
Life and Nothing More
Film Comment Selects 2018
February 23 - 27, 2018
“The African American single mom and teenage son at the center of this drama are lifelong residents of northern Florida but remain, at best, provisional citizens of their own country. Rendering characters they developed in tandem with their director, these non-professional but astoundingly gifted performers convey so much of what matters in so many working-class black lives.” —Nick Davis, TIFF 2017 online coverage
Q&A with Antonio Mendez Esparza. All ticket holders are invited to an Opening Night reception following the screening at the Walter Reade Theater’s Furman Gallery.
“The African American single mom and teenage son at the center of this drama are lifelong residents of northern Florida but remain, at best, provisional citizens of their own country. Rendering characters they developed in tandem with their director, these non-professional but astoundingly gifted performers convey so much of what matters in so many working-class black lives.” —Nick Davis, Toronto Film Festival 2017 online coverage




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