Release Year: 2022

Category: Drama

Premiere: West Coast Premiere

Director(s): Elegance Bratton
Producer(s): Effie T. Brown, Chester Algernal Gordon
Screenwriter(s): Elegance Bratton
Starring: Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union, Bokeem Woodbine, Raúl Castillo, McCaul Lombardi, Nicholas Logan, Eman Esfandi, Aaron Dominguez, Aubrey Joseph, Andrew Kai, Tyler Merritt, Steve Mokate, Brad Napp, Daniel Williamson, Wynn Reichert, Reginald Murray, Chase Van Velkinburgh, Eddie “Miggy” Plaza, Krystal LaBeija, Alex Mugler. 

Synopsis: In Elegance Bratton’s deeply moving film inspired by 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 sense of belonging that will shape his identity and forever change his life.

SCREENING INFORMATION:

Friday, October 21st,
7:15 pm
AMC UTC 14 (Formerly Arclight Cinemas)
4425 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92122

*Available In-Person Only