The last few years have been nothing short of historic. From a pandemic that has claimed the lives of millions of people and refuses to subsist to political instability and uprising across the entire world, this era is nothing short of a turning point. One of the topics at the forefront of this era is police brutality, spurring revolts from Los Angeles to Lagos. While discussion of police brutality and the mostly performative reaction from officials is ubiquitous, “A Lot of Nothing” asks: What if the killer cop lived next door to you? This question ruptures the lives of James (Y’Ian Noel) and Vanessa (Cleopatra Coleman), a young couple who decide to take justice into their own hands.
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The directorial debut of Mo McRae, “A Lot of Nothing,” is sure to question “how our experiences of race, class, family, fear, love, and happiness drive our choices today.” McRae, whose acting credits include “The Flight Attendant” and “Sons of Anarchy,” seems set to deliver a film that will add to contemporary social and political discussion in a similar vein to Jordan Peele and his socially conscious body of genre films.
Here’s the official synopsis:
James (Noel) and Vanessa (Coleman) seem to be the perfect couple – happily married, successful, and comfortable. One night, their lives are rocked to the core when, after watching a tragedy play out on the evening news, they realize their neighbor (Hartley) was involved. In a state of shock and with opposing viewpoints on how to address the issue, they embark on a highly combustible journey to ‘do something’ about it. Wildly entertaining, humorous, and often absurd, A LOT OF NOTHING acts as a funhouse mirror to reflect the best and worst of humanity – and how our experiences of race, class, family, fear, love, and happiness drive our choices today. Mo McRae dazzles in his feature directorial debut with a keen visual eye and a fresh, compelling voice. With A LOT OF NOTHING, he offers a pointed take on the micro and macro dynamics at play in many of our lives, tackling them with nuance, finesse, and wit.
Counting David Oyelowo (“The Water Man”) as one of its producers, “A Lot of Nothing” also stars Lex Scott Davis (“Rebel”), Shamier Anderson (“Invasion”), and Justin Hartley (“This Is Us”).
“A Lot of Nothing” will open in theaters and on demand on February 3 via RLJE Films.