Two boys, one lunch, and a question that cuts deeper than the chicken.
To try to get to know him better, a young man invites his reluctant friend to an impromptu lunch.
Acting
Mercer's silence speaks entire monologues.
Direction
Hester stretches nine minutes into eternity.
Writing
Every 'casual' line is a landmine.
Director
Reese Hester
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title's grammatical ambiguity ('Steamed Poultry.' period) mirrors how Black identity gets flattened into consumable categories — baked, fried, steamed, pick one. Hester weaponizes the mundane.
Made for zero dollars and zero TMDB votes, this is the kind of micro-budget short that film festivals programmed in 2023 to prove they still cared about uncomfortable conversations. It likely played better in rooms full of nervous white people.
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