Among the films that will have its World Premiere at the 30th American Black Film Festival is ‘Funny Feelings,’ directed by NAACP Image Award nominee/award-winning filmmaker Rhonda Baraka from a script written by Je’Don Holloway-Talley.

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Starring Vena “Pretty Vee” Excell, and Tristan “Mack” Wilds, the cast also includes Terri J. Vaughn, Pastor Mike McClure Jr, Etienne Maurice, Danielle LaRoach, Dasan Frazier, Chadwick Farley, and Kinyumba Mutakabbir. The festival will take place in Miami Beach from May 27–31, 2026.

A decade after building a comedy empire on their t its heart, Funny Feelings is about two best friends and comedy partners whose connection is complicated, magnetic, flirtatious, and emotionally loaded. Their on-stage chemistry becomes more than a punchline when a streaming deal, lingering romantic feelings, and a viral onstage meltdown forces their bond into the public eye. Behind the viral bits lies a tangled mess of mixed signals, missed timing, and feelings neither of them will fully acknowledge.

This hilarious modern love story was created by Roderick McClure and Morgan Kokaram, and produced by Roderick McClure, founder of RodFather Productions and Joshua Ferrell. The executive producers are Roderick McClure, Joshua Ferrell, and Morgan McClure Kokaram.