The Weekend (2018 film)

The Weekend is an American comedy film written and directed by Stella Meghie. It stars Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell, DeWanda Wise, Y'lan Noel, and Kym Whitley. It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2018. Lionsgate released the film in theaters on September 13, 2019.

Synopsis
The Toronto International Film Festival described the film, "An acerbic comedian (Sasheer Zamata) becomes romantically entangled with her ex (Tone Bell), his new girlfriend (DeWanda Wise), and another guest (Y’Lan Noel) during a weekend getaway."

Cast

 * Sasheer Zamata as Zadie Barber, Bradford’s ex and Karen’s daughter
 * Tone Bell as Bradford Collins, Zadie’s ex and Margo’s boyfriend
 * DeWanda Wise as Margo Johnson, Bradford’s new girlfriend
 * Y'lan Noel as Aubrey, guest of Inn
 * Kym Whitley as Karen Barber, Zadie’s mother

Production
In March 2018, Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell, DeWanda Wise, Y'lan Noel and Kym Whitley had joined the cast of the film, with Stella Meghie directing from a screenplay she wrote. Meghie, Sarah Lazow, James Gibb, Stephanie Allain and Mel Jones produced the film under their Marada Pictures and Homegrown Pictures banners, respectively.

Release
It was released on September 13, 2019.

Critical reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes assigned the film an approval rating of, based on reviews assessed as positive or negative; the average rating among the reviews is. The site's critical consensus reads, "Led by a potentially star-making performance from Sasheer Zamata, The Weekend takes a well-acted, smartly written approach to familiar character dynamics."