American Fiction
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American Fiction is a 2023 satirical drama film in which Jeffrey Wright stars as a frustrated Black novelist who exploits the publishing industry's appetite for stereotypical stories.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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satirical drama film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | literary adaptation ⓘ |
| basedOn | Erasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Percival Everett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Thelonious "Monk" Ellison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterEthnicity | Black American ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | novelist ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jeffrey Waldron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Cord Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Amazon MGM Studios
NERFINISHED
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Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorPlatform | theatrical release ⓘ |
| editedBy | Hilda Rasula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalAward | People's Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| genre |
drama film
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satire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorAwardRecognition | Jeffrey Wright received critical acclaim for his performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Laura Karpman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | satire of the publishing and entertainment industries ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A frustrated Black novelist exploits the publishing industry’s appetite for stereotypical stories about Black life. ⓘ |
| producer |
Ben LeClair
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Cord Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremiah Samuels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
MRC
NERFINISHED
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T-Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUnitedStates | 2023-12-15 ⓘ |
| runtime | 117 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Cord Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| starring |
Adam Brody
NERFINISHED
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Erika Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ Issa Rae NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeffrey Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ John Ortiz NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Uggams NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterling K. Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracee Ellis Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsequentPlatform | streaming via Amazon-related services ⓘ |
| theme |
commercialization of Black culture
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racial stereotypes in publishing ⓘ representation of Black authors ⓘ |
| worldPremiereAt | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldPremiereDate | 2023-09-08 ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 2023 ⓘ |
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