Film

How to Raise a Black Boy

2020 · 11m

Four Black boys disappear one night, as many Black boys do, and find themselves on a fantastical journey to break the curses of Black boyhood.

An experimental fairytale dedicated to the modern black boy, in which four boys disappear one night, as many black boys do, and find themselves on a fantastical journey to break the curses of black boyhood. As an homage to the great fairy tales of the past, “How To Raise a Black Boy” opens with the cover of a book, intricately carved in wood with a boy and a man on either side. “I remember home, or at least I can imagine it.” This is the voice of narrator Rayceen Pendarvis of the iconic voguing House of Pendarvis, known to many as “Mother”. The narrator is an omniscient presence, a fairy godmother, who speaks as one of the boys.

Maiya Blaney

Rodney Chrome

Christian Coston-Payne

Emperor Kaioyus

Eric Payne

Rayceen Pendarvis

Justin Smith

Nicklaus Vallie

Cory Walkers

• Justice Jamal JonesWriter · Director
• Justine SweetmanProducer

Release date

September 13, 2020

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

11m