What does it mean to be Black enough? Cord Jefferson explores this 'American Fiction'

[get these nets]

Best Adapted Screenplay | 'American Fiction' | Cord Jefferson | Oscars 2024 Press Room Speech​

Mar 10, 2024
Best Adapted Screenplay 'American Fiction' winner Cord Jefferson speaking to acclaimed press moments after Oscar win

He was asked questions from EURweb and Axios

 

[frush11]

I ended randomly seeing this at a Landmark Theather, it was decent.

It's basically the struggle off Black Artist who don't make atypical "Black" art

Or just bougie nikkas looking down at the chitlin circuit

 

[Adeptus Astartes]

I ended randomly seeing this at a Landmark Theather, it was decent.

It's basically the struggle off Black Artist who don't make atypical "Black" art

Or just bougie nikkas looking down at the chitlin circuit

It's a lot deeper than that. The movie touches on:

Identity crises
Classism
Gatekeeping
White gaze
Patronization
Pretension in the publishing industry
White liberals
Commercialisation of Black pathology
Substance abuse
Family struggles
Dementia

 

[mastermind]

I ended randomly seeing this at a Landmark Theather, it was decent.

It's basically the struggle off Black Artist who don't make atypical "Black" art

Or just bougie nikkas looking down at the chitlin circuit

not the chillin circuit, but underclass folks.

The problem is the bougie sista also co-opted the stories of the underclass.


I just got Erasure, and ita a much different than the movie.

 

[Heimdall]

I watched this yesterday actually. I think I got most of this

It's a lot deeper than that. The movie touches on:

Identity crises
Classism
Gatekeeping
White gaze
Patronization
Pretension in the publishing industry
White liberals
Commercialisation of Black pathology
Substance abuse
Family struggles
Dementia

and tbh it was perhaps more serious a film than I anticipated from watching the trailer. The end lost me a little though, I'm going to have to read about that. I think Sintara had a good point near the end too

Oh and the soundtrack was lovely.