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The Measure of a Man
A film by Demetris Jones
A family drama following Demetrius and his cousin as three generations confront inherited anger.
A FIRST LOOK
The trailer
The story
Demetrius and his cousin navigate tensions within a Black family as the effects of inherited anger move across three generations.
From the filmmaker
I made this film to show the world that regardless of someone is stationed in life or their lifestyle, all people have something to offer the world and when they're demonized, ostracized and mishandled the gifts that they can give the world may be subdued and blanketed by hate misunderstanding and religious ideology. I wanted to show that regardless of your lifestyle, your choices, you are a gift and regardless of how we see people on the outside, there's always a plethora of light on the inside that should be allowed to shine
Credits
Demetris Jones is the writer, director, producer of this film. Reginald Haskins Jr. Plays the main character. Michael Hamilton. Imani Moultrie plays the secondary character. Bonita Jones. Tristan Parks plays character of Demetrius Jones and Brayden Parks plays the character of Antoine Jones
Where to watch / attend
Released and streaming on Tubi.
Read the full synopsis
This story is about a a African-American man who just so happened to be gay who had been rejected by his family. His name is Michael Hamilton. He traveled the country trying to find acceptance and found a home in Atlanta, Georgia with his in-laws there. He was able to leave a lasting influence on two young boys who needed a mail in their life. Their father had been in and out and gone to various places before returning home. After month being gone. Michael Hamilton came in and filled the void. But his sexuality in the 1980s in Atlanta was still frowned up on and church members of the family began to raise ruckus in regards to his living with with his in-laws Bonita Jones and her sons Demetrius Jones and Antoine Jones time went on and he had a real strong influence on the children. But their father returned and displaced him years after he had left his effect was still felt and when he became terminally ill there was a reunion between Demetrius and twan and Bonita that left a mark on all the lives that they encountered and that they encountered the story. He passed away but the mark that he left on Demetrius and the stories he told Demetrius Dimitri is embodied. Them became a filmmaker and tells the story of Michael Hamilton and only the way that he could