The Obituary of Tunde Johnson.The drama, which was a standout at the Toronto Film Festival and recently screened at the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival, shows a Black gay teen, Tunde Johnson (Steven Silver), being killed by the LAPD.Death is no escape for Tunde, however.
Each time he dies, he wakes up and it is once again morning. By the end of each day, like a nightmarish Groundhog Day, he will once again be shot or choked to death by police officers.It was not an easy film to create either.
Director Ali LeRoi acknowledged that its difficult subject matter required "a deft touch" and "really trying to lean into what you care about, and not necessarily tiptoe around the things that you might be afraid you could get wrong.""To just.