‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ and My Love-Hate Relationship with My Hometown

The film brings up the complicated emotions many natives have about their beloved city

Rebecca Bodenheimer
The Bold Italic
Published in
8 min readJun 18, 2019

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Photo: A24 Films

In the final act of the recently released independent film The Last Black Man in San Francisco, the protagonist, Jimmie (played by Jimmie Fails), is on a Muni bus when he…

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Writer. Editor. Independent scholar. I write about pop culture (music/TV/film), Cuba, higher education, and identity. https://rebeccabodenheimer.contently.com/