Completed - ENGLISH-UNITED STATES - Family, Second film, Drama - 111 minutes
A Jamaican teen, burdened by an unstable fatherand an unruly older brother, hopes a meteoric rise intrack-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)
Akeem Sharp, nicknamed the Rasta Rocket for his once-in-a-generationspeed, 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 reunitewith his mother, who has supported the family while living as an illegalresident for over a decade. But Akeem’s rising star is weighed down byturmoil at home: an unstable father, and an unruly older brother whoinsinuates himself into Akeem’s career as a means of escaping—orperhaps enhancing—his scam artist hustle.
Country(ies) : JAMAICA, USA
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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)