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The Last Black Man in San Francisco

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Directed by Joe Talbot
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Khaliah Neal, Joe Talbot, and Christina Oh
Screenplay by Joe Talbot and Rob Richert Story by Jimmie Fails and Joe Talbot
With: Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Danny Glover, Tichina Arnold, Rob Morgan, Mike Epps, Finn Wittrock, Thora Birch, Willie Hen, Jamal Trulove, and Jello Biafra
Cinematography: Adam Newport-Berra
Editing: David Marks
Music: Emile Mosseri
Runtime: 121 min
Release Date: 07 June 2019
Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Talbot's sedate yet determined style aligns perfectly with his main character, co-writer/star Fails
—a man obsessed with the house three generations of his family previously lived. Blending of social realism with dream logic intrigues but doesn't fully come together.