Medicine for Melancholy

MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY is a love story about a one-night stand told through two African-American twenty-something's dealing with issues of class, identity, and the evolving conundrum of being a minority in a rapidly gentrifying San Francisco - a city with the smallest black population of any other major American City. When Micah (Wyatt Cenac) and Jo (Tracey Heggins) stumble into the brightness of a sunny San Francisco day after a hook-up, Jo' can't wait to escape the uncomfortable silence, but a shared cab ride and a lost wallet soon bring a well intentioned Micah to her front door. As caution turns to curiosity, the young couple sets off on a romantic ramble through eclectic neighborhoods and their own lives as they swap views on everything from the meaning of blackness to the letting go of heartbreak.

“Tender, smart, soulful.” (Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly)

“Smart, funny, and visually gorgeous, with the intimacy of a relationship drama and the resonance of a city portrait.” (David Edelstein, New York Magazine)