James Holloway: Two-Time HBO Short Film Finalist Returns to the American Black Film Festival

Actor James Holloway — a finalist and winner of HBO's Short Film Competition in 2009 with The Roe Effect — returned to the 14th Annual American Black Film Festival in Miami Beach with a second film, The Cycle, selected as a finalist in this year's competition. Premier Guide Miami sat down to find out what that means — and what comes next.

The American Black Film Festival serves as a powerful platform for emerging actors and actresses to shine in the Black community. The 14th Annual American Black Film Festival was hosted in Miami Beach, bringing out familiar faces as well as new ones in the film industry.

One familiar face was James Holloway, a finalist and winner of HBO's Short Film Competition in 2009. Last year, The Roe Effect — a short film by Kiel Adrian Scott — won the award and was nominated for the prestigious Black Reel Award, with a run on HBO and continued recognition through various mediums. Holloway has returned a second year as his new film, The Cycle, was selected as one of the finalists in this year's HBO Short Film Competition.

Based on actual events, The Cycle takes place in the modern-day Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn and brings the fallout from an ongoing gentrification process to life through the stealing of a little girl's bicycle. The film is written and directed by Roy Clovis.

James Holloway is not just another pretty face. He has depth, talent, and a creative soul. His aspirations to become an actor began at an early age and were later developed through stage performances and training with Freedom Theater in Philadelphia. That experience propelled him to take his acting career further.

Holloway has appeared in several publications with rave reviews and significant film, television, theater, and commercial credits behind his name, including Law & Order, ABC's One Life to Live, Sprint, Olive Garden, and MTV.

Passion, versatility, talent, and a love for his art is what he delivers. Holloway is definitely a name and face to watch in the years to come. With mannerisms like the Commander in Chief, Holloway hopes to play the role of President Barack Obama someday.

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