Writer/director Elegance Bratton shares his insights and inspiration behind his love story to the Marines, his mother, and himself.
Few movies take a deeply intimate look at a character while subverting the typical script. The Inspection does just that. It is a redemption story that never fully finds that redemption, a story about identity without the usual scenes of oppression, and a journey that doesn’t end when the credits start rolling. It’s a human tale that is beautifully heartbreaking and heartwarming and is always searching for the good in each moment.
Writer and director Elegance Bratton’s intimate drama follows a gay Black man, Ellis French (Jeremy Pope), who is in the U.S. military trying to discover his place and worth in the world. The movie is beautiful and brutal, giving the audience moments to celebrate the characters and their struggles and wins.
Author: Alyssa Miller
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