{"id":8533,"date":"2022-07-22T15:54:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T15:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=8533"},"modified":"2022-07-26T10:19:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T10:19:52","slug":"alonge-hawes-to-premiere-two-new-series-at-6th-annual-minnesota-webfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/alonge-hawes-to-premiere-two-new-series-at-6th-annual-minnesota-webfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Alonge Hawes To Premiere Two New Series At 6th Annual Minnesota Webfest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch Official Teaser Trailers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/alonge.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8534\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/alonge.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/alonge-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/alonge-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/alonge-220x150.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alonge Hawes<\/strong> <strong>will<\/strong> <strong> premiere two original series at the upcoming 6<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Minnesota WebFest.  The critically acclaimed auteur has a fruitful relationship of collaboration with the prestigious festival.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Silver &amp; Gold<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The first series, \u2018Silver &amp; Gold\u2019, is described as \u201ca blend of comedy, action, drama, and Afro-futurism set against the backdrop of Atlanta\u2019s criminal underground\u201d. The first season will consist of ten episodes with Hawes serving as director and writer for the entire project. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The series will be available on JARO Media in Fall of this year. Quentin Williams, Brittaney Traylor, Roberto Cruz Jr, and Shani Hawes make up the ensemble cast. Hawes and Rich DeVaughn are executive producers. Jamal McClendon, Cordarol Sanders, Quentin Williams, Shani Hawes, Joshua Dennard, and Rodderick Fedd serve as producers.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Check out the official series poster and teaser trailer below.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" data-src=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/im1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8537 lazyload\" title=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/im1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/im1-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/im1-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/im1-220x150.jpg 220w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/550;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe  id=\"_ytid_30518\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/klWBb2yYw-8?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good Black Man<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The second series, \u2018Good Black Man,\u2019 is described as \u201c<\/strong>t<strong>he journey of a man who is attempting to put his life back together after a series of unfortunate events; whilst raising his daughter and attempting to avoid falling into the negative stereotypes commonly associated with black men in modern society.\u201d  Hawes will again serve as executive producer, writer and director of all episodes. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Joshua Dennard, Jamal McClendon, Shani Hawes, Rodderick Fedd and Cordarol Sanders serve as producers. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The official series poster and teaser follow:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" data-src=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/img2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8536 lazyload\" title=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/img2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/img2-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/img2-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/img2-220x150.jpg 220w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/550;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe  id=\"_ytid_74055\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LYOcKWahUBI?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minnesota WebFest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The history between Alonge Hawes and the Minnesota WebFest runs deep. <strong>He debuted the award-winning &#8220;Blue Collar Hustle&#8221; series at<\/strong> the festival. He subsequently has received 11 award nominations over the festival\u2019s five-year history, winning 2, including &#8220;Best Representation for Communities of Color&#8221;. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hawes was keynote speaker at the festival in 2019, where his sophomore series \u2018Black On Both Sides\u2019<\/strong> <strong>made its world premiere.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Minnesota WebFest was founded by George Reese in 2017 as the first film festival dedicated to the web and digital series format. As a member of the Web Series World Cup, the festival has joined forces with two other industry film festivals&#8211;Catalyst Stories and the Duluth Superior Film Festival&#8211;to bring a week of networking, education, and entertainment extending from the web series to film and independent television. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Minnesota WebFest takes place September 26-28<sup>th<\/sup> in Duluth, Minnesota.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch Official Teaser Trailers Alonge Hawes will premiere two original series at the upcoming 6th Annual Minnesota WebFest. The critically acclaimed auteur has a fruitful relationship of collaboration with the prestigious festival.\u00a0\u00a0 Silver &amp; Gold The first series, \u2018Silver &amp; Gold\u2019, is described as \u201ca blend of comedy, action, drama, and Afro-futurism set against the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173,1304],"tags":[1275,31,51],"class_list":["post-8533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film-tv","category-core","tag-alonge-hawes","tag-featured","tag-trending"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}