On this Episode of Dad Is Not A Noun I had the opportunity to talk to filmmaker Skinner Myers on  fatherhood  and his featured film "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.

ADIFF-DC 2021 opens with "The Sleeping Negro" directed by Skinner Myers, a strong, thought-provoking drama that tells us the story of an African American man struggling with racism in America. Ulkar Alakbarova (moviemovesme.com) calls it “a superb character study of a black man […] surreal yet real and terrifying.” The Sleeping Negro had its world premiere at Slamdance 2021.

August 13th-19th

https://watch.eventive.org/adiffdc/play/60ebe62c0a9d6a0060126472

personal website:

www.skinnermyers.com

The Film website:

www.thesleepingnegro.com

Twitter:TSN_Film

Instagram:

thesleepingnegrofilm

My bio:

SKINNER MYERS is an award-winning filmmaker based out of Los Angeles. He has written and directed 11 films, including La Tierra del Exodo, Nightmares by the Sea, Things of Beauty Burn and Frank Embree, which took home the Grand Jury Award at Hollyshorts. His feature film debut, The Sleeping Negro, will have its Georgia premiere at the 2021 Atlanta Film Festival. Myers has studied at Columbia, Brooklyn College, the USC School of Cinematic Arts and is currently pursuing a PhD in Film Philosophy from the University of Amsterdam.