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After nearly a decade exploring different facets of the African diaspora — and his own place within it — Ephraim Asili makes his feature-length debut with The Inheritance, an astonishing ensemble work set almost entirely within a West Philadelphia house where a community of young, Black artists and activists form a collective. A scripted drama of characters attempting to work towards political consensus — based partly on Asili’s own experiences in a Black liberationist group — weaves with a documentary recollection of the Philadelphia liberation group MOVE, the victim of a notorious police bombing in 1985. Ceaselessly finding commonalities 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.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    100 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Rating
    Not Rated
  • Director
    Ephraim Asili
  • Producer
    Ephraim Asili, Vic Brooks
  • Cast
    Aurielle Akerele, Chris Jarrel, Michael A. Lake, Eric Lockley, Nyabel Lual, Nozipho Mclean, Aniya Picou
  • Cinematographer
    Ephraim Asili
  • Editor
    Ephraim Asili