Jeffrey Wright Stars as Frustrated Author in 'American Fiction,' a Satire on Exploiting Black Stereotypes

Jeffrey Wright plays a novelist who writes a satirical memoir mocking stereotypes, but it becomes a bestseller.
"American Fiction" confronts issues of cultural stereotyping and tropes in Black entertainment.
The film stars Wright, Sterling K. Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Issa Rae.
It is directed by Cord Jefferson and produced by Rian Johnson, based on Percival Everett's novel "Erasure".
The movie won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival and will be released on December 15.