THE BLACK SEA
A compassionate, convivial and deeply humane improvised comedy from Crystal Moselle (SKATE KITCHEN, THE WOLFPACK) and co-director Derrick B. Harden, inspired by the latter’s own experiences, THE BLACK SEA stars Harden — also providing original music under the name Dear Derrick — as Khalid, a charismatic barista from Brownsville, Brooklyn, who drops everything back home to meet up with a woman in Bulgaria — only to find himself stranded without a return fare or a passport, the one and only Black man in the seaside resort town of Sozopol. Likened to a "cinematic freestyle" by its directors, The BLACK SEA is a film of unexpected connections, happy accidents and wistful romanticism. Harden is joined by LETTERS FROM ANTARCTICA’s Irmena Chichikova as the local travel agent who becomes Khalid’s lifeline and a motley cast of non-professional locals giving performances packed with unpolished charm. (Note courtesy Metrograph Pictures.)
Official Selection, 2024 SXSW Film Festival. DIR/PROD Crystal Moselle; DIR Derrick B. Harden; PROD Izabella Tzenkova. Bulgaria/U.S., 2024, color, 96 min. In English and Bulgarian with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Opening Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Genre: Comedy, drama