Colman Domingo spins a bingo wheel and dreams of escape in this forgotten 26-minute gut-punch.
Harlem, 1943. Sonny is a struggling African American who frequents the bingo parlor in a desperate attempt to provide for his family in post-Depression era New York.
Acting
Domingo's silent desperation—years before his Broadway fame.
Direction
Robertson blends neorealism with surreal nightmare logic.
Cinematography
Smoke-choked bingo hall becomes entire universe.
Director
Elise Robertson
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