In September 2018 , Curiel ’s next film , '' Monsters and Men '' , debuted ; it had premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival . Written and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green , the drama centers on three Black men who struggle to reconcile their lives “ as they marinate in guilt and complicity-by-inaction “ . Set in Bedford – Stuyvesant , Brooklyn , the film starts with one of “ frequent murders of black men by unpunished white police officers ” , and follows the three men while exploring issues of violence and systemic racism towards black people , racial profiling , and police brutality
systemic racism
Institutional racism
Angel Bismark Curiel