Diary of a Tired Black Man (2008)

Director:

Tim Alexander

Writer:

Tim Alexander (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Now It's Black Men's Turn To Exhale

Plot:

A humorous and deep look into why relationships fail to work from the point of view of a good black man. It is part scripted and a series of interviews with real people from across the country.

Plot Keywords:

Black Man | Interview | Divorce | African American | Marriage

Cast

Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	James
Paula Lema	...	Tonya
Tim Alexander	...	Interviewer / Speaker / Host
Natasha M. Dixon	...	Bridgette
Shavsha Israel	...	Linda
Shavonne Sciarillo	...	Joy
Alex Morris	...	Alex
Krista Woods	...	Girl in Pink
Tamika Pough	...	Girl in Green
Ricky Jones	...	The Nice Guy
Anika C. McFall	...	Juanita The Blind Date
Valerie Davis	...	Woman In Green
Vanessa Paul	...	Woman In Peach
John Webb	...	Young Thug Guy
Robynne Young	...	Wants A Man Girl
Solomon Israel	...	Bridgette's Son
Kenneth M. Herbs	...	Abusive Man
Carl W. Stewart Sr.	...	Pastor (as Bishop Carl W. Stewart Sr.)
Emmanuel Temple Apostolic	...	The Church Congregation
Cierra Lockett	...	Little Lena
Jason E. Kelley	...	Basketball Buddy
Adolph Coleman	...	Black Shirt Basketball Buddy
Troy Winbush	...	Man In Black Suit At Club
Corey Cook	...	Man In Lt. Blue Shirt At Club
Charese Mongiello	...	Bar Waitress A Club
Kimmarie Johnson	...	Sexy Woman At Club (as Kim Marie Johnson)
James 'B-Tip' Brown	...	Bartender Club #1
Angela LaValley	...	Manager
Dave Fennoy	...	Guy with Dreads
Jon Bessire	...	The White Guy
Karl Butts	...	The Asian Lover
Debbie Castine	...	The Doctor Date
Carla Sanchez	...	Girl in Pink At Bar
David Gueringer	...	Guy Drinking In Background
William D. Sanford	...	Bartender #2 Bar
Sandra Tran	...	Asian Date
Gabriel Corbin	...	Male Friend At Dance Club
Alessandra Benjamin	...	Girl At Dance Club
Shannon Kane	...	Hot Bad Girl At Bar
Jama Williams	...	Woman In Red Date
Michelle Kopacz	...	Ms. Independent
Melissa Labatut	...	Blonde Restaurant Date
Mari Mascaro	...	Red Hair Girl With Jerk Guy
Scott Mervine	...	Donnie The Jerk Guy
Dacia James	...	Angela
The People Across America	...	Interviewees
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chantille Boudousque	...	White Girl

Directed by
Tim Alexander

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tim Alexander		writer

Produced by
Tim Alexander	....	executive producer
Tim Alexander	....	line producer
Tim Alexander	....	producer
David Gueringer	....	associate producer
Mohsen Saeedy	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Tim Alexander

Cinematography by
Tim Alexander

Film Editing by
Tim Alexander

Casting by
Tim Alexander

Production Design by
Tim Alexander

Set Decoration by
Tim Alexander

Makeup Department
Tim Alexander	....	makeup artist
Tim Alexander	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Tim Alexander	....	executive in charge of production

Art Department
Tim Alexander	....	props

Sound Department
Tim Alexander	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Alexander	....	camera operator
Tim Alexander	....	lighting technician
Tim Alexander	....	still photographer
Christopher Mills	....	efp camera

Casting Department
Tim Alexander	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tim Alexander	....	wardrobe

Music Department
Tim Alexander	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Rae Lockett	....	assistant to producer

Production Companies

• ScreenTime Films

Distributors

• Magnolia Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Magnolia Pictures

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language including sexual references (director's cut)

Runtime:

USA:108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R (director's cut)

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

ScreenTime Films

Trivia:

Tim Alexander started his career as a fashion photographer with no real experience as a filmmaker. After a life of making bad choices in the women he chose to deal with, he decided to make this film, by himself as a crew of one, to show the world the challenges a good man has in a relationship. It was a personal challenge to tell his personal story through the lead character Jimmy Jean-Louis. Tim is now happily married with twin sons.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Tim Alexander's A Mother's Love (2011/I)

Great movie, great message

Tim Alexander's movie can show young black women who don't want to make the mistake of "living and learning" that there are good black men out there.

It is the job of the elder generation to share their experiences and show the young folk how to avoid making the same mistakes and have a better understanding of each other..who should not want that.

Loving each other should not be this hard..

Tim has taken on the job, out of love to try and wake up the village.

You sure won't see any movie of this importance to the community coming out of Hollywood.