Neal Lerner Movies

Thelonious “Monk” Ellison’s writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk, a writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose…

A young African American man, reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, travels to rural Maine to seek answers from his estranged mother-in-law, who is herself confronting guilt and…

Jesse is charming, romantic, and he knows how to pop the question; he just can’t face marriage. So, when he and Hannah split up during the same week that a…