THE PHOTOGRAPH (12A)***

Dir:Stella Meghie

With: Lakeith Stanfield and Chante Adams

Runtime: 106 mins

Love ripples across the decades in writer-director Stella Meghie's romantic drama in parallel time frames.

In the present day, Michael Block (Lakeith Stanfield) prepares to write a feature on celebrated photographer Christina Eames (Chante Adams).

He travels to Louisiana to interview her good friend Isaac Jefferson (Rob Morgan), who manages to conceal the depth of his true feelings for Christina and the secrets of their shared history.

Michael gathers further background detail by meeting Christina's estranged daughter Mae Morton (Issa Rae).

He finds his integrity compromised by his attraction to Mae.

As the journalist wrestles with his feelings for his interview subject, he becomes personally invested in discovering the identity of Mae's father.