While Woody Allen's film may be a reference point to “American Fiction,” direct comparisons are harder to come by for such a breezy but biting commentary.
Directing a film, Jefferson says, wasn't necessarily a lifelong ambition.
That “American Fiction” is hard to categorize, he says, might mean he's on the right track.
“This being my first movie, I’m eager to find what my voice is,” Jefferson says.
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