For Ahkeem

 

 

• "Masterful...Shows us the undeniable power of cinema"

"A bracing story of grit in a world of social injustice"

“A quietly impactful documentary with the texture of a narrative feature.”

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Named on the Cinema Eye Honors' “Unforgettables” List of 2017

In the Entertainment Weekly and People Magazine TOP 10 LISTS

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Director: Jeremy S. Levine & Landon Van Soest
Runtime: 90 min
Rating: NR
DVDCat#: PRDVD3828
UPC: 888608667821
​Pre-book: 1/9/18
Street: 2/6/18
SRP: $24.95

GENRES: Documentary,  Family,  Poverty, African American Studies, Crime, Lifestyle

SYNOPSIS:
After a school fight lands 17-year old Daje Shelton in a court-supervised alternative high school, she's determined to turn things around and make a better future for herself in her rough St. Louis neighborhood. But focusing on school is tough as she loses multiple friends to gun violence, falls in love for the first time, and becomes pregnant with a boy, Ahkeem, just as Ferguson erupts a few miles down the road. Through Daje's intimate coming-of-age story, For Ahkeem illuminates challenges that many Black teenagers face in America today, and witnesses the strength, resilience, and determination it takes to survive.