<em>The Last Black Man in San Francisco</em> Is an Elegy for a City
Joe Talbot’s painterly drama tells the story of a man grappling with the loss of the home he grew up in.
The city at the heart of Joe Talbot’s new film, ,is depicted with equal parts whimsy and despair. The opening images track a little girl, dressed up for school, as she skips along the bay, with a soft oboe score playing on the soundtrack. As she runs, she zips by police tape and men in hazmat suits who are engaged in the cleanup of the toxic water behind her. Quickly, the action turns to
