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ShortList 2020: ‘-Ship’ Director Explores Black Masculinity by Asking ‘How Do We Heal?’ (Video)
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thewrap.comAlso Read: The ShortList Film Festival 2020 Finalists Announced: Watch and Vote for Your Favorite Films!The film centers on Jeremiah, a young Black boy learning the unwritten rules of manhood and masculinity in the Black community through his father.
But while his father tries to instill in him and his older brother what it means to be a man, he’s trying to understand what it means for himself. “-Ship” takes place on the day of his cousin’s funeral.
Nothing is explicitly said, but suicide is mentioned and a later reveal points to his cause of death.The critical moment in the film comes during a game of hide-and-seek when Jeremiah’s older brother, Junior, finds him in their cousin’s old bedroom, which is meant to be off-limits.
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