A24 has released the very first trailer for The Last Black Man in San Francisco.
From filmmaker Joe Talbot, the film stars newcomer Jimmie Fails and rapidly-rising star Jonathan Majors, who will topline Jordan Peele and Misha Green’s Lovecraft Country on HBO.
The film is based on a short Talbot and Fails made in 2017, which is inspired based on true events in Fails’ life. He portrays a fictionalized version of himself in the film. Tichina Arnold, Danny Glover, Mike Epps, Rob Morgan, Jamal Trulove, Finn Wittrock and Thora Birch also star.
The genesis for The Last Black Man in San Francisco comes from Fails’ desire to retain his family home, which was built by his grandfather, against the backdrop of a rapidly-gentrifying San Francisco. Fails and his oddball best friend Montgomery, who both live in the city’s last black neighborhood, go on a search for a sense of belonging in a changing city that seems to no longer understand them.
Our Sundance review of the film called it a beautifully-shot arthouse film that is a Oscar-primed showcase for Jonathan Majors — and that it pushes the boundaries of how black male friendship is depicted on-screen. “The Last Black Man in San Francisco is worth seeing and provides thought-provoking and impactful performances audiences won’t soon forget.”
Watch the trailer below:
It will be released in theaters June 14 through A24, who acquired it ahead of its Sundance bow.
