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Authentic midwest storytelling

Brotha Abe Films seeks to showcase the stories of the forgotten, disenfranchised and overlooked. The films made here are gritty, offbeat, entertaining, and rooted in flyover folklore.

Library
  • An image of The Cultural Center.

    Harsh Lights

    Brotha Abe’s second feature explores the thin line between ambition and obsession. How far would you go to make your dreams come true?

    Lock Up
  • Pure XTC sits on a couch playing video games in front of her tv

    Pure XTC Trilogy

    Spanning across music and film, Pure XTC’s cinematic trilogy tells a story of unraveling, transformation, and escape.

    I'm Healing
  • A woman sitting in front of a large rock with flowers and a skull, illuminated with purple-blue lighting.

    I'm Tired of Hurting People

    Amidst the chaotic memories of love and self-destruction a folk artist navigates hearbreak and identity, finding raw truth on a dimly lit stage.

    Forgive Yourself
  • An Image of the protagonist, Charlotte, discussing Fate with the Listener

    Intrusive

    Charlotte has not connected with anyone since the loss of her best friend, until she encounters a stranger who claims that he can read her mind.

    Fate?
  • Display of vintage baseball jerseys and helmets in a museum with green walls and patriotic bunting.

    I Am Black History

    Documentary feature following the man behind the founding of the Negro Leagues History Museum in Kansas City, MO.

    Batter Up

PHILLIP ARTHUR DIXON

A trained historian, Phillip has a unique talent to turn personal, intimate moments into universal stories that force audiences to confront difficult truths while laughing along the way. He is a connector of people and ideas, assembling the brightest to achieve their best.

Brotha Abe
A man wearing a yellow baseball cap with the word "MIDWEST" in black letters, glasses, and a white collared shirt with small blue dots, smiling and looking down, with arms crossed.
Phillip Arthur Dixon locked in on script adjustments for Midwest Skidmark in front of a green screen.

Phillip Arthur Dixon locked in on script adjustments for Midwest Skidmark in front of a green screen.

Cinematographer, Adriana Colina, smiles as she finds the perfect frame on the set of Finally Famous.

Cinematographer, Adriana Colina, smiles as she finds the perfect frame on the set of Finally Famous.

Phillip Arthur Dixon and Nate "Boots" Collins discuss the shot under a disco ball at Hillsiders in Kansas City, Kansas on the set of Mood Ring by Pure XTC

Phillip Arthur Dixon and Nate "Boots" Collins discuss the shot under a disco ball at Hillsiders in Kansas City, Kansas on the set of Mood Ring by Pure XTC

Costume Designer, Venus Leung, applies finishing touches to Frederic Welles on the set of I'm Tired of Hurting People.

Costume Designer, Venus Leung, applies finishing touches to Frederic Welles on the set of I'm Tired of Hurting People.

Jean Jaques and Amanda Smith share a moment between scenes on the set of Get Them Off Me, a collaboration between Brotha Abe Films and Fifteen Fourteen Films.

Jean Jaques and Amanda Smith share a moment between scenes on the set of Get Them Off Me, a collaboration between Brotha Abe Films and Fifteen Fourteen Films.

Jillian Taylor Nelson directs extras on the set of I'm Tired of Hurting People at Hillsiders in Kansas City, Kansas.

Jillian Taylor Nelson directs extras on the set of I'm Tired of Hurting People at Hillsiders in Kansas City, Kansas.