American Son
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American Son is a 2018 Broadway play (later adapted into a Netflix film) that explores race, policing, and family through the story of a Black mother searching for her missing teenage son.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Son canonical | 3 |
| American Son (2019 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5736412 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Son Context triple: [Kerry Washington, notableWork, American Son]
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A.
American Me
American Me is a 1992 crime drama film directed by and starring Edward James Olmos that explores the origins and violent world of a Mexican-American prison gang in East Los Angeles.
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B.
Father to a Son
Father to a Son is a song by the American rock band Saviors.
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C.
American Boy
"American Boy" is a 2008 dance-pop and R&B hit single by British singer Estelle featuring Kanye West, known for its catchy hook and transatlantic romance theme.
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D.
American Baby
"American Baby" is a 2005 rock single by Dave Matthews Band known for its politically charged lyrics and prominent radio airplay.
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E.
My Father
"My Father" is a biographical book by Margery Durant that portrays the life and character of her father, automobile pioneer William C. Durant, co-founder of General Motors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Son Target entity description: American Son is a 2018 Broadway play (later adapted into a Netflix film) that explores race, policing, and family through the story of a Black mother searching for her missing teenage son.
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A.
American Me
American Me is a 1992 crime drama film directed by and starring Edward James Olmos that explores the origins and violent world of a Mexican-American prison gang in East Los Angeles.
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B.
Father to a Son
Father to a Son is a song by the American rock band Saviors.
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C.
American Boy
"American Boy" is a 2008 dance-pop and R&B hit single by British singer Estelle featuring Kanye West, known for its catchy hook and transatlantic romance theme.
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D.
American Baby
"American Baby" is a 2005 rock single by Dave Matthews Band known for its politically charged lyrics and prominent radio airplay.
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E.
My Father
"My Father" is a biographical book by Margery Durant that portrays the life and character of her father, automobile pioneer William C. Durant, co-founder of General Motors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway play
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drama ⓘ play ⓘ |
| adaptationFormat | Netflix film ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | film ⓘ |
| adaptationReleasePlatform | Netflix ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
American Son (2019 film)
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linked to:
American Son
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| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Black mother’s search for missing teenage son in police custody system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
communication breakdown within families
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implicit bias in policing ⓘ media and public perception of Black youth ⓘ tensions between Black communities and law enforcement ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jamal Ellis-Connor
ⓘ
Kendra Ellis-Connor ⓘ Lieutenant John Stokes ⓘ Officer Paul Larkin ⓘ Scott Connor ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation |
Booth Theatre
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Broadway ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary drama
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social drama ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Miami
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police station ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family
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interracial marriage ⓘ parenthood ⓘ police violence ⓘ policing ⓘ race ⓘ racial profiling ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense real-time depiction of race and policing in the United States
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minimalist single-location staging ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| productionType | limited Broadway engagement ⓘ |
| protagonist | Kendra Ellis-Connor ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | Black mother searching for her missing teenage son ⓘ |
| structure | one-act play ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfNarrative | single night ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Christopher Demos-Brown ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Son Description of subject: American Son is a 2018 Broadway play (later adapted into a Netflix film) that explores race, policing, and family through the story of a Black mother searching for her missing teenage son.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: American Son