
Come Early Morning(2006)
A thirty-something southern woman searches for love, despite the burdens she carries with her.


Waking from a one-night stand that neither remembers, Micah and Joanne find themselves wandering the streets of San Francisco, sharing coffee and conversation and searching for a deeper connection.

Wyatt Cenac
Micah

Tracey Heggins
Jo
Elizabeth Acker
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Melissa Bisagni
Cassandra Jay

DeMorge Brown
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Powell DeGrange
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Chida Emeka
Housing Rights Committee Member
John Friedberg
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Dana Julius
Housing Rights Committee Member
Ondine Kilker
Housing Rights Committee Member
Medicine for Melancholy is a drama, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of one-night stand. Directed by Barry Jenkins, it stars Wyatt Cenac, Tracey Heggins, Elizabeth Acker. Waking from a one-night stand that neither remembers, Micah and Joanne find themselves wandering the streets of San Francisco, sharing coffee and conversation and searching for a deeper connection.
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