{"id":8678,"date":"2022-09-06T17:03:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=8678"},"modified":"2022-09-06T17:47:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:47:56","slug":"alonge-hawess-silver-gold-scores-big-with-multiple-nominations-at-6th-annual-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/alonge-hawess-silver-gold-scores-big-with-multiple-nominations-at-6th-annual-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Alonge Hawes\u2019s \u2018Silver &#038; Gold\u2019 Scores Big With Multiple Nominations At 6th Annual Minnesota Webfest"},"content":{"rendered":"\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\/09\/alongehawes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8679\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/alongehawes.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/alongehawes-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/alongehawes-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/alongehawes-220x150.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Following July\u2019s announcement that Alonge Hawes would premiere two brand new digital series at the 6<sup>th<\/sup> annual Minnesota Webfest, the festival has announced that Hawes has garnered 4 nominations at the upcoming event. The upcoming Jaro original series \u2018Silver &amp; Gold\u2019 has garnered nominations in the writing and genre series categories as has the original series \u2018Good Black Man.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;\u2018Silver &amp; Gold\u2019 is nominated for Best Series Script and Best Thriller\/Horror Series. \u2018Good Black Man\u2019 also picked up a Best Series Script nom (pairing Hawes against himself and four other nominees) as well as a nod for Best Dramatic Series. Hawes is no stranger to the Minnesota Webfest, having been nominated 11 times previously and winning twice. He won Best Representation Of Communities Of Color at the inaugural ceremony in 2017 for the first season of his digital series \u2018Blue Collar Hustle.\u2019 He also took home the award for Best Returning Series for Blue Collar Hustle\u2019s second season. The nominations at the upcoming festival gives Hawes the distinction of being the first person to have two separate projects nominated in the writing category.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The nominations announced on Monday, September 5<sup>th<\/sup> constitute only the first round of nominations made public. Both \u2018Silver &amp; Gold\u2019 and \u2018Good Black Man\u2019 could net Hawes additional nominations across a broad spectrum of categories when the final rounds are announced during the week of September 19<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\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&nbsp;&nbsp;The first season will consist of ten episodes, with Hawes serving as director and writer for the entire project. The series will be available via Jaro Media in Fall of this year. Quentin Williams, Brittaney Traylor, Roberto Cruz Jr, and Shani Hawes make up the ensemble cast. Hawes executive produces alongside Rich DeVaughn. Jamal McClendon, Cordarol Sanders, Quentin Williams, Shani Hawes, Joshua Dennard, and Rodderick Fedd serves as producers. Check out the official series poster and teaser trailer below.<\/strong><\/p>\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_54882\"  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><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zmdownload-accl.zoho.com\/view?attachId=138817123933250050&amp;entityType=1&amp;entityId=1662419593084110001&amp;accId=1912460000000008001&amp;height=1024&amp;width=1024\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The second series, \u2018Good Black Man\u2019, is described as \u2018The journey of a man who is attempting to put his life back together after a series of unfortunate events; whilst raising of his daughter and attempting to avoid falling into the negative stereotypes commonly associated with black men in modern society.\u201d While no release date nor platform were announced for the series as of press time, Hawes will again serve as executive producer, writer and director of all episodes. Joshua Dennard, Jamal McClendon, Shani Hawes, Rodderick Fedd and Cordarol Sanders serve as producers. The official series poster and teaser can be seen below. <\/strong><\/p>\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_40292\"  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><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zmdownload-accl.zoho.com\/view?attachId=138817123933250060&amp;entityType=1&amp;entityId=1662419593084110001&amp;accId=1912460000000008001&amp;height=1024&amp;width=1024\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Minnesota Webfest will be held September 25-28<sup>th<\/sup> at the Zeitgeist Cinema Theater in Duluth, Minnesota. \u2018Good Black Man\u2019 will have its world premiere on Monday the 26<sup>th<\/sup>, whilst \u2018Silver &amp; Gold\u2019 will have its world premiere on Tuesday the 27<sup>th<\/sup>. Both screenings will be followed by a Q&amp;A with Hawes.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following July\u2019s announcement that Alonge Hawes would premiere two brand new digital series at the 6th annual Minnesota Webfest, the festival has announced that Hawes has garnered 4 nominations at the upcoming event. 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