American Fiction–Truth or Dare
The 2024 Academy-Award nominated indie film, American Fiction, directed by Cord Jefferson, is based upon the 2001 novel, “Erasure”, by Percival Everett. Black novelist and literature professor Thelonious Ellison (Jeffrey Wright), nicknamed “Monk” (perhaps after the famous jazz musician) is incensed that his novels are not well-received by readers, both Black and White. An academic specializing in Greek mythology and drama, his books are nonetheless shelved under African American literature in bookstores.
Monk is an upper-class intellectual with a gay brother (Sterling...