Bodied
First screened in November 2018
Director: Joseph Kahn. Cast: Calum Worthy, Jackie Long, Rory Uphold, Walter Perez, Jonathan Park, Dizaster, Anthony Michael Hall, Charlamagne Tha God, Shoniqua Shandai, Candice Renee, Lisa Maley, Eric Allen Smith, Eddie Perino, Corey Charron, Debra Wilson, Amanda Valenti. Screenplay: Carlos Treviño.

Twitter Capsule: Crazy amalgam of 8 Mile, Crash, and Dear White People, with Sorry to Bother You levels of formal and sociocultural audacity.

VOR:   Different viewers will draw different lines between intrepidity and overstepping, confusion and fruitful chaos, which is part of why I admired it.



Photo © 2017 Neon/YouTube Originals

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B


Awards:
Toronto International Film Festival: People's Choice Award (Midnight Madness)

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