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>>> THE NEW FILM THE LAST BLACK
MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO IS A
POIGNANT AND SWEEPING STORY OF
THE HOMETOWN AND HOW THEY ARE
KEPT ALIVE BY THE PEOPLE THAT
LOVE THEM.
LOVE THEM. >> THE FILM TELLS A STORY OF A
MAN'S STRUGGLE TO HOLD ONTO HIS
OWN.
OWN.
OWN. >>
OWN. >> WE BUILT THE SHIP ♪ IN THE
SAN FRANCISCO BAY, THEY NEVER
KNEW WE EXISTED.
THIS IS OUR HOME.
♪ YOU TWO STICK TOGETHER.
>> JOINING US TO SHARE MORE
ABOUT THE STORY ARE TWO STARS,
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN
FRANCISCO, CHEN A AND CHANNEL
9. WELCOME!
9. WELCOME! >>
GOOD
GOOD MORNING. >> YOU ARE DOING GOOD THINGS IN
HOLLYWOOD.
HOLLYWOOD. TELL US ABOUT THE CELL.
I UNDERSTAND IT HAS TO DO WITH
JUDGE VACATION IN SAN FRANCISCO
BUT D.C. IS UNDERGOING THE SAME
THING HERE.
THING HERE. IT IS STRIKING A CHORD.
>> DEFINITELY.
>> DEFINITELY. >> IT IS A FILM THAT CAN
RESONATE ACROSS THE WORLD.
WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION ALL UP AND
DOWN THE EAST COAST.
I THINK PEOPLE CAN IDENTIFY
WITH THIS MOVIE BECAUSE
EVERYBODY WANTS A HOME AT THE
END OF THE DAY AND THEY CAN
IDENTIFY WITH THAT.
JIMMY FELLS WAS VERY, VERY OPEN
AND HONEST LETTING HIS STORY BE
TOLD.
TOLD.
TOLD. >>
TOLD. >> HE IS THE COWRITER.
AND I UNDERSTAND, THIS WAS A
FILM THAT HE WROTE ABOUT HIS
LIFE AND HE STARS IN IT.
>> THIS MOVIE IS FANTASTIC.
NOT ONLY IT COVERS VACATION BUT
THE BLACK MAN'S RELATIONSHIP
WITH HIMSELF.
WITH HIMSELF. IT SHOWS A BLACK MAN IN A LIGHT
WE DON'T NORMALLY SEE.
THE MEDIA HAS BETRAYED BLACK
MEN IN A WAY THAT WE ARE
BECOMING NUMB TO.
AND I THINK A BLACK MAN'S STORY
SHOULD BE TOLD BY A BLACK MAN.
HAVING THE PROJECT LIKE THIS, I
THINK WE SHOULD CHALLENGE
COMPANIES LIKE THAT TO DO MORE
FOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS.
>> PLAN B IS BRAD PITT'S
COMPANY.
COMPANY.
COMPANY. >> HEY BRAD.
HOW YOU DOING?
>> IT IS A REFRESHING TAKE.
I THINK THE MARKET IS LONG
OVERDUE FOR THESE TYPES OF
IMAGES.
IMAGES.
IMAGES. WE HAVE BLACK MEN WHO ARE
HUMAN, SHOWN IN A HUMANISTIC
LIGHT.
LIGHT.
LIGHT. WE
LIGHT. WE DESIRE LOVE EVEN WHEN OUR
FEARS ARE HEARD.
AT THE END OF THE DAY A HOME IS
ALL ANYBODY WANTS.
EVERYBODY WANTS A PLACE THEY
CAN CALL HOME.
WHERE THEY CAN LAY THEIR HEAD
AND EAT THEIR MEAL AND WATCH
THE NEXT GENERATION GO UP.
>> WE SAW DANNY GLOVER AND
JIMMY ON CBS THIS MORNING
BEFORE THE SHOW.
DANNY GLOVER SAID HE CALLED
JIMMY TO BE PART OF THIS MOVIE
BECAUSE HE LOVED US SO MUCH.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE WORKING IN THE
CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO ON THE
SITE WITH THESE PEOPLE TELLING
THE STORY?
