Mixing Nia
Mixing Nia ★★½ 1998 (R)
Biracial ad exec Nia (Parsons) becomes upset when she is asked to head a new beer campaign aimed at black youth. She quits, and decides to write a novel about the black experience and then realizes that she's lost touch with that part of her heritage. So, Nia decides to regain her roots and finds a real culture clash. 93m/C VHS, DVD . Karyn Parsons, Isaiah Washington IV, Eric Thal, Diego Serrano, Heidi Schanz, Rosalyn Coleman; D: Alison Swan.
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