3rd Black American Film Festival
Sankofa Stories: You’ve got to know where you’ve been to know where you’re going.

Hosted by Dr. Erin Watley

American Fiction

2023; R; 1h 57m for language throughout, some drug use, sexual references and brief violence.

A novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.

A reflection note:

We DO impact the media we DON’T consume. Less than 6% of books published in the United States are from Black authors in 2023. American Fiction (2024 Oscar Winner for Best Adapted Screenplay) gives a glimpse of the tension put on Black authors to craft stories that are marketable to broad audiences.

Each Black American Film Festival screening will feature a brief introduction and a facilitated post-show discussion with Dr. Watley (Assoc. Professor of Communication & Cinema at McDaniel College).