How to Raise a Black Boy
Four Black boys disappear one night, as many Black boys do, and find themselves on a fantastical journey to break the curses of Black boyhood.
- Justice Jamal Jones
- 11m
- September 13, 2020
Overview
An experimental fairytale dedicated to the modern black boy, in which four boys disappear one night, as many black boys do, and find themselves on a fantastical journey to break the curses of black boyhood. As an homage to the great fairy tales of the past, “How To Raise a Black Boy” opens with the cover of a book, intricately carved in wood with a boy and a man on either side. “I remember home, or at least I can imagine it.” This is the voice of narrator Rayceen Pendarvis of the iconic voguing House of Pendarvis, known to many as “Mother”. The narrator is an omniscient presence, a fairy godmother, who speaks as one of the boys.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 13, 2020
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Cast
- Justin Smith,Maiya Blaney,Rodney Chrome,Eric Payne,Christian Coston-Payne,Rayceen Pendarvis,Emperor Kaioyus,Nicklaus Vallie,Cory Walkers
- Director
- Justice Jamal Jones
- Writer
- Justice Jamal Jones
- Producer
- Justine Sweetman
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
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