🎬 IT’S HERE! The official fundraising trailer for our groundbreaking digital series “Men Like Us” has ARRIVED! 🌈🔥
Created by Sideeq Heard @sideeqthegreat & Donathan Walters @donathanwalters , this is a bold, beautiful, unapologetically queer story that needs YOUR support to cross the finish line. 💪🏾✨
We’re in the final stretch—but post-production is where the magic happens. That means:
🎧 Crisp sound design
✂️ Powerful editing
💥 Stunning VFX
🚀 Marketing to get it SEEN!
Every single dollar counts toward bringing this story to life.
🎭 Starring the incredible talents of
Denzel Fields @thedenzelfields
Maurice Alpharicio @_mauricealpharicio
Deon Releford-Lee @deonsbohemia
👉🏾 Hit the link in our bio to DONATE now and help us push this vision into the world.
🏳️🌈 Happy Pride, fam. Let’s lift each other up and make space for stories like ours.
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This is what community looks like. 🖤🎬
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We’re proud to officially partner with Black Film Space, a 501(c)(3) championing Black creatives in film & TV—and now, they’re backing Men Like Us.
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This sponsorship isn’t just support—it’s validation. It’s a reminder that Black queer stories deserve funding, visibility, and celebration.
🎯 Tap the link in bio to donate and help push this movement forward.
📣 Like it. Share it. Talk about it.
Because now more than ever, supporting independent Black queer filmmaking is revolutionary.
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🚨 MEN LIKE US needs your support! 🫵🏾
🖤Every Dollar Makes a Difference!🩷
Big dreams are built one dollar at a time — and today, we need YOU to help us reach our goal! Whether it’s $1, $5, or $50, every single donation counts and brings us one step closer to making magic happen. 💫✨
🎯 Let’s hit that goal together — tap the link in our bio to donate now!
🙂LIKE & SHARE!😎
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SOFT LIFE!! OUT NOW 🫶🏾
Sideeq X Israel Erron 📀💿
Ahhhhhhhhh! I love this song so much. Go catch that vibe! A year in the making. Stay Soft 😉
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🚨 TODAY’S THE DAY! 🚨
We’re calling on you—our amazing community—to donate just $5 to support our queer digital series. That’s less than your coffee, but it helps bring bold, independent, queer stories to life! 🌈🎬
Your $5 = a step closer to queer representation that’s raw, real, and ours.
Let’s show the world what independent queer art can do when we back it. 💥
🔥 Click the link in bio to donate now.
Tag a friend. Repost. Let’s make this magic happen.
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🎥 You’ve heard from us—now hear from the one fighting for Men Like Us behind the scenes.
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Our Executive Producer, @jarvis_antonio isn’t just backing this project—they’re championing the movement behind it. In this video, they break down exactly why supporting Black queer stories in film, TV, and digital spaces is urgent, necessary, and long overdue.
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This isn’t just about one series.
It’s about creating space—for authenticity, for joy, for healing, and for futures where we don’t just survive… we thrive onscreen.
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✨ Watch. Share. Give.
💸 Donate today via the link in bio to help us continue telling stories that matter.
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Soft Life.
Not just a song….a whole vibe. ✨
An anthem made to stay on repeat. 🔁
A whole mood. A whole movement. 🌊
Where R&B kisses rap with a summer breeze 🌬️☀️ but don’t get it twisted. This one’s a prayer too. 🙏🏾 For softness. For ease. For love. ❤️
We made this to feel like sunlight on skin that never had to toughen up. 🌞
Soft Life by Israel Erron & Sideeq drops June 27th. Tap in. 🔗 Pre-Save now on all streaming platforms!!
Soft Life is apart of the official soundtrack for the digital series @menlikeustv !
