Karris Morgan (Top left), Herman Spearman (Bottom left), and Andre Eaton Jr. (Right) Karris Morgan, Andre Eaton Jr., and Herman Spearman are joining Jaro Media’s upcoming original series ‘Silver & Gold’. The news comes on the heels of a previous announcement that the series will have its world premiere at the upcoming Minnesota Webfest.
The trio join previously announced series leads Quentin Williams, Brittaney Traylor, Shani Hawes, and Roberto Cruz Jr. Williams & Traylor will play a pair of charming and cunning thieves who recruit a team to pull off more daring and lucrative heists throughout the city of Atlanta. Hawes and Cruz complete the team; the official synopsis for the series is described below.
Charles Goldar and Bahiya Payne are the smoothest, sexiest, and perhaps the most industrious thieves this side of Bonnie & Clyde. There is no gem too guarded, no diamond too secure, or no amount of cash too vaulted for these two paramours to relieve from their unfortunate marks. So when they decide to team up with eccentric computer genius Cierra Valentine and stoic con man Sosa Gerena in attempts to pull off bigger and more daring heists, it seems to be a match made in bandit’s heaven. But all is not as it seems, as the sins of the past slowly begin to ransack the riches of the present; leading the group down a path of violence and vengeance amidst Atlanta’s criminal underground. When Charles and Bahiya are faced with a reckoning beyond even their own comprehension, they will come to the realization that sometimes love IS the crime…
While exact character details for Morgan, Eaton Jr., and Spearman’s characters are being kept under wraps, it has been confirmed that they will appear in guest star roles. They will also join Joshua Quinn, Pantheah Goode, Eduardo Bryant, Angela Van Tassel, and Roxzane T. Mims, who have all been cast in the series.
Morgan, a relative newcomer, will be making her debut in’ Silver & Gold.’
Eaton Jr. is best known for his stage work, having portrayed various character iterations such as Audrey in ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ for Act 1 Theater and Wadsworth in ‘Clue’ for The Players Guild At Sugar Hill.
Spearman, a veteran of stage and film, has most recently played the role of Caiaphas in the short film ‘Believe.’ Other credits include the roles of Jesse in the stage rendition of ‘Coda’ and Herbert Garvey in the second season of the digital series ‘Blue Collar Hustle’.
‘Silver & Gold’ was created by Alonge Hawes, who is also credited as director, writer, and showrunner. Hawes will also executive produce the ten episode season through his company A Million Stories One Pen Productions. Joshua Dennard, Jamal McClendon, Shani Hawes, Cordarol Sanders, Quentin Williams, and Rodderick Fedd serve as producers.
Jaro Media provides on-demand streaming access to a world of African American and Afrocentric digital media including video, visual arts, books, and music. Jaro’s unique platform integrates social media, customer control, and media access into an innovative user experience.
Following July’s 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. The upcoming Jaro original series ‘Silver & Gold’ has garnered nominations in the writing and genre series categories as has the original series ‘Good Black Man.’
‘Silver & Gold’ is nominated for Best Series Script and Best Thriller/Horror Series. ‘Good Black Man’ 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 ‘Blue Collar Hustle.’ He also took home the award for Best Returning Series for Blue Collar Hustle’s 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.
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The nominations announced on Monday, September 5th constitute only the first round of nominations made public. Both ‘Silver & Gold’ and ‘Good Black Man’ could net Hawes additional nominations across a broad spectrum of categories when the final rounds are announced during the week of September 19th.
‘Silver & Gold’ is described as “A blend of comedy, action, drama, and Afro-futurism set against the backdrop of Atlanta’s criminal underground.” 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.
The second series, ‘Good Black Man’, is described as ‘The 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.” 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.
The Minnesota Webfest will be held September 25-28th at the Zeitgeist Cinema Theater in Duluth, Minnesota. ‘Good Black Man’ will have its world premiere on Monday the 26th, whilst ‘Silver & Gold’ will have its world premiere on Tuesday the 27th. Both screenings will be followed by a Q&A with Hawes.
Following July’s announcement that Alonge Hawes would premiere two brand new digital series at the 6th annual Minnesota Webfest, the festival has announced
After many months which saw the platform hype the project with a series of visual teasers, posters, and stills, Jaro Media has finally announced the official release date for their first platform branded original series ‘Silver & Gold’. The Alonge Hawes created digital series will premiere with a special two episode launch on Tuesday, October 11th at 8pm on both the Jaro website as well as Jaro’s dedicated Roku channel.
