Premiere: 02.12
Hot on the heels of the most transgressive year in recent memory, director, writer and star of
The Sleeping Negro, Skinner Myers, presents a film that is a complete encapsulation of 2020’s racial tensions: the bleeding history, its polarity and the overwhelming ignorance of it all. Meyers’ character, simply credited as “Man,” confronts the full spectrum of blatant- and micro-aggressive behaviors from the white hegemony while going about his day, pushing him to his absolute limits through the tedium and strain of this everyday battle.
The film simmers with an exhausted and pent-up fury that only continues to grow toward a rolling boil as Meyers engages in intense back-and-forths across the film about the endless hurdles facing Black Americans. Meyers screams his frustrations and demands for Black liberation, pointing a finger to the white members of his audience while providing a podium for those of color. Unfortunately, as the rage swings wildly to-and-f