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The Sleeping Negro

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Confronted with a series of racially charged incidents, a young black man must overcome rage, alienation, and hopelessness in order to find his own humanity. The young black man, simply identified as "Man," must resolve the personal meaning of his blackness when his white boss orders him to commit fraud to benefit the corporation. Struggling with an overwhelming sense of shame for going through with the illegal demand, Man seeks consolation by discussing his unease with a black former friend and his white fiancé. Those conversations lead only to further confusion and frustrations... Following on the footstep of the LA Rebellion filmmakers, Skinner Myers tells a very personal and intimate Black story in a radically non-traditional cinematic style as a means to express freely his feelings as a Black man in America. Following on the footstep of the LA Rebellion filmmakers, Skinner Myers tells a very personal and intimate Black story in a radically non-traditional cinematic style as a means to express freely his feelings as a Black man in America.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News 02/09/2022
3.5/4
Myers’ film doesn’t shy away from addressing challenging subject matter, chipping away at the ridiculous claim that “race” doesn’t matter in contemporary America. Go to Full Review Carlos Aguilar Los Angeles Times 12/03/2021
Myers' brisk film is more monologue than movie, but undeniably essential in jolting everyone out of the collective complacency induced by the false perception of progress for all in this country. Go to Full Review Mark Hanson Slant Magazine 11/30/2021
3/4
Though often abstract in its imagery, the film's blistering commentary remains firmly rooted in our present reality. Go to Full Review Zachary Goldkind In Review Online 02/04/2023
It all plays out with a fumbling intentionality, where the disunity of the aesthetic whole very perfectly reflects the schism of our character and, assuming that our protagonist acts as an analogue to its performer, our director himself. Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 02/04/2022
Less a conventional narrative than a series of point-illustrating arguments and setpieces, it’s like an indie Falling Down with a sensibility that modernizes the self-examining monologue of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man. Go to Full Review Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema 11/06/2021
4/5
Myers suggests we are all corruptible by a white man in a high tower but ends with a slightly more human slant and a reminder that all actions come with consequences. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Skinner Myers

Director

Skinner Myers

Man

David Fumero

Boss

Nican Robinson

Friend

Julie McNiven

White Woman

Tunde Adebimpe

Sheriff

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Synopsis Confronted with a series of racially charged incidents, a young black man must overcome rage, alienation, and hopelessness in order to find his own humanity. The young black man, simply identified as "Man," must resolve the personal meaning of his blackness when his white boss orders him to commit fraud to benefit the corporation. Struggling with an overwhelming sense of shame for going through with the illegal demand, Man seeks consolation by discussing his unease with a black former friend and his white fiancé. Those conversations lead only to further confusion and frustrations... Following on the footstep of the LA Rebellion filmmakers, Skinner Myers tells a very personal and intimate Black story in a radically non-traditional cinematic style as a means to express freely his feelings as a Black man in America. Following on the footstep of the LA Rebellion filmmakers, Skinner Myers tells a very personal and intimate Black story in a radically non-traditional cinematic style as a means to express freely his feelings as a Black man in America.
Director
Skinner Myers
Producer
Matt Palmieri, John Campbell, Dan Funes, Alex Noel McCarthy, Skinner Myers
Screenwriter
Skinner Myers
Distributor
ArtMattan Films
Production Co
JCInTime, Maboroshi Pictures, FilmHaven Entertainment
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 3, 2021, Limited
Runtime
1h 12m
Sound Mix
Stereo