K.I.N.G., Writer | Director | Editor - Rashad Frett

A troubled kid ventures into an unfamiliar city seeking to bond with his estranged father.

**Based on actual events**

Had I not Fallen, I would not have arisen. Had I not been a subject to darkness, I could not have seen the light
— Midrash

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2018 DGA Student Film Award - WINNER (Eastern Region African American Category)

2018 BAFTA - HBO Scholar

2019 BET Blackhouse Foundation Fellowship at Sundance

2019 NYU First Run Film Festival - King Wasserman Award - WINNER (3rd Prize) and Craft Awards (Best Supporting Actress and Best Cinematography)

2019 Gentle Jack's Real to Reel Competition with Omari Hardwick - NATIONAL GRAND PRIZE WINNER

2019 BlackStar Film Festival - Official Selection

2019 BronzeLens Film Festival - Best Student Film

2019 MECCAcon International Film Festival - Official Selection

2019 Cucalorus Film Festival - Official selection

2019 Independent Shorts Award - Best Student Short & Best Student Director (Male)

2019 New York Film Awards - (October) Best Student short film and Best Young Actor

2020 Annapolis Film Festival - Official Selection

2020 Caribbean Tales International Film Festival- WINNER - Best Short Film

2020 Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival - Best Youth Jury Film Nominee

2020 New York Film Awards - Best Student Film (Annual Award)

2020 Hip Hop Film Festival - Official Selection

2020 Bushwick Film Festival - Official Selection

2020 London Short Series - Best Student Short Nominee

2020 African American Film Marketplace and S. E. Manly Short Film Showcase - Official Selection

2021 Halifax Black Film Festival - Official Selection

2021 NoBudge - Online Premiere

2021 Roxbury International Film Festival - Official Selection

2021 San Francisco Black Film Festival- Official Selection

2021 1261 Film Festival - Official Selection