SYNOPSIS

In the gruesome aftermath of a mysterious outbreak in Eastern Europe, a handful of quarantined survivors navigate loss and a sprawling conspiracy. The unknown virus has one simple result. If you fall asleep, you die. The only way to stay alive is to find and take various drugs that keep you awake. There are countless side effects, but the most fascinating and unexpected is that people still dream.

Emotionally raw and never predictable, BLACKBETTY is a miniature epic, where everyone and everything suddenly matters, a set of inter-connected stories marked by their redemptive beauty and frank, gritty reality.

REVIEWS

"The third episode...almost pays homage to the great Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky, with a setting very in line with his masterpiece, Stalker. The story follows two teenage boys who come close to the edge of ‘the zone’, in order to take some soil and water samples. The grim outlook, which overwhelms the second episode, remains here as well, but also accompanied by a small dose of optimism. As a whole, the miniseries does not attempt to tell a complex story with plentiful action, and intriguing plot twists. Rather than engaging in such filmmaking, Marco North crafts a wonderful and meaningful mood piece, which could perhaps be more accurately described as an experience rather than a plot-centric story. The beautiful cinematography, combined with the inspired selection of score, creates a meditative atmosphere in which the audience is allowed to develop their emotions alongside the given frame."

"It is very difficult to find ideas that can compete with high budget screenplays, but sometimes you can find some very interesting products done with a lower cost and with a small crew. “Blackbetty” is one of these series. What we really found remarkable is the overall atmosphere, starting from the title sequence up to the rolling credits: Marco North created a fascinating world, a “place between the truth and the lie” where living characters thrive through their stories in their struggle to survive an hostile city."

FILM FESTIVALS/AWARDS 

Roma Cinema DOC - WINNER Best Web Series 

Rome Independent Prisma Awards - WINNER Best Web Series of the Year

South Europe International Film Festival - Valencia Edition - WINNER Best Web Series  

FIFF-Filmstrip International Film Festival - WINNER Best Web Series

Vegas Movie Awards -WINNER Best Web Series

Largo Film Awards -WINNER Best Web Series

Woodengate Film Festival -WINNER Best Web Series

Two Roads International Film Festival -WINNER Best Web Series (Inspiration category)

Starshine Film Festival -WINNER Best Web Series

Pinnacle Film Awards - WINNER Best Web Series Platinum Award & Best Original Score

Royal Wolf Film Awards - WINNER Best Web Series Pilot & Best Ensemble Cast

Mindfield Film Festival - Winner Best Pilot/Web Series Gold Award

Oniros Film Awards – WINNER Best Sound Design

The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards - WINNER Best Web Series

Queen Palm International Film Festival – WINNER Best Sound Design - Web/TV Pilot 

Fabrique Du Cinéma Awards – Finalist (short list) - Best International Web Series 

WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival - Silver Remi

Hyperwave Film Awards – Finalist 

Olympus Film Festival Los Angeles – Finalist 

Prison City Film Festival – Finalist 

Los Angeles CineFest – Semi-Finalist 

Near Nazareth Festival – Semi-Finalist 

Out of the Can International Film Festival -Finalist

Hollywood New Directors - Honorable Mention

The Artists Forum Festival of the Moving Image – Official Selection 

Apulia Web Fest – Official Selection 

SHORT to the Point – Official Selection 

Bowery Film Festival – Official Selection 

South Europe International Film Festival - Valencia Edition - Official Selection 

Portugal International Film Festival - Official Selection 

Sicily Web Fest - Official Selection

Solaris Film Festival - Official Selection 

Crown Wood International Film Festival - Official Selection 

Stareable Fest - Official Selection 

Festival of Cinema NYC - Official Selection 

YoFiFest, The Yonkers Film Festival - Official Selection

Cult Critic Movie Awards - Official Selection

Gold Movie Awards - Official Selection