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Who's Going to Tell It Better Than the Black Gay Man Who Embodies That in Today's Age?
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In a 2024 Guardian interview, actor Billy Porter justified his plan to direct and star in a James Baldwin biopic, saying, "If not me, who?"
In a 2024 Guardian interview, actor Billy Porter justified his plan to direct and star in a James Baldwin biopic, saying, "If not me, who? Who's going to tell it better than the Black gay man who embodies that in today's age? Porter's point resonates in Yashaddai Owens' 'Jimmy, a brief, exploratory film that is neither documentary nor biopic but feels attuned to its subject through an oblique approach."
Source: Variety
