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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Sundance award winner comes to Spokane

Dan Webster

Not every Sundance Film Festival winner makes it into the mainstream. Some don't get widespread release at all.

But that's not true for writer-director Joe Talbot's dramatic feature "The Last Black Man in San Francisco." Winner of two Sundance prizes, director and a U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award, the film opens in Spokane this week at both the Magic Lantern Theater and AMC River Park Square.

As with most Sundance winners, Talbot's film is a critical darling:

Adam Graham, Detroit News: " 'The Last Black Man in San Francisco' is poignant filmmaking with an invigorating spirit."

Mark Feeney, Boston Globe; "In many ways it's a parable: clear yet opaque, simple yet weighty."

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: "Even when Talbot and (star Jimmie) Fails risk unraveling the film's most cherished verities, they do so with the mesmerizing grace of a skateboard gliding down Lombard Street."

From Sundance to you. Enjoy the experience … without having to navigate your way through those Park City crowds.