'The Last Black Man In San Francisco' Is About Who Belongs In A Beloved City
A new film is inspired by the real-life story of Jimmie Fails, who hopes to reclaim his family's home in the gentrifying Fillmore District. It's also an ode to the city its creators used to know.
The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a film inspired by the real-life story of Jimmie Fails. He tries to reclaim the Victorian-style house where his family once lived, in the now-gentrified Fillmore District. Through the movie, he dreams of what it could be again.
We meet up with Fails and his best friend, Joe Talbot, who directed and co-wrote the movie, on a windy San Francisco day. They sit at a bench in Duboce Park with actor Jamal Trulove, who has a role in
