San Francisco and what it means to be black are the topics of conversation when a self-identified black man tries to follow up on a one-night stand. She’s not interested at first, for a reason that becomes clear. Nor does she share his racial politics, preferring to see her blackness as more of a description than an identity. With its muted, mostly black-and-white photography and quiet (non R&B) soundtrack, first-time writer-director Barry Jenkins keeps it mellow while exploring this racial divide as well as the process of meeting and coming to know someone new.
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viewed and reviewed 4/7/08; screened at Philadelphia Film Festival
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