JAY-Z continues to impress with his 4:44 music and videos, and Alan Yang, the man who directed the video for Hova’s Moonlight, a short all-black reimagining of the hit 1990s sitcom Friends, says this latest offering was not simply about showing black actors in beloved sitcom roles, but offering viewers a different perspective.
The clip features JERROD CARMICHAEL, LIL REL HOWERY, LAKEITH STANFIELD, ISSA RAE, TIFFANY HADDISH and TESSA THOMPSON.
“Let’s go for true diversity in terms of personality and character and role,” Alan says, “And not just diversity in terms of tokenism or we’re checking off boxes. Let’s show literally, legitimately, different kinds of people. That’s always been in the back of my mind. The video touches on that a little bit I think.” We can’t wait to see…