Hanging out with the luminous Kiki Layne, after a Film Independent screening of the precious & rare film Dandelion , WHICH YOU MUST GO SEE WHEN IT OPENS THIS WEEKEND!..with many themes in common with "Killing Justice", this is a piece of cinema about the creative flame where the drama has more weight the longer the audience considers it. @nicriegel appears to have made Theresa/Dandelion, played by a mesmerizing @kikilayne , (pictured here) an avatar of so many creatives who are stifled by what they are expected to achieve and how. Dandelion is an exquisite journey through the soul of an artist...Dandelion is drenched in realism and takes an unconventional approach to capturing the story of dreamers. It says the only way to change is to look inward, and it’s beautiful to see unfold...Layne is equally arresting as a Black woman who often isn’t seen by audiences in a way that recalls Ralph Ellison ’s Invisible Man, where blackness through its undesirability is rendered invisible by many. This becomes a powerful through line for a character searching for artistic recognition. Buoyed by the film’s keen soundtrack, Layne gives her best performance since @bealestreet , culminating with a rollicking bluesy smash that is as electrifyingly vibrant as the film is achingly soft ....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TZqVMA-8Yo
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