Speaking of characters you want to see more of, Power Dynamics is stacked with those. The short follows a dominatrix that takes on an executive assistant 9-5. The twist? More than a few of her new coworkers are her subs. Power Dynamics is confident and hilarious, and you can tell Byer encouraged its actors to ad-lib (she confirms this later during the Q&A). That playfulness translates on screen, and you only want to see more.

Content about parenthood can fly over the heads of the childless, but Night Off is engaging and relatable to all. The short, which follows two parents who decide to celebrate their first night without their newborn with a certain green substance, embraces magical realism and makes it its own. Plus, Snoop Dogg makes a delightful and memorable cameo.

When talking about what this program has meant to her, Jabangwe tears up, and shares that the program changed the way she saw herself as a creative and a writer.

That’s why programs like these matter, because, simply put, our stories do.

As of Feb. 21, the films are streaming on Peacock.

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