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Medicine for Melancholy : Jo and Micah Discuss Race and Identity

After sharing a joint with Micah (Wyatt Cenac)'s couch, Jo (Tracey Heggins) and he discuss their contrasting notions of race, identity, and self-conception while he works on her bike. After tiring of the debate, Jo suggests they go out dancing; Micah volunteers to call a cab.

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canted frame, close-up, diegetic sound, extreme long shot, eyeline match, handheld camera, high angle, long take, low angle, low angle, low-key lighting, medium close-up, natural lighting, one-shot, reverse angle, shallow focus, shot/reverse shot, two-shot, voice-off

Diversity in Media Representation

Black, Black: African-American, LGBTQ: Cisgender Female, LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Man, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Woman

"Jo and Micah Discuss Race and Identity" in Medicine for Melancholy. Directed by Barry Jenkins, Bandry, 2008, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2979

This clip was uploaded by Kinolab.org user George Elkind

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