Em K Shapiro

Class Transitions

Austin, TX based queer legends Erica Nix and Rocky Lane strive to build a better future for LGBTQIA+ folks through their weekly non-normative and gender expansive movement classes. They propel their community forward, in the face of statewide government leaders who attack queer lives and futures.

Earth to KB

An insightful documentary portrait of KB Brookins, a writer and visual artist from Texas whose star is on the rise.

Black Magic

Black Magic is a traumedy that follows Alicia, a Black screenwriter, as she navigates her new staff writer position on a network drama. When she realizes that she’s nothing more than a fellowship diversity hire, Alicia tries to prove her worth to a room that must write in a "diverse" character to save their show. The character quickly devolves into little more than a trope, forcing Alicia to either compromise her hard-earned dream job or play nice with her colleagues and compromise herself. When she chooses the latter, she unwittingly embodies the character they’ve created.