Michael Black is a Michael Jackson impersonator performing underground in the New York City subway system. However he’s living in a time (the early 2000s) when his idol, once universally revered for his brilliance and artistry, is now often the subject of ridicule and derision.
After a tragic event befalls his family, believing his love for Jackson is all he has left, Michael makes the ultimate decision to make himself over by way of plastic surgery and become Michael Jackson. This is his journey to that decision.
It is also the story of Michael’s parents, Malcolm, a very dark skinned man, and Betty, a very light complexioned woman. Their intra-racial love story is told through the history of Jackson’s music, spanning the seventies, eighties and nineties. Their story culminates in a tragic event, which propels their son on his path.
MICHAEL BLACK is a thoughtful, intelligent and earnest exploration into the dynamics of race, love, identity, insecurity and fanaticism, wherein Michael Jackson stands as the metaphor and the soundtrack of a man, a family and a generation.
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