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Saturday, Oct 15, 2022
7 PM (93 mins)
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Fantastic Negrito: Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?
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Xavier Dephrepaulezz,
This locally made doc packs a lot of life into ninety minutes—specifically, the supersize life of Xavier Dephrepaulezz, better known as Grammy-winning Oakland bluesman Fantastic Negrito, and his journey from early isolation as a Black Muslim kid in rural Massachusetts to a Bay Area star with a global fanbase. Along the way, the story of a singular musician unfolds, and we meet a misfit, maverick, drug dealer, punk innovator, urban farmer, and vulnerable bandleader. With powerful musical artistry and his own wry charm, Fantastic Negrito dishes on his relationship with his emotionally brutal father, being a “recovering narcissist,” the perils of the music industry, and the painful art of self-reinvention. A pivotal event in his thirties led to a rebirth of sorts and allowed him to embrace his own identity in an unexpected way—which led to the glorious present-day iteration of the “undeniable energy” that continues to drive him.
FILM DETAILS
Cinematographer
- Francisco Núñez Capriles
- Andrés Gallegos
- Leo Mac
Print Info
- Color
- DCP
- 93 mins
Source
- Mill Valley Film Festival