"Outerlands" Provides Community in Unexpected Places
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.

Set in London’s underground club scene, reload follows Dee, torn between caring for her sick grandmother and chasing a long-shelved dream. When she skips a work shift to play a last-minute DJ set, the night becomes a test of self-belief, sisterhood and joy — and as the set takes a turn, she must decide: will she come back or choose herself?
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.
Wild Child tells the story of a wealthy, spoiled teenage girl named Poppy Moore who lives in Malibu, California, who attends a boarding school in England. This film shows us how Poppy is first labeled as a fish out of water compared to her boarding school classmates, as she is a wild child, but eventually earns her roommates' friendships and respect.
With This is Us now on its fifth season and A Million Little Things on its third, we have a lot of material to entertain the hypothetical: if these two shows got in the ring together, who would come out victorious? Despite the endless recognition for the former’s success, I dare say I’d put my money on A Million Little Things once all is said and done.
Can a homeless yet optimistic teenage girl learn to accept a helping hand?
It is up to the community to decide if this film is a force for enlightenment or not.
It’s fun, it’s energetic, but it’s also understated and vicarial. Zola is a modern black fairytale and future of black movies.