Love Stories from the African Diaspora
Here are some of our picks for inclusive Black love stories in film and media. We hope you enjoy these tender love stories and beautiful depictions.
Monster Girls (2015)
Leah, a lonely zombie-in-hiding, is forced to rejoin society when she inherits a house from a mysterious relative. Bullied into getting roommates by a suspicious inheritance lawyer, she's joined by Hazel (a gutter punk goblin-in-exile) and Half-Off (a naive alien researching human love) on the path to redemption. Monster Girls takes a darkly comic look at the lives of every modern 20-something; desperate to find identity, acceptance, and a way to resist the urge to kill everyone they meet.
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Leah, a lonely zombie-in-hiding, is forced to rejoin society when she inherits a house from a mysterious relative. Bullied into getting roommates by a suspicious inheritance lawyer, she's joined by Hazel (a gutter punk goblin-in-exile) and Half-Off (a naive alien researching human love) on the path to redemption. Monster Girls takes a darkly comic look at the lives of every modern 20-something; desperate to find identity, acceptance, and a way to resist the urge to kill everyone they meet.
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Genre:Comedy, Horror
Written By:Matt Soson
In Theaters:1/15/2015
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Runtime:28 minutes
Studio:A Working Theater
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