Two Shorts by Dwayne Leblanc

In his acclaimed short films, Caribbean American director Dwayne LeBlanc has shown himself to be a rising talent already in full control of mood, tone, and visual texture. His mesmerizing CIVIC and its gorgeous follow-up, NOW, HEAR ME GOOD, each center on a young man named Booker (played by Barrington Darius) as he drifts through encounters with acquaintances from both his hometown in South Central LA and his new life far away, capturing complex feelings around homecoming, identity, place, and dislocation through richly evocative, beautifully burnished images.