I'm Through With White Girls

The second film by independent filmmaker, Jennifer Sharp, I’m Through With White Girls is a racially-charged romantic comedy about misfits. Jay Brooks is a black man who breaks the stereotype mould and for that reason, doesn’t think he can meet a black woman that would be interested in him. Hence, he only dates white girls. Being a romantic comedy, of course, he finds himself stuck in the revolutions of the same dating cycle and seeks to break it. He does. He dates a black girl . . . and they hit it off . . . and then they fall apart . . . and then they get back together. In other words, your standard rom com. The neophyte acting and writing aside, Sharp makes a laudable effort to evince the complexity of racial issues merged with class and gender. And there is definitely a recurring motif about the deception of appearances throughout the film; however, lessons about the superficial take a backseat as the film’s genre takes over and the true meaning of the film comes to the for — men have commitment issues. It’s not very likely that you’ll find this film, but if you do, don’t expect the polish or gravity of a Spike Lee film. Do expect a cute, better-than-novice-but-still-not-Hollywood romantic comedy.

Bad - everybody's got to start somewhere, but it's not the greatest.

Directed by Jennifer Sharp