Diary of a Tired Black Man

Diary of a Tired Black Man

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Directed by Tim Alexander
Produced by Tim Alexander
David Gueringer
Mohsen Saeedy
Written by Tim Alexander
Starring Jimmy Jean-Louis
Paula Lema
Natasha M. Dixon
Tim Alexander
Music by Tim Alexander
Cinematography Tim Alexander
Edited by Tim Alexander
Distributed by ScreenTime Films, Magnolia Pictures[1]
Release dates
  • September 13, 2008 (2008-09-13) (Urbanworld Film Festival)
Running time
 108 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Diary of a Tired Black Man is a 2008 independent film that combines elements of a comedy-drama with elements of a documentary film.[2] It is the debut film of writer/director Tim Alexander.[3]

Plot

Diary of a Tired Black Man is both a narrative dramatic-comedy that is also combined with documentary footage shot across the country. The scripted narrative portion centers around James (Jimmy Jean-Louis) and his wife Tonya (Paula Lema), and James' struggle to deal with his wife's outbursts of anger and antagonistic behavior.

The documentary portion of the film follows Tim Alexander as he goes around getting feedback, opinions and commentary from real-life African-American men and women in various cities across the United States about the challenges they deal with in their marriages and dating relationships.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Magnolia Pictures' acquisition of world rights for 'Diary of a Tired Black Man'". Hollywood Reporter. September 11, 2008. p. 406.25. Magnolia has acquired worldwide rights to this weekend's Urbanworld Film Festival entry "Diary of a Tired Black Man." It will screen Saturday at the Urbanworld fest in New York, followed by a 2009 Magnolia release.
  2. ↑ MacLean, Doug. "All Movie Portal Review". Retrieved 2009-09-30.
  3. ↑ Keyes, Allison (June 11, 2006). "A Male Answer to Waiting to Exhale". NPR Weekend All Things Considered. Retrieved 2009-09-30. First-time filmmaker Tim Alexander, who enjoys being provocative...

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