Kate Avallone, Erika Alexander, Michael Jibrin, Alexander Pobutsky, Jenn Harris
Duration
117 min
Release Date
2023-11-10
Overview
Thelonious “Monk” Ellison's writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk, a writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world's hypocrisies. The book’s immediate success forces him to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.