THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jimmie Fails (film debut), Jonathan Majors (White Boy Rick), Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon), Tichina Arnold (Little Shop of Horrors), Rob Morgan (Mudbound), Mike Epps (The Hangover), Finn Wittrock (The Big Short), Thora Birch (American Beauty), Isiain Lalime (film debut), Jamal Trulove (film debut), Jordan Gomes (film debut), Maximilienne Ewalt (Bottle Shock), Jello Biafra (Plaster Caster), San Quinn (film debut), Daewon Song (film debut), Andy Roy (film debut), Willie Hen (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Joe Talbot (film debut), director, writer, producer; Rob Richert (film debut), writer; Dede Gardner (Moonlight), Jeremy Kleiner (12 Years A Slave), Khaliah Neal (25 to Life) and Christina Oh (Okja), producers; Emile Mosseri (How To Tell You’re A Douchebag), composer; Adam Newport-Berra (First Winter), cinematographer; David Marks (Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the city of San Francisco, Jimmie (Fails) and his best friend Mont (Majors) search for a place to belong in a rapidly changing environment that seems to have very little room for them…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Hailed as a breathtaking debut during its premiere at Sundance back in January, The Last Black Man in San Francisco announces both director Joe Talbot and star Jimmie Fails as serious storytellers to be reckoned with.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2019

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