In the new Oscar-nominated film American Fiction, African American novelist Monk is disillusioned with the publishing industry's obsession with reducing Black writers to stereotypes to pander to white audiences and how the establishment profits from peddling “Black trauma porn”. Obviously, the film is a satire. But I interviewed five Black British writers about the film, who told me  it’s also actually very true to life. Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-Standard for the latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog: null Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eveningstandard and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evening.standard