AMERICAN DARK is a sci-fi mythic set against the backdrop of a gritty America. The picture explores the taboo distance between father and sons within the urban black community, as well as the ripple effects of generational racism that led to their plight. Told through the eyes of Cole, a young man that aims to survive a bleak city, and his father Elias, an inmate participating in government testing, we discover the uniting of their fractured experiences together.