Join us for a screening followed by a Q&A with Dominique Fishback and co-writer/director Jordana Spiro.
Moderated by Kweighbaye Kotee, Founder & CEO of Bushwick Film Festival (BFF); host/creator of Indie Cinema New York on BRIC TV.
Estimated program end time: 9:00 PM
SYNOPSIS
Eighteen-year-old Angel leaves her stint in juvenile detention with nothing but a few bucks and a dead cellphone. After serving time for unlawful possession of a weapon, she’s thrown back onto the streets and into a world riddled with the demons of her past. Her little sister, Abby, is stuck in foster care while her dad, responsible for the murder of their mother, roams free in some undisclosed suburb. But Angel, strong-willed and resourceful, has a quick-fix plan: find Abby, get a gun, hunt down her father, and hit the reset button on her and her sister’s life.
Filmmaker Jordana Spiro and co-writer Angelica Nwandu paint a tough but intimate portrait of sisterhood amid a hostile landscape where kids and young adults, desperate for guidance, are instead forced to fend for themselves. Naturalistic dialogue and restrained but deeply felt dynamics between the two sisters breathe humor and warmth into scenes otherwise loaded with tension. Night Comes On is a raw and lyrical coming-of-age tale and a testament to Spiro’s gifts as a nuanced and empathetic storyteller on the rise.
PANELIST BIOS
Jordana Spiro
Jordana Spiro is a director, writer, and actor. This is her debut feature, developed in Sundance Institute's Directors, Screenwriters, and Composers Labs and through the Cinereach development grant. Her short Skin premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and won the Women In Film/CalmDown Productions Grant. She earned her MFA in film from Columbia University (2015) and received the Adrienne Shelly Foundation Fellowship. Jordana is currently acting in her second season of Ozark on Netflix.
Dominique Fishback
Dominique Fishback is an actress and playwright who is best known for playing Darlene on “The Deuce” and Billie Rowan on “Show Me a Hero,” two HBO series. She currently stars in indie film “Night Comes On,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was the winner of the Next Innovator Award. The film, which was released in select theaters and digital platforms on August 3rd, 2018, is directed by Jordana Spiro and co-written by Jordana Spiro and Angela Nwandu. Next up, Dominique can be seen in FOX 2000 Pictures’ “The Hate U Give,” opposite Amandla Stenberg, Anthony Mackie, Common, Algee Smith and Regina King. The film will have its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival and will be released wide on October 19th, 2018. The film is based on a popular young adult novel by Angie Thomas and is directed by George Tillman Jr. Earlier this year, Dominique appeared as a younger version of Jay-Z’s mother, Gloria Carter, in his music video for SMILE. The part earned her a Webby Award for best individual performance. In 2014, Fishback premiered her off-off-Broadway play “Subverted” where she plays 22 characters. “Subverted” was nominated for a 2015 Innovative Theater Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. Dominique graduated from Pace University with a B.A. in Theater. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
