PitchBLACK 2026 is right around the corner! We had so much fun last year at the Apollo Theaters at the Victoria, that we’re bringing it back to the same venue this year. If you missed PitchBLACK 2025, don’t make the same mistake this time around. Come celebrate joy, innovation, and brilliant storytelling with us at the 2026 Forum and Awards.
Here’s to last year’s winners! ✨
@arlietahall & @b_alsot : FINDING YOUR LAUGHTER
@aya_innovates : RHYTHMIC WAVE II
@jeremykamal : RUN
Click the link in our bio to reserve your seats for PitchBLACK 2026
Today 7 years we started #FindingYourLaughter our feature documentary which is now finished. We are pitching today for funding for our impact tour. Which will include me teaching my interactive "Improv for Caregivers" workshop along with a screening! Send Love, prayers, good thoughts our way as we pitch in NY @yallcomedy Showcase today!!!
Arlieta Hall & Brittany Alsot
The @sundanceorg@sandboxfilms
2026 Grantees receiving support this year from the SUNDANCE INSTITUTE | SANDBOX FUND ‼️ Read full deadline article in my bio!!! We are so thankful and honored to receive support for our documentary @findingyourlaughterthefilm coming 🔜 . In the meantime subscribe & be the 1st to know about everything at our website 👉🏾
Arlieta Hall & Brittany Alsot team of @findingyourlaughterthefilm are now @yallcomedy Fellows ✨✨✨✨✨
✨Meet the 2025 Yes, And… Laughter Lab Fellows!✨
Selected from a pool of more than 400 applicants, these bold and hilarious fellows represent some of the best writers and performers creating comedy that matters.
Mark your calendars: You can catch them live at our third annual YALL Comedy Fest, April 8–10, 2026 in NYC at @theasylumnyc ! 🎭🎤✊
So excited to receive an Individual Artist Program grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events for my short documentary “What We Wear” showcasing the power of queer fashion, co-directed by Oat Thomas.
Over the past 5 years, support from @chicagodcase has been transformational for three projects I’ve worked on. I’m really grateful for this program.
Finding Your Laughter took home the top film prize at PitchBLACK 2025!
Created by Arlieta Hall @arlietahall and Brittany Alsot @b_alsot , this deeply personal and sharply funny project captured the jury with its heart, craft, and emotional resonance.
Thank you to all of our incredible film teams, generous jurors, supportive sponsors, and the entire #BPMFam for making this year’s Forum & Awards unforgettable.
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Today is #PitchBlack @blackpublicmedia@b_alsot and myself will be pitching @findingyourlaughterthefilm for 150K to finish the film!!!! Please send us some prayers love and good thoughts!!! I wouldn't be making this film without the support of my social media followers thank you all for sending me the love and praise while I was caregiving!!!
Finding laughter through grief isn’t easy—but it’s possible. Arlieta Hall and Brittany Alsot are exploring how comedy can be a tool for healing in their upcoming project Finding Your Laughter. Catch their pitch at #PitchBLACK2025 on April 30 & May 1. Learn more at the link in bio.
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Can comedy be a tool for healing? Arlieta Hall and Brittany Alsot think so. Their project Finding Your Laughter explores the power of humor to cope with grief—and reclaim joy. Catch them at this year’s PitchBLACK Forum & Awards on April 30 and May 1 in Harlem. Learn more at PitchBLACK link in our bio
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We’ve got a special treat for you all! We hope you’ll join us, along with @idaorg , at a work-in-progress screening for our film “Finding Your Laughter” on Sunday, October 23rd at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts!
“Finding Your Laughter” is the story of Arlieta Hall, a stand up comedian, who must learn how to laugh in the midst of balancing life as an artist while dealing with the heartbreak of her father's Alzheimer’s. After the screening filmmakers, @arlieta_hall_ and @b_alsot , will be joining us to hear your feedback , with moderator @christinasmith639 . We're looking forward to hearing from you! Link in our bio to rsvp!
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