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Genre:
DramaTagline:
An unwelcome homecoming.Plot:
The party to celebrate Tunde Ibirinde's graduation is the backdrop for a far more momentous occasion: the return of estranged father Dipo, after over a decade of absence. Each family member must face their feelings before they face Dipo. | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Terrific film! moreCast
(Credited cast) | Ian Alsup | ... | Tunde |
 | Dennis Rubin Green | ... | Dipo (as D. Rubin Green) |
 | Kerisse Hutchinson | ... | Simisola |
| Joy Merriweather | ... | Rhonda |
| Sean Phillips | ... | Ade |
 | Gloria Sauve | ... | Grandma |
 | Monique Gramby | ... | Janine |
| Robert McKay | ... | Alex |
| A. Toni Sterrett | ... | Elsa |
 | Geronimo Frias | ... | Boris |
| Yaritza Pizarro | ... | Louisa |
| Acantha Lang | ... | Vicky |
| Joshua Percy | ... | Lex |
| Robert Aviles | ... | Jesus |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Nicky Arezu Akmal | ... | Party Guest |
| Christian Angelo | ... | Party Guest |
| Michael Arisohn | ... | Party Guest |
| Hamsheb B. Banton | ... | Party Guest |
| Adalena Baxter | ... | Party Guest |
| Sara Booth | ... | Party Guest |
| Sara Both | ... | Party Guest |
| Kimberly Capers | ... | Party Guest |
| Leslie A. Carter | ... | Party Guest |
| Eric Casanova | ... | Mark |
| John Cejnowski | ... | Party Guest |
| Kira M. Cejnowski | ... | Party Guest |
| Lisa Cejnowski | ... | Party Guest |
| Casandra Charles | ... | Party Guest |
| Myles Davis | ... | Party Guest |
| Stephen Davis | ... | Party Guest |
| Terry Frederick | ... | Party Guest |
| Heather Fritz | ... | Party Guest |
| Jose Gihells | ... | Party Guest |
| Simon Gomez | ... | Party Guest |
| Timothy Grant | ... | Party Guest |
| Margarita Gumbs | ... | Party Guest |
| Miltina Hayes | ... | Party Guest |
| Hattie Heyward | ... | Party Guest |
| Rasham A. Hill | ... | Party Guest |
| Chandra Ishmael | ... | Party Guest |
| Matthew Ishmael | ... | Party Guest |
| Nicholas Ishmael | ... | Party Guest |
| Rennie Ishmael | ... | Party Guest |
| Jessica Jackson | ... | Party Guest |
| Maarquita C. Johnson | ... | Party Guest |
| Keisha Jones | ... | Party Guest |
| Kimberly Jones | ... | Party Guest |
| Shaya Jones | ... | Party Guest |
| Shayna Kessler | ... | Party Guest |
| Taewoo Lim | ... | Party Guest |
| Sandra Marzocchi | ... | Party Guest |
| C. McKay | ... | Party Guest |
| Marlene Michille | ... | Party Guest |
| Laura del Aguila Murphy | ... | Party Guest |
| Dr. Gail Olabisi | ... | Peggy |
| Ronke Olabisi | ... | Party Guest |
| Toke Olabisi | ... | Party Guest |
| Millette Pauley | ... | Party Guest |
| Ashley Pennington | ... | Party Guest |
| Adrien Percy Jr. | ... | Party Guest |
| Mark G. Phillips | ... | Party Guest |
| Agueda Ramirez | ... | Party Guest |
| David Rivera | ... | Party Guest |
| Joseph Rodrigues | ... | Party Guest |
| Barry Stephen | ... | Party Guest |
| Catherine Strube | ... | Party Guest |
| William Sutphin | ... | Miner |
| Keith Trent | ... | Party Guest |
| Randy Tucker | ... | Party Guest |
| Denise Turner | ... | Party Guest |
| Jaron Turner | ... | Party Guest |
| Aileen Wagefeld | ... | Party Guest |
| Eboni White | ... | Party Guest |
| Richard Williams | ... | Party Guest |
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I had the pleasure of seeing August the First at SXSW this week. Of the 20 plus films I've seen at the festival, this has been the best. I'm still emotional about it.
This is an intense, heartbreaking family drama with an excellent script and stellar acting performances. But there's nothing over-the-top or exaggerated. Tunde's graduation party becomes the scene of a reunion, unwanted by all but Tunde, with a father who had abandoned his family 10 years earlier, moved to Nigeria, and started a new family there.
I really got to know these characters. I was particularly impressed with Joy Merriweather as Tunde's mother Rhonda, drinking to try to alleviate her pain and resentment, and by Kerisse Hutchinson as Simisola, the daughter who can't forget. Oh, and by Sean Phillips as big brother Ade and Ian Alsup as the idealistic Tunde. Oh, and by Dennis Rubin Green as the father, and by everyone else as well.
I really hope this makes it to general release and DVD.