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Pennsylvania-born filmmaker Ephraim Asili has been exploring different facets of the African diaspora—and his own place within it—for nearly a decade. His feature-length debut, The Inheritance, is a vibrant, engaging ensemble work that takes place almost entirely within the walls of a West Philadelphia house where a community of young people have come together to form a collective of Black artists and activists. Based partly on Asili’s own experiences in a Black liberationist group, the film interweaves a scripted drama of characters attempting to work towards political consensus with a documentary recollection of the Philadelphia liberation group MOVE, which was the victim of a notorious police bombing in 1985.
Produced, shot, written, edited and directed by Asili, this is a timely and personal work that harnesses the cultural power of transformation. Ceaselessly finding commonalties between politics, humor, and philosophy, with Black authors and radicals at its edges, The Inheritance is a remarkable film about the world as we know it.
- Year2020
- Runtime100 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorEphraim Asili
- ScreenwriterEphraim Asili
- CastNozipho McClean, Eric Lockley, Chris Jarell, Julian Rozzell Jr.
- CinematographerEphraim Asili, Ryan Jenkin
- EditorEphraim Asili
Pennsylvania-born filmmaker Ephraim Asili has been exploring different facets of the African diaspora—and his own place within it—for nearly a decade. His feature-length debut, The Inheritance, is a vibrant, engaging ensemble work that takes place almost entirely within the walls of a West Philadelphia house where a community of young people have come together to form a collective of Black artists and activists. Based partly on Asili’s own experiences in a Black liberationist group, the film interweaves a scripted drama of characters attempting to work towards political consensus with a documentary recollection of the Philadelphia liberation group MOVE, which was the victim of a notorious police bombing in 1985.
Produced, shot, written, edited and directed by Asili, this is a timely and personal work that harnesses the cultural power of transformation. Ceaselessly finding commonalties between politics, humor, and philosophy, with Black authors and radicals at its edges, The Inheritance is a remarkable film about the world as we know it.
- Year2020
- Runtime100 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorEphraim Asili
- ScreenwriterEphraim Asili
- CastNozipho McClean, Eric Lockley, Chris Jarell, Julian Rozzell Jr.
- CinematographerEphraim Asili, Ryan Jenkin
- EditorEphraim Asili