The Inheritance: A Virtual Speed Cinema Presentation

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The Inheritance
Directed by Ephriam Asili

Streaming starts March 15

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“One of the best movies of the year. Observed with warmth and playful humor, without ever losing sight of serious political purposes and the potential for poetry within.”—Kieron Corliss, Sight & Sound

After nearly a decade exploring different facets of the African diaspora and his own place within it, Ephraim Asili makes his feature-length debut with The Inheritance, an astonishing ensemble work set almost entirely within a West Philadelphia house where a community of young, Black artists and activists form a collective.

A scripted drama of characters attempting to work towards political consensus based partly on Asili’s own experiences in a Black liberationist group, the film incorporates a documentary recollection of the Philadelphia liberation group MOVE, the victim of a notorious police bombing in 1985.

Ceaselessly finding commonalties between politics, humor, and philosophy, with Black authors and radicals at its edges, The Inheritance is a remarkable film incorporating history and its affect on contemporary resistance. A selection of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.  2020, U.S., 100 minutes. Recommended for 16+.