While there was some discussion on whether the series would air weekly or follow the Netflix model and release the entire season at once, it seems Hawes and Jaro have elected for the former, as ‘Silver & Gold’ will air episodes every week on Tuesdays. In celebration of the release announcement, Jaro has provided the episode titles alongside the official synopsis:
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“Charles Goldar and Bahiya Payne are the smoothest, sexiest, and perhaps the most industrious thieves this side of Bonnie & Clyde. There is no gem too guarded, no diamond too secure, or no amount of cash too vaulted for these two paramours to relieve from their unfortunate marks. So, when they decide to team up with eccentric computer genius Cierra Valentine and stoic con man Sosa Gerena in attempts to pull off bigger and more daring heists, it seems to be a match made in bandit’s heaven. But all is not as it seems, as the sins of the past slowly begin to ransack the riches of the present; leading the group down a path of violence and vengeance amidst Atlanta’s criminal underground. When Charles and Bahiya are faced with a reckoning beyond even their own comprehension, they will come to the realization that sometimes love IS the crime…” 1). Chapter 1- The Birth Of The Cool
2). Chapter 2- The Laws Of The Score
3). Chapter 3- The Brilliance Meijn Affair
4). Chapter 4- The Sword Of The Morning Part 1
5). Chapter 5- The Sword Of The Morning Part 2
6). Chapter 6- The Color Of Jazz Is Blu(e)
7). Chapter 7- The Valley Of Sorek
8). Chapter 8- The Black Blade In The Hour Of Reckoning
9). Chapter 9- The Sons Of Geb
10). Chapter 10- The Ballad Of Moon & Stars
Moreover, Jaro Media has released the official series intro to further wet potential fans’ appetites. Check out the intro below.
‘Silver & Gold’ is directed by Alonge Hawes, who is also credited as writer, and showrunner. Hawes will also executive produce the series through his company A Million Stories One Pen Productions. Joshua Dennard, Jamal McClendon, Shani Hawes, Cordarol Sanders, Quentin Williams, and Rodderick Fedd serve as producers.
Jaro Media provides on-demand streaming access to a world of African American and Afrocentric digital media including video, visual arts, books, and music. Jaro’s unique platform integrates social media, customer control, and media access into an innovative user experience
Mark your calendars! Jaro Media sets the release date for their original series 'Silver Gold' and presents the official intro. Get ready for an exciting journey
With two world premieres and four nominations heading into next week’s Minnesota Webfest, Alonge Hawes must have been feeling pretty good. Now both he and his creative team have further reason to be in a celebratory mood as the distinguished film festival has announced, via their second-round nomination reveal, that both ‘Silver & Gold’ and ‘Good Black Man’ have picked up further nominations!
‘Silver & Gold’ has been nominated for Best Representation Of Communities Of Color, The Alumni Award, and Best Dramatic Performance for series co-lead Brittaney Traylor. The nomination in the performance category marks the first individual acting nomination for Traylor as well as the first acting nomination for an Alonge Hawes created series at the Minnesota Webfest.
This brings the overall number of nominations for ‘Silver & Gold’ to 5, following early September’s announcement that the series was nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Thriller Series.
‘Good Black Man’ has also been nominated for Best Representation Of Communities Of Color and The Alumni Award. This brings the overall number of nominations for ‘Good Black Man’ to 4, following early September’s announcement that the series was nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Dramatic Series.’
‘Good Black Man’ and ‘Silver & Gold’ are nominated against each other in three categories, a first at the festival for two series created by the same showrunner.
‘Silver & Gold’ is described as “A blend of comedy, action, drama, and Afro-futurism set against the backdrop of Atlanta’s criminal underground”. 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 with a two-episode premiere on October 11th. 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 visual intro below.
‘Good Black Man’, is described as ‘The 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.” 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. The Minnesota Webfest will be held September 25-28th at the Zeitgeist Cinema Theater in Duluth, Minnesota. ‘Good Black Man’ will have its world premiere on Monday the 26th, whilst ‘Silver & Gold’ will have its world premiere on Tuesday the 27th. Both screenings will be followed by a Q&A with Hawes.
With two world premieres and four nominations heading into next week’s Minnesota Webfest, Alonge Hawes must have been feeling pretty good. Now both he and his
Alonge Hawes didn’t need much forewarning that he’d have a successful evening during the awards ceremony of the 6th annual Minnesota Webfest. Following the enthusiastic audience response to his world premiering series ‘Silver & Gold’ and ‘Good Black Man’; Hawes walked into the Annex du Nord Art Hostel with 9 nominations (with a surprise 10th nomination announced during the ceremony) between the two series. Of those nominations, Hawes had already set a record at the festival for having the two dramatically differing series competing against each other in four categories. Concerns regarding vote-splitting set aside, it was obvious that the judges and committee of the festival felt that Hawes’s work merited some sort of validation. That validation was realized as Hawes walked away with three awards, one for each series as well as a tying honor for both series in marketing/promotional excellence.
Hawes was accompanied by ‘Silver & Gold’ co-stars Quentin Williams, Brittaney Traylor (herself an acting nominee of the evening for Best Dramatic Performance) Shani Hawes and ‘Good Black Man’ cast member Brittani Krystin. Joshua Dennard, who is the Cinematographer and Editor for both series, was also in attendance. ‘Silver & Gold’ was awarded Best Series Script for the pilot episode ‘The Birth Of The Cool’; beating out stiff competition from not only ‘Good Black Man’; but also work from award winning writer Marty Lang (‘Bad Influence’) and award winner and Sundance Institute Semi-Finalist Mike Swift (‘The Ushers’).
