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Looking for Langston

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A black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story. A wake is going on, with mourners gathered around a coffin. Downstairs is an…

DirectorIsaac Julien
WriterIsaac Julien
ProducerNadine Marsh-Edwards

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Cast · Directed by Isaac Julien

BE
Ben Ellison
Alex
MB
Matthew Baidoo
Beauty
AM
Akim Mogaji
James
JW
John Wilson
Karl
DW
Dencil Williams
Marcus
GB
Guy Burgess
Dean
DWDublin James Wahlberg
Dublin James Wahlberg
Carlos
HD
Harry Donaldson
Leatherboy
JSJimmy Somerville
Jimmy Somerville
Angel
LHLangston Hughes
Langston Hughes
Self (archive footage)
SHStuart Hall
Stuart Hall
British (voice)

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Looking for Langston hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 19, 1989. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.