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A film written and acted by foster care youth ripped from the stories of their lives. Five youth's worlds interweave as they confront loss, heartbreak, and come of age in this tale about transience and perseverance. Addie struggles to graduate from high school while her best friend Marie loses her grandmother. Megan copes with being taken from her abusive family and faces the harsh reality of living in a residential treatment center. All the while Eva works to be mother to her sister while their father falls deeper into a crack addiction. Finally, there's Austin who's living on the street with his brother barely able to feed himself. All of them must decide to survive or else fall victim to a broken system.
Original Release
03/08/2014
US Release
03/08/2014
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Joshua Elijah Adams | |
Ainsley Brownie Henry | |
Lee Jimenez | |
Setor Attipoe | Jackie |
Brian Flora | Bobby |
Anatoli Grigoriadou | Jessica |
Remy Jeremie | |
Vincent Notice | |
Tanise Na'Chelle | |
Renata Romain | (as Renada Romain) |
Directors
Writers
Deshawn Brown, Niquana Clark, Michael Dew, Gabrielle Garcia, Gilbert Howard, Claribelle Pagan, Ebonee Simpson, Juan Carlos Pineiro Escoriaza
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joshua Elijah Adams | |
Ainsley Brownie Henry | |
Lee Jimenez | |
Setor Attipoe | Jackie |
Brian Flora | Bobby |
Anatoli Grigoriadou | Jessica |
Remy Jeremie | |
Vincent Notice | |
Tanise Na'Chelle | |
Renata Romain | (as Renada Romain) |
Charly Nicole | |
Angela Santillo | |
James Simmons | Principal Clark |
Angelica Phillips | |
Marc A. Soto | |
Gary Vincent | |
Kenya Heyliger | Group Home Director |
Aaron Kliner | Attorney |
Vanessa Pringle | Attorney |
Sherricka L. White | Attorney |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paul G. Griffin | Executive Producer |
Marcus Clarke | Producer |
Elizabeth Howard | Producer |
Editors
Juan Carlos Pineiro Escoriaza, Amanda Moreau, Stephen Bruckert