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🚨HELP US FINISH WHAT WE STARTED🚨
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✨ Look, every dollar counts. Every share matters. ✨
Help us reach our goal by donating today—no amount is too small. Your support fuels the mission. 💪🏽
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Hit that like, drop a comment, and share this post to spread the word. Let’s do this together! 🖤
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🎬✨MEET THE CREATORS OF MLU ✨🎬
Introducing SIDEEQ HEARD
Creator, Director, Writer
@sideeqthegreat
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A multi-hyphenate, award-winning director, actor and rapper. Associate Director of the Tony Nominated Broadway production FAT HAM. Former Associate Artistic Director at JAG Productions. Awarded Best Director for short film Here is a Man at the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival and nominated for a LADCC Award, and Broadway World San Diego Award both for Best Director. Recent directing credits include, UPCOMING FAT HAM at Royal Shakespeare Company in the UK , FAT HAM at San Diego’s Old Globe, FAT HAM at The Geffen Playhouse. Rhyme Deferred at Howard University; The Waiting Room an original play devised and co-written by Sideeq with Artreach Inc. premiering at the Eugene O’Neil Center; A Curious Thing at JAG’s Theatre on the Hill festival; Word Becomes Flesh at NYU’s Freeplay Festival; a staged reading of “Fat Ham” at the American Airlines Theatre with Adam Drivers AAF Inc.Stream Sideeq’s single Fatal Attraction on all music platforms! BFA: Howard University. MFA: NYU Grad Acting.
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🎬✨ MEET THE CREATORS OF MLU ✨🎬
Introducing DONATHAN WALTERS
Creator
@donathanwalters
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Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Donathan Walters holds a BFA in Screen Acting and a minor in Film Production from Chapman University, where he wrote, directed, and produced several short films, honing skills in front of and behind the camera. He further earned his Masters in Acting from NYU Graduate Acting Program, class of 2022. Donathan made his NYC Theatrical debut in the Classical Theater of Harlem acclaimed production of Twelfth Night. Some of Donathan acting credits also include the NBA 2k18 and 2k19 video games, Uber, and TV shows like Evil & Elsbeth, on Paramount+. Donathan brings a passion for developing new content and gauging conversation in the community to bridge generational gaps and hidden traumas amongst black people. While co-creating Men Like Us, in 2023, Donathan was also chosen to participate in The Gatekeeper Collective Learning to Love fellowship, where he wrote Hope In Pieces, a one-act play that highlights the relationship of technology, love, and cultural expectation between two same-gendered lovingstrangers. Donathan wishes to continue using art as therapy and a conduit to healing for others.
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🎬✨ MEET THE CREW OF MLU ✨🎬
Introducing STEPHEN SZMED
Director of Photography
@stephenszmed.tv
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Originally from the plains of Kansas, at 13, Stephen picked up a camera, started making films with his friends, then never really stopped.His work takes him across the US shooting documentaries, commercials, narratives, and music videos. Stephen views cinematography as equal parts art and science, his practice focuses on building a visual language with his collaborators and finding the aesthetic principles rooted in each story.
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🎬✨ MEET THE CREW OF MLU ✨🎬
Introducing JARVIS GREEN
Executive Producer
@jarvis_antonio
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Jarvis Antonio Green is a stage director, producer, and cultural worker based in montréal. he is the founder and former producing artistic director of jag productions, a vermont and nyc-based company dedicated to creating spaces for Black and queer storytelling in the American theatre. During his tenure at jag, he directed and produced acclaimed productions including Choir Boy, Next to Normal, Fences, and Lady Day at Emerson’s bar & grill, and launched jagfest, a new works festival for Black playwrights. Jarvis’ visionary leadership helped shape JAG into one of the leading incubators for Black theatre in the U.S. His artistic practice lives at the intersection of community, care, and cultural reclamation, always centering stories that awaken possibility and reimagine freedom. Now based in Montréal, Jarvis is expanding his creative work across mediums, writing his first book, and hosting le cookbook club—a seasonal gathering where shared meals and staged readings spark storytelling and connection.
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