Overtown

Arik London is an independent film producer, director, writer, editor, and cinematographer of African, European, and Indigenous descent. To date he has produced and directed four films that he both edited and either wrote or co-wrote under his production company “AL Skoke Entertainment, LLC” which he co-founded. The most notable of his titled works includes “Father’s Day” which has participated in nine international film festivals. These festivals include the Austin International Art Festival, San Fransisco Arthouse Short Festival, and Lily Indie Film Fest where he won four total awards for “Best First-time Filmmaker Short,” “Best Student Short,” “Best Short Crime/Thriller,” and “Best Short Film Screenwriter” respectively. Outside of these mentioned festivals, “Father’s Day” has participated in six additional festivals, finishing as a finalist once, and a semi-finalist twice. He’s latest titles “Overtown” and “Candlesticks” have recently been completed and are now entering the film festival circuit as well.