Sundancehas a long history of screening films that tackle issues of race in the U.S. from every possible angle.
Cord Jeffersons recent TIFF hit,American Fiction, arguably did a better job of balancing character and politics.
We may think they exist only in fiction, but Libii assures us that others know the truth.
Justice Smith (left) and David Alan Grier in ‘The American Society of Magical Negroes’Tobin Yelland/Focus Features
Calming things down with an unexpected act of magic, Roger whisks Aren away for a job interview.
Unofficially, he adds, were saving the damn world.
Anyone who breaks it makes the situation about themselves will be banished forthwith, and their memory duly erased.
Arens mission is to flatter Jasons fragile ego and assist him as he climbs the corporate ladder.
Which seems simple enough.
But things get complicated when both men fall for their coworker, Lizzie (An-Li Bogan).
ButThe American Society…has a good heart, and thats what prevails.
As Jason would say, Clarity is dope.
But theres plenty of time for that.
