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Directed by | Desmond Hall |
Written by | Desmond Hall |
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Music by | Loris Holland |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A Day in Black and White is a 1999 American comedy film written and directed by Desmond Hall.
A young black writer ( Harold Perrineau), asked to write and present a speech on race relations, reaches out to a white friend ( Anthony DeSando) for his input. As the two discuss the speech and the racial issues being addressed within it, their differences in views transform a friendly conversation into a heated debate. The pair continue their argument on and off throughout the day, as they discuss a variety of racially-charged topics, from the OJ Simpson trial to disco and interracial dating, with each other and a number of other characters.
A Day in Black and White premiered at the SXSW Film Festival on March 14, 1999. [2] [3] The film was purchased by HBO [4] and scheduled for a February 2001 broadcast premiere. [5]
A Day in Black and White received generally mixed to positive reviews. Jerry Renshaw of The Austin Chronicle wrote in his review that the film "manages to find fresh approaches to a very serious subject", calling it "a rare film that can take such an overheated subject and treat it in a witty, entertaining way, thought-provoking without being inflammatory". [6] Godfrey Cheshire of Variety wrote A Day in Black and White was "(s)incere, insightful and sometimes flat-out hilarious", but stated "the pic suffers only from being a string of clever, topical dialogues rather than a fully fleshed narrative". [1] Elvis Mitchell wrote in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the film "erred a bit on the side of didacticism, not trusting the acuity of the humor to get its points across"", but still referred to the film as "good stuff". [7]
The film was a finalist for the Gordon Parks Award for Desmond Hall's direction in 1999. [8]
A Day in Black and White | |
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Directed by | Desmond Hall |
Written by | Desmond Hall |
Produced by |
|
Starring | |
Music by | Loris Holland |
Release date |
|
Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A Day in Black and White is a 1999 American comedy film written and directed by Desmond Hall.
A young black writer ( Harold Perrineau), asked to write and present a speech on race relations, reaches out to a white friend ( Anthony DeSando) for his input. As the two discuss the speech and the racial issues being addressed within it, their differences in views transform a friendly conversation into a heated debate. The pair continue their argument on and off throughout the day, as they discuss a variety of racially-charged topics, from the OJ Simpson trial to disco and interracial dating, with each other and a number of other characters.
A Day in Black and White premiered at the SXSW Film Festival on March 14, 1999. [2] [3] The film was purchased by HBO [4] and scheduled for a February 2001 broadcast premiere. [5]
A Day in Black and White received generally mixed to positive reviews. Jerry Renshaw of The Austin Chronicle wrote in his review that the film "manages to find fresh approaches to a very serious subject", calling it "a rare film that can take such an overheated subject and treat it in a witty, entertaining way, thought-provoking without being inflammatory". [6] Godfrey Cheshire of Variety wrote A Day in Black and White was "(s)incere, insightful and sometimes flat-out hilarious", but stated "the pic suffers only from being a string of clever, topical dialogues rather than a fully fleshed narrative". [1] Elvis Mitchell wrote in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the film "erred a bit on the side of didacticism, not trusting the acuity of the humor to get its points across"", but still referred to the film as "good stuff". [7]
The film was a finalist for the Gordon Parks Award for Desmond Hall's direction in 1999. [8]