Roadshow Shorts 04 (1930-50’s)

A white guy in his 20s sits in a dimly lit living room, slouched in a chair near a door, hand down his pants, slowly jerking off. He’s slim, dark-haired, short, focused — no one else is in the room with him. Cut to a group of Black men in their 20s to 40s outside in a village, standing near trees and buildings, natural light, casual clothes, not performing. Then it shifts to four Black American men in suits on a bright indoor stage, singing into mics, serious expressions, hands down, no movement. Back to the white guy — same position, same room, still jerking. No interaction between scenes. The contrast is weird but consistent: isolated sexual act versus group performance with zero erotic context. Camera stays wide, no close-ups of faces or action. The office scene shows a man and woman talking to a man at a desk with books — all in their 20s-40s, dressed normally, no tension. Final shot is an empty park gate, trees, daylight. No nudity, no sex acts beyond the solo jerk-off. Just disjointed scenes, one of which involves masturbation in a low-light domestic space.