The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
2023 black horror film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster is a 2023 American science-fiction black horror film written and directed by Bomani J. Story in his directorial debut. It stars Laya DeLeon Hayes, Denzel Whitaker, Chad Coleman, Reilly Brooke Stith, Keith Sean Holliday, Amani Summer, and Edem Atsu-Swanzy.[3]
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Directed by | Bomani J. Story |
Written by | Bomani J. Story |
Based on | Frankenstein by Mary Shelley |
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Cinematography | Daphne Qin Wu |
Edited by | Annie De Brock |
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Distributed by | RLJE Films |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $123,107[1][2] |
Adapted from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the film follows a brilliant teenage girl named Vicaria (Hayes) who resurrects her brother from the dead, only for him to come back a vengeful monster.[4]
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster premiered at the South by Southwest film festival on March 11, 2023.[3] The film was released in select US theaters on June 9, 2023,[5] and on streaming on June 23, 2023.[6] At the 55th NAACP Image Awards, the film was nominated for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture while Hayes was nominated for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture.