Random Acts of Flyness (2018)
Late-night series from artist Terence Nance featuring a mix of vérité documentary, musical performances, surrealist melodrama and humorous animation as a stream-of-consciousness response to the contemporary American mediascape.
Cast: Terence Nance, Anthony Chisholm, Dominique Fishback, Kelley Robins, Djoré Nance, Tonya Pinkins, Austin Smith
They won't go when I go
A woman stays woke too long. In the not-too-distant future, a waitress contemplates uploading her consciousness to the cloud amidst warnings of an impending hurricane. After Najja has her demons exorcised, her Jealousy tries to talk its way back into her life. Artist Stephanie Dinkins describes her encounters with a simulated black woman named BINA48.
I tried to tell my therapist about my dreams/MARTIN HAD A DREEEEAAAAM
A young Martin Luther King, Jr. wakes from a dream. A movie star with writer's block finds inspiration in Africa and stumbles upon the devil within.
Items outside the shelter but within reach
This week's program addresses some of the dangling threads from past and future episodes, including the perfect apology, a very competitive game of spades and a celebrity's latest business venture.
They Got Some S**t That'll Blow Out Our Back
An afro goes to prison for "badness", a family mourns a high-profile case of police violence and contestants on the game show "Hotep Squares" are asked if the Second Amendment applies to black people.
two piece and a biscuit
A video game is used to train an army of black women to defend themselves against aggressors. A gender-diverse group of subjects talk about the performance of gender. A wise uncle attempts to program his nephews on how not to be creepy.
What are your thoughts on raising free black children?
Terence Nance introduces his new late-night series before being stopped by the NYPD. Segments include: "Everybody Dies!," a cable-access show hosted by "Ripa the Reaper"; an infomercial for a topical-ointment cure for "white thoughts"; and a talk show on sex in the black community.