Without question, one of the most striking and gorgeous directorial debuts of the last few years was filmmaker Joe Talbot’s Sundance-adored picture “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” starring Jonathan Majors. A24 released that picture, and given all the acclaim, it’s no surprise the indie studio is backing his follow-up sophomore effort. According to Variety, the film is based on the novel “The Governesses” by French author Anne Serre with Talbot co-writing the movie with poet-novelist Olivia Gatwood.

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Striking an unlikely balance between gentrification treatise and Great American fantasy, “The Last Black Man In San Francisco” is among 2019’s most memorable debut films.

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Out this month from A24, ‘Last Black Man’ sees director Joe Talbot spin a gorgeous, touching drama out of the real-life childhood eviction of the film’s star, co-scribe, and inspiration Jimmie Fails.

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We have been beating the drum about “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” since it won us over at this year’s Sundance in January. Since then, we’ve been trying to spread the good word about Joe Talbot’s directorial debut any chance we’ve had. And we’ve recently named the film one of our Best of 2019…So Far.

And in honor of “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” opening in more theaters this weekend, we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to share an exclusive clip from the drama.

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Imagine dropping out of high school, never attending college, but still dreaming of making a feature-length film. Imagine the thousands, maybe tens of thousands of other filmmakers looking for their chance at getting a movie made in line ahead of you because they did graduate and go to film school. Take those odds and then imagine having your first project discovered by one of the most respected production companies in the industry who convince one of the most celebrated prestige studios of the decade, A24, to finance and distribute it.

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It feels like the Sundance Film Festival was ages, not months, ago. But the one selection we still cannot shake is “The Last Black Man In San Francisco.” The film was lauded by critics just a few months ago when it made its premiere in the snow-scape of Park City, UT. We had the opportunity to see the stunning picture, and you can read our review here. But words truly fail until you see the film for yourself.

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The 2019 Sundance Film Festival ended on Saturday night in a ceremony hosted writer, director and actress Marianna Palka (“Glow,” “Good Dick”).  “Brittany Runs A Marathon,” acquired by Amazon Studios, took the Audience Award.  “Clemency,” which is still looking for a distributor, took the Grand Jury Prize.

In the Documentary categories, “One Child Nation” directed by Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, took the U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize Award.   “Knock Down The House” directed by Rachel Lears won the U.S.

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PARK CITY – Joe Talbot’s “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” opens on a young black girl beaming with a smile that could launch a thousand stars at someone out of frame. As the camera pans back it reveals a man, a white man notably, in a Hazmat suit that is picking up trash in front of her, a stark representation of the battle between the rich and poor in modern day San Francisco.

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