#AmeriCAN (2014)

#AmeriCAN (2014) poster

At the dinner table sits a white family: the father (a police officer), a mother and their two sons—a teenager and his younger brother. The teenager has an African-American friend, J.B., whom he wants to hang out with, but his father doesn’t want him leaving the house to meet up with J.B.—and especially not at night. “I want to keep you from bad situations,” the father explains to his son—an eerie foretelling, but more important, indicative of the violence that this white man associates with all black boys, even J.B., a black boy he knows personally and considers to be “a good kid.”

Director: Nate Parker
Runtime: 15 min
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Editing: Kay Madsen
Production: Tiny Giant Entertainment, Hewes Pictures
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Nate Parker

Frequently Asked Questions

What is #AmeriCAN about?
At the dinner table sits a white family: the father (a police officer), a mother and their two sons—a teenager and his younger brother. The teenager has an African-American friend, J.B., whom he wants to hang out with, but his father doesn’t want him leaving the house to meet up with J.B.—and especially not at night. “I want to keep you from bad situations,” the father explains to his son—an eerie foretelling, but more important, indicative of the violence that this white man associates with all black boys, even J.B., a black boy he knows personally and considers to be “a good kid.”
Who directed #AmeriCAN?
#AmeriCAN was directed by Nate Parker.
Who stars in #AmeriCAN?
#AmeriCAN stars Joseph Millson, Sarah-Jane Potts, Jance Enslin, Shyhiem Parker, Michael Leone, Q'Shaun Haywood.
How long is #AmeriCAN?
#AmeriCAN has a runtime of 15m (15 minutes).