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EPISODE · Jun 14, 2019 · 44 MIN

The Reel: 'Last Black Man in San Francisco': Gentrification & Heartbreak in The City by The Bay

from The Envelope · host Los Angeles Times

"The Last Black Ma In San Francisco" is a film about a friendship, a family, a house, a city, and its community. San Francisco serves as a stand-in for cities across the country undergoing gentrification.The film — which won two prizes at the Sundance Film Festival — captures the deep sense of loss that overcomes families who are pushed from their homes and stripped of their communal experience.It’s another installment in the recent wave of films out of the Bay Area, made by people of color — about people of color.Host Mark Olsen (@IndieFocus) talks with colleagues @GerrickKennedy, @JustinCChang and @JenYamato. Later on, Olsen talks about LATE NIGHT with critic @KennethTuran and film editor @geoffberkshire. What’s the future for this kind of smart, charming mid-level gem in a streaming world? Will they continue to fill up theaters?

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