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Completed - ENGLISH-UNITED STATES - Family, Second film, Drama - 111 minutes

Log Line

A Jamaican teen, burdened by an unstable father
and an unruly older brother, hopes a meteoric rise in
track-and-field can reunite him with his mother ,
who has lived illegally in the U.S. for over a decade.

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Storm SAULTER
Cast : David Alan GRIER, Lorraine TOUSSAINT, Shantol JACKSON, Bryshere GRAY, Dale ELLIOTT, Kadeem WILSON, Dennis TITUS, Usain BOLT

Producer(s) : Robert MAYLOR (Mental Telepathy Pictures), Clarence HAMMOND (Overbrook Entertainment), Jamal WATSON (Overbrook Entertainment)

Synopsis

Akeem Sharp, nicknamed the Rasta Rocket for his once-in-a-generation
speed, is set to be Jamaica’s next big track-and-field sensation.
Akeem hopes his rise in athletics will take him to the U.S. to reunite
with his mother, who has supported the family while living as an illegal
resident for over a decade. But Akeem’s rising star is weighed down by
turmoil at home: an unstable father, and an unruly older brother who
insinuates himself into Akeem’s career as a means of escaping—or
perhaps enhancing—his scam artist hustle.

Production

Country(ies) : JAMAICA, USA

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Festivals and Awards

American Black Film Festival 2018 (Official Selection. Best Film, Audience Award, Best Director)
Smithsonian - National Museum of African American History & Culture - AAFF 2018 (Official Selection)
Bahamas International Film Festival 2018 (Official Selection. New Visions Award)
Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival 2018 (Official Selection)


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