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‘The Man in My Basement’ Trailer: Corey Hawkins Stars as a Cash-Strapped Man With Willem Dafoe as His Unsettling Tenant in the TIFF-Bound Thriller

The film explores racial trauma and survival through a psychological thriller about a man forced to rent his basement to avoid foreclosure, premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival.

  • Making its debut at TIFF, The Man in My Basement, film, will have its world premiere next month; co-written by Nadia Latif and Walter Mosley.
  • Directing her first feature, Nadia Latif, makes her feature directorial debut from a script she co-wrote with Walter Mosley, based on Mosley’s 2004 novel.
  • Recently, Charles Blakey, homeowner in Sag Harbor, New York, considers renting his basement for 65 days at $1,000 per day to pay off his debts.
  • Coming to theaters and streaming, The Man in My Basement opens in select theaters on September 12 and will be available on Hulu and Disney+ this fall.
  • As a psychological thriller, the film explores generational pain, systemic racism, and the cost of survival through a tense psychological puzzle.
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The Emmy nominee, Corey Hawkins, and the Academy Award nominee, Willem Dafore, are faced in the tense trailer for "The Man in My Basement." Based on Walter Mosley's novel and directed by Nadia Latif, who has his debut as director. The film is set in the African American neighborhood of Sag Harbor, New York. What "The Man in My Basement" is about "The Man in My Basement" is centered on Charles Blakey, played by Hawkins, a man without a job, witho…

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