Nickel Boys

Gweilo A striking portrait of the inhumanity of man to mankind. The American dream was a lie, meritocracy isn't real, and respectability politics cannot save you from a system built on your exploitation. When the system exists purely to exploit black bodies, it also starves the world of black minds. How many great ideas have we lost in unmarked graves? It's impossible to not connect with Elwood and Turner as we view the events of this film literally through their eyes. The camera forces us to inhabit the very humanity the system tries to erase. The performances were great across the board, special shoutout to Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor of course, she was my favourite. RIP to the real victims of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys