The Inspection (DVD) Standard

In Elegance Bratton's deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense of belonging that will shape his identity and forever change his life.

• Great reviews for the film coming out of Toronto International Film Festival
• The film received three Gotham Award nominations: Elegance Bratton for the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award, and Gabrielle Union and Raúl Castillo for Outstanding Supporting Performance.
• arks an accomplished narrative feature debut for writer-director Elegance Bratton, who draws on his own story to create one of the most stirring portraits of queer Black masculinity since Moonlight.” - David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter