What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?

Roberto Minervini
Part of

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.

DIRECTOR
Roberto Minervini
YEAR
2018
COUNTRY
Italy / USA / France
RUNTIME
123 minutes
START DATE
August 16, 2019

Ends Thursday!

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
What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?
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