“PLEDGE”
THE VAMPIRE HBCU
STORY WORLD
Written & Directed by Ariel K. Harris
“PLEDGE: CHANGE IS GOOD”
The vampire HBCU SERIES
“Pledge: Change is Good” follows Deonte, a vengeful teen, who discovers the HBCU students responsible for his older brother’s death are members of a Vampire Fraternity, which he vows to infiltrate and expose by Pledging. (November 2023)
Pledge Series Trailer
awards
Indie Short Fest - Best Web Series/TV Pilot (January 2024)
Independent Shorts Awards - Best Web Series/TV Pilot (January 2024)
IndieX Film Fest - Best Web Series/TV Pilot (February 2024)
Los Angeles Film Awards - TV SERIES (FEBRUARY 2024)
International Black & Diversity Film Festival - Best Web Series - by a Black Filmmaker ( MARCH 2024)
Charlotte Black Film Festival - TV/Web Series (APRIL 2024)
HIP HOP Film Festival - TV / Network Ready Series (JUNE 2024)
DC Black Film Festival - Web Series (JUNE 2024)
Essence Film Festival - BEST Independent episodic (JULY 2024)
GOLDEN THESIS FILM FESTIVAL - Originals, Non-Thesis Film (JULY 2024)
REVOLUTION ME FILM FESTIVAL - WEB SERIES (AUGUST 2024)
BALTIMORE INTERNATIONAL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL - BEST WEB SERIES (OCTOBER 2024)
“Pledge: Change Is Good” (Series)
“pledge:
Looks are
deceiving”
The SERIES PREQUEL
A college freshman studying for the crossing ceremony into his family’s legacy vampire fraternity faces false accusations and a deadly trap orchestrated by the HBCU’s Dean and the frat leader. (July 2023)
awards
CANNES WORLD FILM FESTIVAL - BEST WEB/TV PILOT (AUGUST 2023)
INDIE SHORT FEST - HONORABLE MENTION - BEST WEB SERIES PILOT (AUGUST 2023)
4THEATRE SELECTION - 4THEATRE WEB OR TV PILOT (September 2023)
ALT_CTL BIPOC FILM FESTIVAL - narrative horror official selection (September 2023)
GOLDEN THESIS AWARD - BEST SOUND DESIGN (DECEMBER 2023)
“Pledge: Looks Are Deceiving” (pilot prequel)
“PLEDGE”
A Short Film
Written, Directed & EditED
by Ariel K. Harris
A college pledge finds out whether he has been selected into the fraternity responsible for his brother's death. (July 2022)
AWARDS
San Diego MOVIE AWARD - BEST FEMALE FILMMAKER (SUMMER 2022)
San Diego MOVIE AWARD - BEST HORROR SHORT (SUMMER 2022)
Feedback Under 5 minute Film Fest - Best Sound & Music (2022)
LIFT-OFF GLOBAL NETWORK FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER SHOWCASE - AUDIENCE CHOICE (2022)
“Pledge” (short)