A young man inherits his grandmother's house and, with the encouragement of his girlfriend, turns it into a Black socialist collective where community forms the basis of family.
Ephraim Asili's The Inheritance weaves histories of the West Philadelphia-based MOVE Organization, the Black Arts Movement, and dramatizations of the life of the filmmaker when he was a member of a Black activist collective. Centering on what Asili describes as a "speculative reenactment" of his time in a West Philadelphia collective, the actors scripted lives on set are entwined with cameos by MOVE's Debbie Africa, Mike Africa Sr., and Mike Africa Jr., and poet-activists Sonia Sanchez and Ursula Rucker.
Commissioned by the EMPAC. Producer: Ephraim Asili. Executive Producer: Victoria Brooks. Cinematography: Ephraim Asili. Produced by : Asili Vision. Sound: Stephen McLaughlin.