What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?
56th New York Film Festival
September 28 - October 14, 2018
Shot in very sharp black and white, Minervini’s follow-up to his Texas Trilogy is a portrait of African-Americans in New Orleans struggling to maintain their unique cultural identity and to find social justice.
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Italian-born, American South–based filmmaker Roberto Minervini’s follow-up to his Texas Trilogy is a portrait of African-Americans in New Orleans struggling to maintain their unique cultural identity and to find social justice. Shot in very sharp black and white, the film is focused on Judy, trying to keep her family afloat and save her bar before it’s snapped up by speculators; Ronaldo and Titus, two brothers growing up surrounded by violence and with a father in jail; Kevin, trying to keep the glorious local traditions of the Mardi Gras Indians alive; and the local Black Panthers, trying to stand up against a new, deadly wave of racism. This is a passionately urgent and strangely lyrical film experience. An NYFF56 selection. A KimStim release.
Watch/listen to the Q&A from the 56th New York Film Festival.
One of the very best films of 2019.
—Joshua Brunsting, Criterion Cast
Striking... beautifully immersive.
—Beatrice Loayza, The A.V. Club
Vibrant. Critic's Pick!
—Ben Kenigsberg, The New York Times
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