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Watch CIRCLE OF LIES & MIRROR on @atwistofficial
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🏆 GOLD!

Circle of Lies is officially the FIRST series on @atwistofficial to receive a GOLD review from @verticaldramalove

This is a testament to our mission at Maponga Studios: bringing cinematic, grounded storytelling to the vertical space. A thriller that keeps audiences guessing and engaged episode after episode.

Thank you to everyone who has watched and supported the series.

Haven’t seen it yet? Add Circle of Lies to your watchlist on @atwistofficial 🎬 taken in Toronto, Canada by @mapongastudios

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We’ve never built our business by waiting for permission.

Our history has been rooted in identifying Black creators, producers and entrepreneurs early, partnering with them, putting real opportunity behind them, and helping turn talent into businesses, brands and ownership.

That is how we see the vertical market now.

A new category is forming. New platforms are emerging. New economics are being created. And while a lot of people are still trying to figure out where they fit, CODEBLACK + HARTBEAT are already operating inside the marketplace, building relationships, producing at scale and creating a pipeline with Black-owned production companies and creators.

That distinction matters.

We are not interested in being invited into somebody else’s ecosystem after the rules have already been written. We want to help write the rules.

We don’t ask for a seat at the table.

We build the table.

Then we bring creators, producers and entrepreneurs with us.

Because the real opportunity isn’t just getting Black stories on screen. It’s making sure Black-owned companies, Black producers and Black entrepreneurs participate in the economics, the IP and the long-term value being created around those stories.

That has always been the mission.

The platforms change. The formats change. The business models change.

The strategy doesn’t.

Build.
Partner.
Own.
Scale. by @mapongastudios

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$We partnered with Kevin Hart's @therealhartbeat to bring this microdrama Psychological Thriller. Watch on @atwistofficial Mirror follows Brittany, a web developer who has spent her life in the shadow of her seemingly perfect twin, Ashley. Ashley has everything Brittany doesn’t: a handsome husband, a thriving business, and the admiration of everyone. But when Ashley steals Brittany’s breakthrough anxiety app, their rivalry turns dangerous. As Brittany fights to expose the truth, her life begins to unravel, and the line between betrayal, obsession, and reality starts to fracture. @therealhartbeat @codeblacklife @rachelleshow @idayabello @kgregorwich @kosa.akaraiwe by @mapongastudios$

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NOW OUT! Mirrors on @atwistofficial! Definitely fun playing the asshole to our sweet @rachelleshow. Huge thanks to @therealhartbeat @michaelmaponga @mapongastudios @emmkab @unscenepiktures for believing in us ❤️🖤 by @mapongastudios

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It’s only a matter of time before a ticking time bomb goes off

🎬: Watch Mirror, out now on @atwistofficial by @mapongastudios

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Something’s off...

🎬: Watch Circle of Lies, out now on @atwistofficial by @mapongastudios

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