The Obituary of Tunde Johnson is the story of a young African American man who is forced to repeatedly endure the fatal day of his shooting in Ali LeRoi’s riveting drama.

On a day unlike any other, Tunde Johnson is confronted with both his sexuality and his race.

After coming out to his parents, he is the victim of a racially motivated shooting.

Instead of dying he repeatedly undergoes re-incarnation, but the opportunity to do things differently and avoid the tragic consequences of his actions meets the harsh reality of being Black and queer in the US.

A fresh take on the time loop narrative, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson examines the overlaps of wealth and race, beauty and sexuality, creating a disturbing universe where even the hereafter is a restless limbo upon which the burden of straddling many worlds at once constantly weighs.

A timely and powerful depiction of a Black high school student forever changed by an encounter with the police

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Available to watch on BFI from Wednesday 17th until 11:59 PM Sunday 28th March 2021.

Source: Toronto Film Review

USA 2019

Running time – 104 minutes

Directed by – Ali LeRoi

Produced by – Zachary Green, Jason Shuman, Chuck Bond, Marni Bond

Written by – Stanley Kalu

Featuring – Steven Silver, Spencer Neville, Nicola Peltz

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