American Fiction
Thelonious “Monk” Ellison's writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk, a writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world's hypocrisies. The book’s immediate success forces him to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.
Actor: Adam Brody, Erika Alexander, Issa Rae, Jeffrey Wright, John Ortiz, Leslie Uggams, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Sterling K. Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross
Director: Cord Jefferson
Country: United States