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McCaul Lombardi
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Elegance Bratton's inspirational and deeply moving retelling of his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned...
2) Deadland
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
U.S. Border Patrol Agent, Angel Waters, makes a routine apprehension that will haunt him forever.
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Language
English
Formats
Description
Keith, a small-time drug dealer under house arrest at the home of his father in Baltimore, re-enters a community scarred by unemployment, neglect and deeply entrenched segregation. Nominated for Best Film at the **San Sebastian International Film Festival.** "*Matthew Porterfield’s achievement in this characteristically moody, downbeat essay is to hang back from expected narrative payoffs, while offering the appeal of a character study rooted in...
5) Patti Cake$
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Female rapper Patti Cake$ takes advantage of every opportunity in her New Jersey hometown as she chases her dreams of music stardom.
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Amanda and Jake are in love and want to start a new life together in Los Angeles. Amanda comes from an upper-middle class family, just graduated from college, and has some pressure to find the right job and succeed in her career. Jake is rough around the edges, without a degree, and some, including Amandas family, see him as a slacker. In the City of Angels, nothing happens as planned for the young couple as they face the realities of adulthood.
