Fatima Hye has received a second Support for Artists and Creative Individuals grant from the Houston Arts Alliance, run by the City of Houston and the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, for her film Aleph. The first was used for Pre-Production and culminated in a Staged Reading at the Houston Cinema Arts Festival. The second one will focus on Production, to take place in early 2026.
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There will be a costumed Fundraiser in support of Aleph at Notsuoh, a Houston arts institution, entitled “The Age of Invention” (1800s/1900s) on Dec. 4th. Featuring historical backdrops, classical music, hors d'oeuvres, and Houston magician Dylan Bryson. Students and Seniors can get $20 off with code “SOS”.
Purchase tickets here: Fundraiser Tickets
The script for the feature film “Aleph” will be presented in an “Enhanced” Stage Reading as part of the Houston Cinema Arts Festival on Saturday, November 15th, at 3 PM @ Six Foot Studios. Made Possible through a grant from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.
Purchase Tickets Here: Aleph Staged Reading at Houston Cinema Arts Festival
Aleph has been approved for Fiscal Sponsorship by the Austin Film Society.
Make a tax-deductible contribution here: https://www.austinfilm.org/sponsored/aleph/
If you're interested in a Producer package, email info@blackrevel.com.
The HAA (Houston Arts Alliance) and MOCA (Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs) awarded Filmmaker Fatima Hye a 2025 SACI (Support for Artists and Creative Individuals) Grant for Pre-Production on Aleph ($13,000 + $5580 booster for a total of $18,850).
The art horror anthology “Cryptic Triptych”, featuring a Q&A with the Director Fatima Hye, will take place:
Sunday, October 20th @ 5:45 PM in San Marcos at the Price Center
Monday, October 21st @ 7 PM in Dallas at the Texas Theatre
Thursday, November 7th @ 9:15 PM in Houston at the River Oaks Theater
The Houston Cinema Arts Festival will present a Special Preview Screening of Ana & Mia + Q&A with Director Fatima Hye at Rice Cinema on Sunday, November 12th @ 4 PM. (Made possible by a grant from the Houston Arts Alliance, a division of the City of Houston.)
Tickets can be purchased here: Ana & Mia Screening @ HCAF23
The trailer for the art horror anthology “Cryptic Triptych” has been released and featured on Dread Central.
Genre: Arthouse, Historical, Drama Feature
Logline: A Russian-German mathematician (with Jewish background) proves that there is a hierarchy of infinities, causing professional and personal turmoil.
Producers/Investors may request a pitch deck/treatment at info@blackrevel.com
The psychological art horror feature “Abortifacient”, renamed “Coming to Term” for an international audience, is now available in many countries, including in the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland, and on several platforms, including Vudu, Youtube Movies, Google Play, Microsoft Store, and Amazon.
“Ana & Mia” wrapped principle photography and filmmaker Fatima Hye was awarded the SACI (Support for Artists and Creative Individuals) grant by HAA (Houston Arts Alliance) through the City of Houston for the film, which will now enter post-production.
The pandemic-era cooperative film "The Players" will premier at the Lost River Film Festival in San Marcos, Texas on Saturday, October 22nd, during the 10 AM bloc "Undoing Patriarchy" with a Q&A afterwards with the Writer/Director in attendance.
Information on the festival lineup, location, and ticketing can be found below:
View the crowdfunding campaign for Ana & Mia, a psychological body horror feature. Read the development story, contribute to the project, and receive some perks.
Black Revel Productions and Full Media Jacket, in a co-production, are currently packaging their psychological body horror feature “Ana and Mia”.
Title: Ana & Mia
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Psychological/Body/Horror/Fantasy
Synopsis: Two lonely girls form a strong bond and begin pushing each other into eating disorders, causing them to sink deeper and deeper into a delusional world based on their demented friendship.
Writer/Director/Producer: Fatima Hye of Black Revel Productions
Cinematographer/Co-Producer: Kerianne Parker of Full Media Jacket
Associate Producer: Theodora Georgescu
Shooting Location: Houston
Shooting Schedule: after July 2022 (TBD)
SEEKING ACTORS FOR PACKAGING:
Ana – 16 year old girl who attends a Catholic school
Mia – 16 year old girl who is home schooled
Father Ryan – a 30 year old priest who teaches at the school
Interested parties should contact: info@blackrevel.com
See the trailer for the cooperative short film “The Players”.
https://youtu.be/lcIm7uK2xn4
Black Revel Productions began in 2012 and has produced 6 student shorts, 1 featurette which went to a local festival and is now streaming on Tubi, and 1 feature which just got signed for distribution. 3 “pandemic projects” were also produced, a completed short that premiered at a festival, a medium-length cooperative short finishing up post-production, and a feature length art horror anthology, which recently wrapped filming.
Filmmaker Fatima Hye was awarded a Feature Film Production Grant from Austin Film Society for Cryptic Triptych.
https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2021-09-07/afs-announces-2021-feature-grant-recipients/
“Count the Ways” is an Official Selection of the 2021 Lost River Film Festival and will have its World Premier in San Marcos, Texas on September 12th.
Check the festival website for updates on the lineup, location, and ticket information:
https://www.thelostriverfilmfest.org
Fatima Hye will appear on HCCTV’s “Up to the Minute” show Friday, July 23rd at 10 AM where she’ll talk about the new project “Cryptic Triptych”. See it live on FB or watch on the Houston Community College Youtube channel afterwards.
https://www.facebook.com/events/293154345895237
The 3rd of 3 “Covid Projects” being developed by Black Revel Productions is an art horror anthology called “Cryptic Triptych”. See the full cast/crew call details here:
https://www.facebook.com/blackrevelproductions/posts/3002028963375239