When famed photographer Christina Eames dies unexpectedly, she leaves her estranged daughter, Mae, hurt, angry and full of questions. When Mae finds a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box, she soon finds herself delving into her mother's early life -- an investigation that leads to an unexpected romance with a rising journalist.
Issa Rae
Mae Eames
LaKeith Stanfield
Michael Block
Chanté Adams
Christina Eames
Y'lan Noel
Young Isaac
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Andy Morrison
Lil Rel Howery
Kyle
Teyonah Parris
Asia
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Rachel Miller
Wakeema Hollis
Denise Holness
Rob Morgan
Isaac Jefferson
Chelsea Peretti
Sara Rodgers
Courtney B. Vance
Louis Morton
Christopher Cassarino
Billy Wasko
Kenneth Kynt Bryan
Dancer
Jamaal Burcher
Server
Marsha Stephanie Blake
Violet Eames
Maxwell Whittington-Cooper
Peter Thomas
Director
Stella Meghie
Writers
Stella Meghie
Shannon Baker Davis
Editor
Robert Glasper
Original Music Composer
Loren Weeks
Production Design
Mark Schwartzbard
Director of Photography
Crazypiglady
3/9/2023
Mae, looking into her late photographer mother's New Orleans past, meets Mike, researching the same story as a journalist. The film journeys between New York and New Orleans and the earlier life of Mae's mother alongside her own. It Stylishly explores relationships and how they can be left unresolved and how the mistakes of our parents influence our own choices.
CinemaSerf
4/15/2024
"Michael" (LaKeith Stanfield - who has great taste in coats/jackets) is a journalist who travels to interview a man who has just lost his wife. During his visit to the man's home he spies a photograph of a girl taken by Chanté Adams ("Christina"). Once back in New Orleans, he tries to track down more work from this photographer and that introduces him to "Mae" (Issa Rae), the assistant curator at a gallery with whom he falls in love. The remainder of this rather ponderous tale takes us through their pretty ordinary courtship and involves a touch too much coincidence for me - in the end it just ends up being a slightly quirky love story with competent performances from the two lead actors. At times the soundtrack is wonderful - soulful and melodic jazz typical of the Louisiana location but otherwise this is just an unremarkable 100 minutes.
