“American Fiction" Director Cord Jefferson Talks Black Storytelling and Working with Jeffrey Wright

In this Color of Conversation, Writer/Director Cord Jefferson talks about deviating from tragic Black storytelling, the resilience and humor of Black people, and the meaning behind the title of the film. 0:00 Intro 3:14 Introduction to Percival Everett’s “Erasure” 4:35 Experience as a Black Writer 7:48 Plot of the Story 10:01 Tragic Black Storytelling 11:09 Reaching Out to Percival 12:51 Working with Jeffrey Wright 15:37 References Used to Make the Film 16:39 The Resilience and Humor of Black People 19:51 Cord Jefferson aimed to ground his film in reality, making it relatable while exploring a range of emotions. 20:36 Reflecting Authentic Life 29:51 The All-Star Cast Playing Roles They Don’t Usually Play 34:42 The Theme of Family 37:17 Depicting Older Love Stories 38:47 Telling a New Story 40:50 Navigating Gatekeeping 46:13 The Meaning Behind the name American Fiction Leave A Comment, Click Thumbs Up and remember to Ring The Bell For Notifications. --------------------------------------Subscribe To Our Channel:------------------------------------------------- https://www.youtube.com/user/mvfilmfe... --------------------------------------------Recommended playlist:-----------------------------------------------    • 2021 Color Of Conversations      • 2020 Color Of Conversation      • Mara Brock Akil "Love Is___" Own's New Rom...      • Actor/Comedian Yvonne Orji speaks on HBO's...   ---------------------------------------Follow us on Social Media------------------------------------------------- #MVAAFF #SummersFinestFilmFestival Facebook:   / runandshootfilmworks   Twitter:   / mvfilmfestival   Instagram:   / mvaaff   YouTube:    / mvfilmfestival   ----------------------------------------------About MVAAFF----------------------------------------------------------- About Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival Established in 2002, the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF) is an Academy-Award® accredited Black Film Festival where independent and established African American filmmakers can showcase, screen and promote emerging feature, documentary, and short films from across the world. The brainchild of husband and wife team, Floyd and Stephanie Rance, the MVAAFF provides a nurturing environment for African American filmmakers to test their creativity, while providing sponsors a captive audience to promote their brands among a highly discerning community of people of color. --------------------------------About Run&Shoot Filmworks--------------------------------------------------- Run&Shoot Filmworks, producer of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF), is a film production company credited with creating outstanding visual work for several clients including HBO, Martell Cognac, Reebok, NBC Sports and Footlocker. For the past 18 years, Run&Shoot Filmworks has produced the MVAAFF with the primary goal of providing a positive environment where filmmakers can share their thoughts, ideas and aspirations with each other without judgement with the goal of supporting one another.