St. Louis Filmmakers

Sharee Silerio is part of the Academy Award-winning team behind “The Last Repair Shop.”

“Love” is the theme for the 17th annual QFest: self-love and acceptance, romance, familial bonds, fictive kinship and all.

Bill Streeter’s passion project went on longer than he expected. He’s ready to find a new way to celebrate St. Louis’ music scene.

For Black creatives, getting their “big break” in the television and film industry in St. Louis often means being the only non-white crew member and fighting to get a foot in the door toward a sustainable career.

Reginald Hudlin, the East St. Louis native who came to fame with his 1990 film “House Party,” played with genre expectations for his first holiday film, “Candy Cane Lane.” It’s Hudlin’s first time working with Eddie Murphy since directing “Boomerang” in 1992.

“Eliza” is a historical short film based on the life of Eliza Rone, a woman enslaved, and eventually emancipated, by the prominent Campbell family in 19th century St. Louis.

Filmmaker Josh Guffey’s debut feature-length film was produced in the St. Louis area. “All Gone Wrong” will be available to stream starting Jan. 27.

St. Louis filmmaker David Kirkman’s first feature film, “Underneath: Children of the Sun” is a genre-bending ride that tells the story of an enslaved person in antebellum Missouri who is propelled into an intergalactic conflict.

Hettie Barnhill's, “a love letter to Brian, Lesley, and Michelle,” will be shown at the Whitaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase. The experimental feature is a commentary on the injustices faced by Black people in this country.

The one-day session is aimed at people who have difficulty breaking into an industry where decision-makers are predominantly white, able-bodied and neurotypical.