Bringing The Man in My Basement, the 2004 philosophical novel by celebrated author Walter Mosley, has been two decades in the making. That’s when first-time film director Nadia Latif, who is known for helming theater productions, first discovered Mosley’s work.

“I read the novel 21 years ago and just found it so gripping, weird and dark, with images that haunted me for a really long time,” she stated to EBONY.

The story revolves around Charles Barkeley, played by Corey Hawkins, a man who’s about to lose his inherited ancestral home to the bank due to nonpayment. That’s when he’s approached by Anniston Bennett, played by Willem Dafoe, who offers Charles a significant amount of money to rent his basement. When Anniston’s reason behind his confinement comes to light, it becomes an explorati

See Full Page