In-Person Screening

The Sleeping Negro

Screening June 11, 2022

Make no mistake, The Sleeping Negro is about Black rage and presents it in a raw, reflective, and emotional manner that refuses to be dismissed.” – Film Threat

“a feat implying many more to be accomplished in a budding career in American independent filmmaking.” – Cinephilia.ph

Watch the Chicago Theatrical Premiere of Skinner Myers’s existential drama The Sleeping Negro. 

Confronted with a series of racially charged incidents, a young black man must overcome rage, alienation, and hopelessness in order to find his own humanity. The young black man, simply identified as “Man,” must resolve the personal meaning of his blackness when his white boss orders him to commit fraud to benefit the corporation. Struggling with an overwhelming sense of shame for going through with the illegal demand, Man seeks consolation by discussing his unease with a black former friend and his white fiancé. That does not go well… 

Skinner Myers, USA, 2021, 72min 

Festivals, Awards, & Nominations

Official Selection – Slamdance Film Festival 2021
Official Selection – African Diaspora International Film Festival 2021
Winner – FIPRESCI AWARD – International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2021

FILM SERIES

The Sleeping Negro is a part of the ADIFF Chicago Film Series 2022 running June 10-12. View full series.

Showtimes

Saturday, June 11 – 7:00pm

Ticketing

$12 /General 

$10 /Member 

$10 /Groups of 10+ 

$45 /All-Access Pass 

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