Directed by Derrick B. Harden and Crystal Moselle,
The Black Sea sees Harden play the role of Khalid, a
Brooklynite who quits his job and heads to a small town in Bulgaria after
being promised money by a dying woman who believes she can be cured by the
touch of a black man.
The film also stars Irmena Chichikova, Stoyo Mirkov and Samuel Finzi.
The Black Sea is in US cinemas from November 22nd. A UK/ROI
release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer below and read our review
here.
The official synopsis reads:
Khalid, a charismatic big dreamer from Brooklyn, gets stuck in a small town on the Black Sea after chasing an opportunity for money that goes wrong. Being the only black guy in the town, he quickly becomes the center of the village's attention. His New York City street bop is all he has to survive. In his pursuit to get home he finds connections he never expected, and goes on a surprisingly transformative journey...finding love, community, and a way to make his dreams come unexpectedly true.