The Subject
“Tell me about that day...”
A successful white documentarian deals with the fallout from his last film, which caught the murder of a Black teen on tape. While he films a new doc series, someone else tapes his every move.
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Cast
6 people
Jason Biggs
Phil
Known for
American Pie
Orange Is the New Black
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Leslie
Known for
When They See Us
King Richard
Anabelle Acosta
Jess
Known for
Quantico
Ballers
Nile Bullock
Malcolm
Known for
Chang Can Dunk
Carra Patterson
Marley
Known for
Turner & Hooch
Straight Outta Compton
Caleb Eberhardt
Kwame
Known for
Marvel's The Defenders
Black Christmas
Lanie Zipoy Director · Chisa Hutchinson Writer Sofi Marshall Editor
United States release October 22, 2021 · Produced in United States
Production
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 11, 2020
Premiere · Art of Brooklyn Film Festival
United States · October 22, 2021
Limited theatrical
United States · October 22, 2021
Digital
Canada
October 22, 2021 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
February 20, 2023 · Digital
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