L to R. Nicole Friday, Devin Haqq, and Jeff Friday, Founder and CEO of American Black Film Festival Ventures.

L to R. Nicole Friday, Devin Haqq, and Jeff Friday, Founder and CEO of American Black Film Festival Ventures.

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African American Independent Filmmaker, Devin Haqq, Wins “Best Narrative Feature” Award at This Year’s American Black Film Festival (ABFF)

Devin Haqq, an independent filmmaker, won the 2017 Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature Film at the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) held in Miami on June 18th. The winning film, “Ambition’s Debt” is set in a post-apocalyptic world and adapted from William Shakespeare’s epic tale of honor, ambition, betrayal, and the supernatural. The story follows the downfall of Rome’s most honored citizen, Marcus Brutus, as he conspires to assassinate Julius Caesar.