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The Sleeping Negro

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Confronted with a series of racially charged incidents, a young black man must overcome rage, alienation, and hopelessness in order to find his own humanity. The young black man, simply identified as "Man," must resolve the personal meaning of his blackness when his white boss orders him to commit fraud to benefit the corporation. Struggling with an overwhelming sense of shame for going through with the illegal demand, Man seeks consolation by discussing his unease with a black former friend and his white fiancé. Those conversations lead only to further confusion and frustrations... Following on the footstep of the LA Rebellion filmmakers, Skinner Myers tells a very personal and intimate Black story in a radically non-traditional cinematic style as a means to express freely his feelings as a Black man in America. Following on the footstep of the LA Rebellion filmmakers, Skinner Myers tells a very personal and intimate Black story in a radically non-traditional cinematic style as a means to express freely his feelings as a Black man in America.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News Myers’ film doesn’t shy away from addressing challenging subject matter, chipping away at the ridiculous claim that “race” doesn’t matter in contemporary America. Rated: 3.5/4 Feb 9, 2022 Full Review Carlos Aguilar Los Angeles Times Myers' brisk film is more monologue than movie, but undeniably essential in jolting everyone out of the collective complacency induced by the false perception of progress for all in this country. Dec 3, 2021 Full Review Mark Hanson Slant Magazine Though often abstract in its imagery, the film's blistering commentary remains firmly rooted in our present reality. Rated: 3/4 Nov 30, 2021 Full Review Zachary Goldkind In Review Online It all plays out with a fumbling intentionality, where the disunity of the aesthetic whole very perfectly reflects the schism of our character and, assuming that our protagonist acts as an analogue to its performer, our director himself. Feb 4, 2023 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Less a conventional narrative than a series of point-illustrating arguments and setpieces, it’s like an indie Falling Down with a sensibility that modernizes the self-examining monologue of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man. Feb 4, 2022 Full Review Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema Myers suggests we are all corruptible by a white man in a high tower but ends with a slightly more human slant and a reminder that all actions come with consequences. Rated: 4/5 Nov 6, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Confronted with a series of racially charged incidents, a young black man must overcome rage, alienation, and hopelessness in order to find his own humanity. The young black man, simply identified as "Man," must resolve the personal meaning of his blackness when his white boss orders him to commit fraud to benefit the corporation. Struggling with an overwhelming sense of shame for going through with the illegal demand, Man seeks consolation by discussing his unease with a black former friend and his white fiancé. Those conversations lead only to further confusion and frustrations... Following on the footstep of the LA Rebellion filmmakers, Skinner Myers tells a very personal and intimate Black story in a radically non-traditional cinematic style as a means to express freely his feelings as a Black man in America. Following on the footstep of the LA Rebellion filmmakers, Skinner Myers tells a very personal and intimate Black story in a radically non-traditional cinematic style as a means to express freely his feelings as a Black man in America.
Director
Skinner Myers
Producer
Matt Palmieri, John Campbell, Dan Funes, Alex Noel McCarthy, Skinner Myers
Screenwriter
Skinner Myers
Distributor
ArtMattan Films
Production Co
Maboroshi Pictures, FilmHaven Entertainment, JCInTime
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 3, 2021, Limited
Runtime
1h 12m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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