'How Power Looks' — MiamisFF Review
Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.

A field diary describes the observation of jacarandas during the months of March and April in the Chapultepec forest in Mexico City. When words begin to erase the images of these flowers, memory searches for references in old film fragments.
Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.
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The more biting satire is reserved for those on top of the power structure, such as the police, while those occupying lower levels are given more nuance and likability, even if they operate on the wrong side of the law. This principle gives Deep Cover its heart.