In spite of prejudices impressed on them growing up, Lee (70s, Caucasian) and Ben (70s, African American) strike up a charming love affair over the course of an evening to discover love conquers all.
Acting
Learned and Wesley pack decades of chemistry into 13 minutes.
Writing
Dialogue that trusts silence more than exposition.
Director
Anya Adams
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adams made this as a deliberate counter to Hollywood's erasure of older Black men as romantic leads.
Learned was 80 during filming—her career spans from The Waltons to this, her final on-screen role.
US