Hawes thanked his ancestors, who as he put it “Fought and died for the right for some of us in this room to be able to read and write. And so we all in this room owe them a round of thanks because without them there would be no Langston Hughes, no James Baldwin, no Zora Neale Hurston, no Donald Glover, there’s no Isaa Rae, there’s no Jerrod Carmichael. All of these creatives that you love, come from them and their sacrifice.” Hawes also thanked his late father Reginald Hawes before concluding. Check out the full speech in the clip below.
Later in the evening, Minnesota Webfest founder George Reese took the stage to announce a surprise category, Best Marketing, which as he put it “goes to the creators who have done the best job of promoting their work.” When announcing the nominees, he added “It’s a bit weird with this one because really two of the nominees are really one team and it was hard to differentiate because ya’ll do a very good job of balancing promotion of both which is extremely hard to maintain two brands at the same time. So I put ‘Good Black Man’ but really you can call it for whatever (series) you want.”
A surprised Hawes took the stage and quipped “Marketing is important. So do it a lot!” He then thanked editor Joshua Dennard for assisting him in the marketing campaign for both series. Explaining that the marketing campaigns, which included teaser trailers, press articles, casting announcements, and heavy social media engagement; was part of the overall strategy for both series since their conceptions. He concluded with “So in the spirit of marketing, Silver & Gold October 11th! On Jaro Media!’
The final award of the night for Hawes and his team was for Best Representation Of Communities Of Color. An award that Hawes first won at the inaugural Minnesota Webfest in 2017 for his debut digital series Blue Collar Hustle. This time it was ‘Good Black Man’s moment to shine solo as the series triumphed over ‘Silver & Gold’ as well as the critically acclaimed narrative podcast ‘Apollyon’, the French language digital series ‘Hogtown’, and popular YouTube series Its Not You.
Hawes thanked his cast & crew for believing in him to execute the series vision. He also gave a shoutout to ‘Good Black Man’ cast member Alex Patterson, who wasn’t in attendance due to commitments on another film project. He also took time to thank his daughter and co-star Amina Hawes on inspiring the series creation. “I promised that I would keep going until I could star in a show with her. We started filming when she was four, she’s six years old now, so Amina I love you and I’m bringing this home for you.” Check out the full speech in the video below.
‘Silver & Gold’ will debut with a two-episode premiere on Tuesday, October 11th. The first season will stream exclusively on Jaro Media, with episodes being available every Tuesday at 8pm on Jaro’s website as well as the platform’s official Roku channel. The series is
described as “A blend of comedy, action, drama, and Afro-futurism set against the backdrop of Atlanta’s criminal underground”. The first season will consist of ten episodes, with Hawes serving as director and writer for the entire project. 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.
‘Good Black Man’, is described as ‘The 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”. 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.
Alonge Hawes didn’t need much forewarning that he’d have a successful evening during the awards ceremony of the 6th annual Minnesota Webfest. Following the
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Jaro Media officially has a hit on its hands.
Following last month’s launch of their first platform-branded digital series, ‘Silver & Gold’ has been named an official selection of five different film festivals, nominated for ten different awards, and has won four. The Alonge Hawes helmed heist series was bestowed with the Critic’s Choice & Outstanding Achievement In Web/New Media honors; moreover, series cinematographer Joshua Dennard was awarded Best Cinematography and series lead Brittaney Traylor was awarded Best Actress.
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‘Silver & Gold’s recent triumphs follows its win at September’s Minnesota Webfest, where creator Alonge Hawes took home Best Series Script. In addition, Silver & Gold to date has been named an official selection of the Oniros Film Awards, The IndieX Film Fest, The Indie Short Fest, and The Independent Shorts Awards. The awards for Best Actress and Best Cinematography mark the first of Traylor and Dennard’s burgeoning careers. Traylor was previously nominated for Best Dramatic Performance at The Minnesota Webfest but lost to Sophie Cadieux of the series ‘Sleep With Me’. Dennard was previously nominated for Best Thriller Series as a producer of ‘Silver & Gold,’ also at the Minnesota Webfest, but the award went to the thriller/horror series ‘Kith & Kin.’
‘Silver & Gold’ has aired 4 episodes to date, with the 5th, titled “The Sword Of The Morning Part 2”, to premiere Tuesday Nov 1st. Quentin Williams, Brittaney Traylor, Shani Hawes and Roberto Cruz make up the ensemble cast. Alonge Hawes serves as writer and director of all episodes. Hawes also executive produces alongside Rich DeVaughn. Joshua Dennard, Cordarol Sanders, Quentin Williams, Shani Hawes, Rodderick Fedd, and Jamal McClendon serve as producers. ‘Silver & Gold’ airs weekly on Jaro Media’s website and Roku channel. All available episodes can be streamed here.
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