An Oversimplification of Her Beauty

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty is a 2012 American semi-animated romantic comedy-drama film, directed by Terence Nance in his feature directorial debut. The film follows a quixotic artist who, when stood up by an attractive woman, makes a film about it and shows it to her. The film was adapted from Nance's 2006 short film, How Would You Feel?. It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and has received generally positive reviews from critics.

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Directed by	Terence Nance
Screenplay by	Terence Nance
Based on	How Would You Feel? by Terence Nance
Produced by	Chanelle Aponte Pearson James Bartlett Andrew Corkin Terence Nance
Starring	Terence Nance Namik Minter
Narrated by	Reg E. Cathey Terence Nance Namik Minter Onyinyechi Amanze
Cinematography	Matthew E. Bray Shawn Peters
Edited by	Terence Nance
Music by	Flying Lotus
Distributed by	Variance Films
Release date	January 21, 2012 (2012-01-21) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Synopsis

When a young man (Terence Nance) is stood up on a date by a beautiful woman (Namik Minter), he begins to wonder about the nature of feelings and what exactly makes up a specific moment in time.

Cast

• Terence Nance as Terence
• Alisa Becher
• Jc Cain
• Dexter Jones
• Namik Minter
• Talibah Lateefah Newman
• Chanelle Aponte Pearson

Reception

Critical reception for An Oversimplification of Her Beauty has been mostly positive and the film holds a rating of 74 on Metacritic (based on 11 reviews) and a rating of 82% on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 38 reviews).^[1][2]

Awards

• Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You at the Gotham Independent Film Awards (2012, won)^[3]

See also

• List of Afrofuturist films
• List of black films of the 2010s