.
Sundance Episodic Fellowship
Gotham TV Series Lab
Winner, SeriesFest x Wondaland Pictures Storytellers Initiative
Quarterfinalist, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab
[Live Read link available on request]
When a hurricane barrels through a small North Carolina town, the vanishing of a girl and a fugitive sets off the reawakening of a Black utopia, hidden and long-forgotten.
Sundance Episodic Fellowship
Gotham TV Series Lab
Winner, SeriesFest x Wondaland Pictures Storytellers Initiative
Quarterfinalist, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab
[Live Read link available on request]
The Price of Freedom
(a feature film, Written & Directed by Lori Webster)
A mother turned enemy of the state risks it all for a shot at freedom after a wrongful conviction.
Top 20 Finalist, Shore Scripts Feature Contest
Quarterfinalist, WeScreenplay Feature Lab
Short Film Proof of Concept --
WINNER - "Best Director" at Black Women Film Network Short Film Competition 2025
WINNER - “Best Short Film Award” at Black August Film Festival 2024
WINNER - “Best Freedom-Forward Short Film - Women Directors” at Urban MediaMakers Film Festival 2024
NOMINEE - "Best Short Film" at Charlotte Black Film Festival 2025
NOMINEE - “Best Actress” at Black Film Festival of New Orleans 2024
NOMINEE - “Best Sound Design” at Black Film Festival of New Orleans 2024
Official selection:
Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival
Black August Film Festival
Black Women Film Network Short Film Competition
Micheaux Film Festival
Black Harvest Film Festival
Africa International Film Festival
S.E. Manly African American Short Film Showcase
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Film Festival
City of Angels Film Festival
Indie Night Film Festival
Black Film Festival of Atlanta
National Black Film Festival
A Pecan Pickling FAM Festival
Black Film Festival of New Orleans
Charlotte Black Film Festival
A mother turned enemy of the state risks it all for a shot at freedom after a wrongful conviction.
Top 20 Finalist, Shore Scripts Feature Contest
Quarterfinalist, WeScreenplay Feature Lab
Short Film Proof of Concept --
WINNER - "Best Director" at Black Women Film Network Short Film Competition 2025
WINNER - “Best Short Film Award” at Black August Film Festival 2024
WINNER - “Best Freedom-Forward Short Film - Women Directors” at Urban MediaMakers Film Festival 2024
NOMINEE - "Best Short Film" at Charlotte Black Film Festival 2025
NOMINEE - “Best Actress” at Black Film Festival of New Orleans 2024
NOMINEE - “Best Sound Design” at Black Film Festival of New Orleans 2024
Official selection:
Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival
Black August Film Festival
Black Women Film Network Short Film Competition
Micheaux Film Festival
Black Harvest Film Festival
Africa International Film Festival
S.E. Manly African American Short Film Showcase
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Film Festival
City of Angels Film Festival
Indie Night Film Festival
Black Film Festival of Atlanta
National Black Film Festival
A Pecan Pickling FAM Festival
Black Film Festival of New Orleans
Charlotte Black Film Festival
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