THE STORY? >> I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT
SENTENCES GO WITH THE RICH IN
CULTURE.
CULTURE.
CULTURE. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS SUCH A
MELTING POT AS WELL.
MY CHARACTER JUST SO HAPPENS TO
BE -- WHICH IS REALLY COOL.
TO SHOW BLACK PEOPLE IN A LIGHT
THAT THIS MOVIE -- YOU ARE NOT
GOING TO LEAVE THE SAME.
YOU WILL LEARN SOMETHING.
YOU WILL WALK AWAY WITH
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. >> WHEN WE WERE SHOOTING IT
THEY PUT US IN A PLACE CALLED
TENDERLOIN.
TENDERLOIN. THE TENDERLOIN HAS NOTHING
TENDER ABOUT IT AT ALL.
BUT IT WAS SHOCKING ABOUT THE
LIFESTYLE. TO SHOW THE DISPARITY
BETWEEN HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS.
SAN FRANCISCO HAS THE MOST
BILLIONAIRES IN THE WORLD.
ONE OUT OF A LEVY OF 11,000
PEOPLE IS A BILLIONAIRE.
BUT YOU GO THERE AND THE
HOMELESSNESS IS SO HIGH.
>> THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
WE ARE USED TO SEEING VETERANS
BUT THESE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE.
WHITE AND BLACK.
LATINO AND ASIAN.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE ECONOMIC
DISPARITY HAS NO COLOR.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
ARE GOING THROUGH HARD TIMES.
AND IT ISN'T JUST IN SAN
FRANCISCO.
FRANCISCO. I THINK THIS MOVIE IS GOING TO
REPRESENT A LOT OF CITIES.
>> AT LEAST STARTING
CONVERSATIONS.
CONVERSATIONS. STARTING A CONVERSATION ABOUT
SOMEBODY COMING TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND BECOMING A
PART OF IT INSTEAD OF WIPING
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>
OUT. >> AND TAKING OVER.
JIMMY WANTS CONTROL OF HIS
GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE.
GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE. IN THE MOVIE.
I READ IT IS WORTH MILLIONS AND
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
BUT HOW DO WE GO FROM ONE
GENERATION OF OWNING PROPERTY
TO THE NEXT GENERATION NOT
BEING ABLE TO AFFORD THE
PROPERTY THAT THEY GREW UP IN?
>> ONE EXTREME TO THE NEXT.
>> I WENT BACK HOME AND I WAS
LIKE WOW!
LIKE WOW!
LIKE WOW! I WOULD LOVE TO OWN LAND HERE.
UNFORTUNATELY IT HAPPENS.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT
IT?
IT?
IT? THAT
IT? THAT IS THE ISSUE.
HOW CAN WE CHANGE IT?
>> THAT IS THE PART THAT
PARTICIPATING IN THIS MOVIE, I
CAME TO THE IDEA THAT IT
COMMUNITY NEEDS TO TALK TO ONE
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER. YOU HOLD THE CITY ACCOUNTABLE
FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
A LOT OF CITY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
CONDITIONED TO BELIEVE THEY CAN
HAVE LESS THAN CONDITIONS.
IT IS OKAY THAT THE DILAPIDATED
BUILDING IS HERE.
IT IS OKAY TO NOT PICK UP THE
TRASH AND THEY ACCEPT THAT AND
LIVE IN IT.
THEN SOMEONE COMES IN AND SAYS,
THIS ISN'T OKAY.
THEN THE LIGHTS COME ON.
>> YOU ARE SPEAKING SOME TRUTH
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >> PEOPLE NEED TO TALK TO ONE
ANOTHER ABOUT THEIR CITY AND
HOLD REPRESENTATIVE ACCOUNTABLE
TO WHERE THEY LIVE.
SO SOMEBODY CAN JUST COME IN
AND BE PART OF IT INSTEAD OF
JUST SAYING THEY WANT TO MAKE
IT BETTER.
IT BETTER. >> THE BLAST LAST BLACK MAN IN
SAN