09 Apr 2009
Whip It
In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
Strive
A teenager from the projects in Harlem aims to get into Yale, but must push against the world holding her back.
Kalani (Joi Campbell), is a teenager living in Harlem with her older brother Jacob, and her younger sister, Bebe, while her mother struggles to make ends meet. Her college counselor Mr. Rose (Danny Glover) sees great promise in her educational future. As Kalani's siblings get caught in a myriad of hardships, Kalani teeters on the brink of ruin as she struggles to keep both her family and her dream intact. Strive reminds us that hard work, optimism, and perseverance, in the face of overwhelming adversity, is the essence of what it is to be American.
Top Billed Cast
Danny Glover 
Tony D. Head 
Nicole Ehinger 
Scarlett Sperduto 
Leopold Manswell 
Chelsea Lee Williams 
Shaylin Becton Bebe
Cole Taylor Terrance
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