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What if Friends was actually about surviving America?
IMDb
74

Moonlight (2017)

surreal fever dreamBlack joy-grieftrap opera

Overview

Music

A look at an all-Black cast reboot of the TV show "Friends".

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Content warning
surrealismmusic videoblack stories
systemic erasureperformative successBlack visibilityHollywood hypocrisy

Standout Aspects

Direction

Alan Yang's tonal whiplash is *chef's kiss*

Acting

LaKeith's thousand-yard stare deserves awards

Writing

That title card punchline still stings

Best for:Solo: Let it wreck you alone first·Friends: Then debate who each Friend represents·Rewatch: Frame-by-frame for Jay-Z references
Heads up:Emotional: Grief for opportunities stolen, not given·Triggers: Police presence, systemic violence imagery
Alan Yang

Director

Alan Yang

ReleasedAug 10, 2017
Runtime10m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Caviar
Roc Nation

Top Cast

Lil Rel Howery

Lil Rel Howery

Joey

LaKeith Stanfield

LaKeith Stanfield

Chandler

Jerrod Carmichael

Jerrod Carmichael

Ross

Issa Rae

Issa Rae

Rachel

Tiffany Haddish

Tiffany Haddish

Phoebe

Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson

Monica

Hannibal Buress

Hannibal Buress

Self

Jay-Z

Jay-Z

Richard (voice)

Ask about Moonlight

Opens AI chat

Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Created for Jay-Z's 'Moonlight' music video off 4:44, directly referencing the Oscar envelope mix-up where La La Land was mistakenly announced over actual winner Moonlight.

Insight

The all-Black cast recreates specific Friends scenes shot-for-shot, but the hollow laughter track reveals who's actually allowed to exist in that fantasy version of New York.

YouTube

JAY-Z - Moonlight

JAY-Z - Moonlight

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