See You Yesterday

See You Yesterday
Directed by	Stefon Bristol
Screenplay by	Fredrica Bailey Stefon Bristol
Based on	See You Yesterday by Fredrica Bailey Stefon Bristol
Produced by	Spike Lee
Starring	Eden Duncan-Smith Danté Crichlow Marsha Stephanie Blake Johnathan Nieves Myra Lucretia Taylor Wavyy Jonez Rayshawn Richardson Ron Bobb-Semple Brian "Stro" Bradley
Cinematography	Felipe Vara de Rey
Edited by	Jennifer Lee
Music by	Michael Abels
Production company	40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

See You Yesterday is a 2019 American science fiction film directed by Stefon Bristol with a screenplay by Bristol and Fredrica Bailey based on Bristol's 2017 short film of the same name. It stars Eden Duncan-Smith, Dante Crichlow and Astro. It was released on May 17, 2019, by Netflix. The film received positive reviews and was nominated for two awards at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards, with Bristol and Bailey winning Best First Screenplay.

Synopsis

The film follows the story of an ambitious science prodigy, who uses her prowess and capabilities to create time machines, in order to save her brother who has been killed by a police officer. As she tries to alter the events of the past, she will eventually face the perilous consequences of time travel.

Cast

• Eden Duncan-Smith as C.J. Walker
• Danté Crichlow as Sebastian Thomas, C.J.'s best friend
• Brian "Stro" Bradley as Calvin Walker, C.J.'s older brother
• Marsha Stephanie Blake as Phaedra, C.J. and Calvin's mother.
• Johnathan Nieves as Eduardo, Sebastian's friend.
• Michael J. Fox as Mr. Lockhart, C.J. and Sebastian's science teacher
• Myra Lucretia Taylor as Gloria, Sebastian's grandmother
• Wavyy Jonez as Dennis, Calvin's friend
• Rayshawn Richardson as Jared, C.J.'s ex-boyfriend
• Khail Bryant as Tiffany
• Ejyp Johnson as Rosco
• Barrington Walters, Jr. as Keith
• Muhammad Cunningham as Malik
• Carlos Arce as Carlito
• Rony Clanton as Sly
• Yvette Mercedes as Rosie
• Courtney Noel as Kingsley
• Manny Ureña as Officer Perez
• Brett Smith as Officer Bryce

Production

The film was shot in Queens and Brooklyn, New York in 2018.

Release

It was released on May 17, 2019 on Netflix streaming.

Reception

The film has received favorable reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95% based on 38 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.34/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "See You Yesterday marries a novel sci-fi premise with urgent social relevance and forges something excitedly new from the union—providing an impressive showcase for star Eden Duncan-Smith and debut writer-director Stefon Bristol." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 74 out of 100 based on nine critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."

Brian Tallerico of the RogerEbert.com gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, reflecting on the film: "Bristol [the director] makes a number of smart decisions, including keeping it close to 80 minutes and bringing Flatbush to cinematic life", but as the film "becomes more cluttered with time travel loops, it becomes less interesting".

Music

The soundtrack is mainly composed of reggae and soca music:

• Tenor Saw: "Ring the Alarm"
• Olatunji Yearwood: "Oh Yay!"
• Buddy feat. Ty Dolla Sign: "Hey Up There"
• New Babylon: "Reggae Revolution!
• Dawn Penn: "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)"

See also

• List of black films of the 2010s

External links

• Official website
• See You Yesterday at IMDb