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Moonlight

Moonlight

We stuck in La La Land, even when we win, we gon' lose...

20170h 10m

Overview

A look at an all-Black cast reboot of the TV show "Friends".

Directed by Alan Yang
Produced by Stephan Mohammed, Chaka Pilgrim, Inga Veronique
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Top Cast

Lil Rel Howery

Lil Rel Howery

Joey

LaKeith Stanfield

LaKeith Stanfield

Chandler

Jerrod Carmichael

Jerrod Carmichael

Ross

Issa Rae

Issa Rae

Rachel

Tiffany Haddish

Tiffany Haddish

Phoebe

Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson

Monica

Hannibal Buress

Hannibal Buress

Self

Jay-Z

Jay-Z

Richard (voice)

Themes & Keywords

surrealismmusic videoblack stories

About Moonlight

Moonlight is a music film released in 2017 exploring themes of surrealism, music video, black stories. Directed by Alan Yang, it stars Lil Rel Howery, LaKeith Stanfield, Jerrod Carmichael. A look at an all-Black cast reboot of the TV show "Friends".

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