Fiction
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Ben Singer is a failed folk singer, newly unemployed proofreader, and every-other-weekend dad to his young daughter. The only thing he takes comfort in is smoking marijuana and chess games with Ibou, his Senegalese roommate. When Ibou becomes ill, a municipal employee exacerbates the emergency situation, and Ben pours his energy into a lawsuit against the city. Meanwhile, Ibou's beautiful sister Khadi arrives from Senegal, and Ben's life begins to turn around
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009
Director of photography, Daniel Shulman ; editor, Jeff W. Canavan ; music score, Craig Richey
Matthew Broderick, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jodelle Ferland, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ally Walker, Philip Baker Hall
MPAA rating: R; for language, some drug use and sexual content
DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital
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