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Medicine for Melancholy (2008)

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Cast: Wyatt Cenac, Tracey Heggins, Melissa Bisagni, Emily Taplin, Erin Klenow, Brent Weinbach, Tommi Avicolli Mecca, Powell DeGrange, John Friedberg, Dana Julius

Director: Barry Jenkins

Writer: Barry Jenkins

Running Time: 88 min.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Rating: No Rating

Synopsis: Two African-American twenty-somethings, Micah and Jo, wake up in bed together having no recollection of how they arrived there. From the appearance of things it's clear they've had sex. Realizing neither knows the other's name they introduce themselves over coffee, share a cab, and part ways. Hours later, however, Micah shows up at Jo's apartment to return the purse she had left on the backseat of the cab. Soon a connection is born.

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eFilmCritic.com (Jay Seaver) review[5/5]
eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin) review[4/5]
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle) review[3/4]
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Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young) review[6/10]
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Time Out (Joshua Land) review[4/5]
New York Post (V.A. Musetto) review[3/4]

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IFC's The Independent Eye (Alison Willmore) blog ["SXSW 2008: 'Medicine for Melancholy'"] [2008-03-13]

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