American Fiction (2023)

First-director Cordell Jefferson helms this highly acclaimed new comedy/drama starring Jeffrey Wright as a veteran author struggling to find success and also coping with some upheaval within his family back home in Boston - his siblings are played by Sterling K. Brown and Tracee Ellis Ross.  His literary agent is played by John Ortiz who has challenged him to write a novel with better commercial prospects,...something more overtly "black."  This result is a book filled with racial stereotypes....which unexpectedly becomes a massive success.  And what results is a movie that's both funny and touching, with a showcase performance by Wright at its center.Host & Editor: Geoff GershonProducer: Marlene Gershon  Send us a Text Message.https://livingforthecinema.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Living-for-the-Cinema-Podcast-101167838847578Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/livingforthecinema/Letterboxd:https://letterboxd.com/Living4Cinema/