Directed by:
Cord JeffersonScreenplay:
Cord JeffersonCinematography:
Cristina DunlapComposer:
Laura KarpmanCast:
Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor (more)VOD (3)
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After making a name for himself in journalism and TV, writer Cord Jefferson proves a director to watch with this adaptation of Percival Everett’s "Erasure", a satirical and thought-provoking examination of the publishing industry and how it consumes marginalized voices. Jeffrey Wright delivers a compelling performance as author and professor Thelonius “Monk” Ellison, whose life is falling apart. Ousted from his college and struggling to sell books, he’s forced by a family emergency to retreat for an extended period to his hometown. There, Monk channels his frustration into writing a lampoon of the popular Black books on the market, publishing under a pseudonym and becoming, to his chagrin, an overnight success. A stellar supporting cast joins Wright, including Sterling K. Brown in a standout role unlike anything you’ve seen him in before. (Mill Valley Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Jeffrey Wright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/141/166141522_a5d79f.jpg)
Jeffrey Wright
USA
Best movies:
Casino Royale (2006)
Source Code (2011)
The Batman (2022)
![Tracee Ellis Ross](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/264/164264902_33234e.jpg)
Tracee Ellis Ross
USA
Best movies:
Five (2011) (TV movie)
American Fiction (2023)
Life Support (2007)
![John Ortiz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276036_e046ee.jpg)
John Ortiz
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Carlito's Way (1993)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
![Erika Alexander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/749/161749244_e43f32.jpg)
Erika Alexander
USA
Best movies:
Deja Vu (2006)
Get Out (2017)
Le Mahabharata (1989) (series)
Leslie Uggams
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Deadpool (2016)
![Adam Brody](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/083/165083693_c19da6.jpg)
Adam Brody
USA
Best movies:
The Ring (2002)
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Promising Young Woman (2020)
![Keith David](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271686_45b61d.jpg)
Keith David
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
The Thing (1982)
![Issa Rae](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/142/161142971_7f4649.jpg)
Issa Rae
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
American Fiction (2023)
The Hate U Give (2018)
![Sterling K. Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/213/164213949_b6deb7.jpg)
Sterling K. Brown
USA
Best movies:
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020) (TV movie)
Stay (2005)
American Fiction (2023)
Myra Lucretia Taylor
USA
Best movies:
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
American Fiction (2023)
Raymond Anthony Thomas
USA
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
![Okieriete Onaodowan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/108/163108516_450d1a.png)
Okieriete Onaodowan
Best movies:
Hamilton (2020) (theatrical recording)
The Get Down (2016) (series)
American Fiction (2023)
![Miriam Shor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/378/162378557_895746.png)
Miriam Shor
USA
Best movies:
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Mildred Pierce (2011) (series)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Michael Cyril Creighton
Best movies:
Spotlight (2015)
American Fiction (2023)
The Post (2017)
![Patrick Fischler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276411_ac560b.jpg)
Patrick Fischler
USA
Best movies:
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Ghost World (2001)
Speed (1994)
Neal Lerner
Best movies:
The Visitor (2007)
Batman Returns (1992)
And the Band Played On (1993) (TV movie)
![J.C. MacKenzie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312455_90fba0.jpg)
J.C. MacKenzie
Canada
Best movies:
The Departed (2006)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Jenn Harris
Best movies:
American Fiction (2023)
Gayby (2012)
Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)
Bates Wilder
USA
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Hachiko: A Dog's Story (2009)
Mystic River (2003)
John Ales
USA
Best movies:
Uprising (2001) (TV movie)
American Fiction (2023)
Ride with the Devil (1999)