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Directed by Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence, Megan Trufant TillmanCast: Danny Glover, Josiah Cross, Kamari Love, Kennedy Whittington-Cooper, Macoy Stewart, Mia Isaac, Nathaniel D. Lee, Ocean van Exel, Renita Lewis
One night in Brooklyn… Kai goes to meet up with someone from her past – but she can’t bring herself to do it. Moses goes to meet up with a secret lover – but realizes he doesn’t want to hide anymore. In the wake of these Earth-shaking epiphanies about their queerness, they find each other on the J train.
Credits
Writer: Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence, Megan Trufant Tillman
Producer: Stephanie Roush, Melissa Louis-Jacques
Executive Producer: Danny Glover, Mischaël Cetoute, Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence, Megan Trufant Tillman
Director of Photography: Ray Huang
Editor: Laurent Dupépé
Production Designer: Carol Hee Kim
Composer: Megan Trufant Tillman, BLK ODYSSY
Sound Designer: Chris Foster
Music: Megan Trufant Tillman, BLK ODYSSY
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