THE BLACK DISQUISITION is an affecting true story of the traumatic event in a boy's life that fractures his self image and the difficult conversation his parents must have with him about race in America. With its avant garde narrative structure and rotoscope animation this film illuminates how a brief childhood encounter can alter a life well into adulthood.

a film by Quincy G. LEDBETTER

starring
Terrance Broughton Jr., Haley Webb, Zainab Jah, Rusty Schwimmer, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine

Title
THE BLACK DISQUISITION

Country
USA

Year
2021

Category
Animation Shorts

Duration
10

Language
English

Color
Color

Aspect Ratio
16 : 9

ACTORS
Terrance Broughton Jr. (Terrance Broughton)... Q
Colt William (Colt William Hager)... Brandon
Zainab Jah... Sedalia / Mom
Quincy Ledbetter... Self
Spencer Moss
Spencer Moss... Nikki
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine... Johnny / Dad
Rusty Schwimmer... Employee
John Isaac Small... Jimmy
Haley Webb... Abby

Producers
Emily McCann Lesser
Yuki Maekawa-Ledbetter
Dashiell Robb

DIRECTOR
Quincy G. Ledbetter

SCREENWRITER
Quincy G. Ledbetter

Music by
Quincy Ledbetter

Film Editing by
Quincy Ledbetter

Sound Designer
Arjun G. Sheth

Camera operators
Ashley Battle
Alexander M. Drecun
Yuki Maekawa-Ledbetter
Timothy Naylor

Key animator
Dashiell Robb

Background painters
Revo Dubois
Ania Tamira

Rotoscope animators
Tejas Mahajan
Niraj Pandkar

THANKS
Manolo Cueller
Searit Huluf
Denzel Whitaker

Production Companies
ML-NEBULA
Monarch Kaleidoscope

Other Companies (casting)
Breakdown Express
SAG-AFTRA

Official website
https://qledbetter.com/shorts-films

2021 | 17th FIFBM - Montréal International Black Film Festival (Canada, 2021) - 22 Sept - 3 Oct 2021
* International Premiere
* Available ONLINE during festival / Available Worldwide
https://montrealblackfilm.com/en/movie/the-black-disquisition/