Event Summary:

Editor Hilda Rasula in conversation about American Fiction edit with Ben Elliot. Film Synopsis : In a tour-de-force directorial debut from Cord Jefferson, AMERICAN FICTION is a smart, heartwarming comedy that stars Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison. Monk is a frustrated novelist fed up with the literary establishment’s continual ignorance and blind promotion of what they consider “Black” entertainment. In a moment of exasperation, he writes an outlandish “Black” book of his own under a pen name, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain. Amidst this secret success, Monk reunites with his spirited family who challenge his notions of prosperity and happiness. The film’s first-rate ensemble also includes Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Keith David, Issa Rae and Sterling K. Brown.