American Fiction (2023)
The Story
Monk is a frustrated novelist who is annoyed with the current state of the media industry that is profiting from “Black” entertainment. This world relies on tired and offensive tropes, like drugs, crime, and baby-daddies. To prove his point, he writes a “Black” book of his own.
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The Deets
Rating: R
Concerns: some drug use|, brief violence, sexual references, language throughout
Runtime: 1h 57m
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (theaters): wide
Main Cast
Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious “Monk” Ellison
Tracee Ellis Ross as Lisa Ellison
Issa Rae as Sintara Golden
Sterling K. Brown as Clifford “Cliff” Ellison
John Ortiz as Arthur
Erika Alexander as Coraline
Leslie Uggams as Agnes Ellison
Production & Crew
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios, Orion Pictures
Production Co: Elara Pictures, ALL FACTS, Rough House Pictures
Director(s): Cord Jefferson
Producer(s): Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, Jermaine Johnson
Writer(s): Cord Jefferson
Cinematography: Cristina Dunlap
Music: Laura Karpman
Editor: Hilda Rasula
Hair/Makeup Lead(s): Monique Peoples Graham (hair), Michele Lewis (makeup)
Costumes: Rudy Mance