Hey there, culture queens, grab your cup and brace yourselves, it’s time for some serious tea! The fresh cinematic flavor in town, Osato Dixon, is serving up a new documentary, ‘Wait Until Tomorrow.’ Fresh off the plates of HBO, NBCUniversal, and McKinsey & Company, this prolific filmmaker is now dishing out some stirring stories that are emphatically black and downright fabulous.
This three-year lovechild of Dixon’s remarkable storytelling and the ‘everyday’ story of Black America, is set to take the spotlight at the 2025 American Black Film Festival. It’s more than a film, y’all. It’s a peep through the lens capturing what economic mobility looks like in spaces baked in melanin; ATL, Detroit, H-Town, and D.C.
But hold on, your girl Lauryn Bass from BOSSIP had the sauce spilling from Dixon himself – these stories? All too real. He was in their space, listening, and sharing their truth. Real people, real stories – no reenactments, no need for narration.
Our man didn’t stop at giving you just the digits taken from “The Economic State of Black America,” by the McKinsey Institute. Nah-uh. He went deeper. He put individuals and their stories at the heart of this project, letting the numbers merely be the threads of this richly woven tapestry.
In the mix, we meet Pauline. Can you imagine choosing between her kids’ dinner plate or paying her student loans? Uh-huh, her reality is harsh. Still, it weaves a compelling narrative, shedding a new light on how we understand such complex data.
This film isn’t just about feeding your eyes with art, it’s creating a narrative that is inextricable from our lives. Dixon didn’t just sit back and call the shots; he made his A-game, picking up the camera, capturing raw, riveting black-and-white imaginaries. There’s power in how he fashions his lens, an artistic homage to masters like Eli Reed and Gordon Parks.
Rest assured, this isn’t just Dixon’s baby. It’s got a powerhouse team of creatives. Producer Kelley Robins Hicks (Random Acts of Flyness, Space Jam: A New Legacy), producer Jamund Washington (Gimme the Loot, Ziwe, Tramps), and co-writer Kara Murphy, Atlanta’s own pen wizard.
‘Wait Until Tomorrow’ isn’t your standard documentary. It’s raw truth served on a cinematic platter, capturing complex elements of Black American life, wealth, and history but with a story that puts real people at the center. Take Armand, the first in the family to graduate college, or Antonio, a funeral director whose ancestor escaped slavery.
Apart from the big screen, Dixon’s plan is to stir up conversations outside theatres. They intend to convert threads of the movie into bite-sized, shareable pieces intended for social platforms, taking these stories far and wide, and making them accessible to more people.
But let’s not forget, this deliciously layered documentary is also hitting the road. After its world premiere at ABFF, it’s getting its strut on in New York, Texas, and Massachusetts.
So, get ready to meet Dixon and his team down the road and allow ‘Wait Until Tomorrow’ to give you a whole new perspective. And as always, keep your cups filled and your sass turned all the way up!
