Three and a Half Thoughts

14m27s

After a disastrous date with his childhood friend, Red Caldwell attempts to escape his miseries. He is swiftly carried away from the pain of the evening and other recent troubles, but soon learns that escapism is not without its consequences.

Adapted from the short story "Marihuana [sic] and a Pistol" by Chester Himes.
Published by Thunder's Mouth Press in The Collected Short Stories of Chester Himes

Courtesy of Lesley Himes

Athens International Film + Video Festival, Rooftop Films Summer Series, Harlem International Film Festival, San Francisco Black Film Festival, Martha's Vineyard
African American Film Festival, and others.

Featuring: Richard Prioleau, Chioma Okereke, Adepero Oduye, Amirah Vann, Monica Quintanilla, Richard Zekaria, and Linda Blackstock

Adapted for the Screen, Directed, and Edited by: Khary Saeed Jones

Cinematographer: Aaron Kovalchik

Production Manager: Elif Refig

Art Director: Kate Kirtz