Two best friends, twelve minutes, one car — everything unsaid finally spills out.
KYRIE and SHAKA come from two different worlds. Kyrie insists that no one picks him up directly from his home in East Cleveland and Shaka, who is far more well off, is more than willing to flaunt what he has and throw out money on the newest games and sneakers. Still, they are best friends trying to get through life together. Kyrie struggles to come out to his best friend before leaving for college. Shaka doesn't know how to tell Kyrie that he is moving to a different state. It's a story about humanity, politics, fear, and its consequences, all told from the perspective of two teens in East Cleveland, Ohio.
Acting
Onuaguluchi-May's eyes say everything his mouth can't.
Cinematography
That BMW becomes a whole character.
Writing
Dialogue so natural it hurts.
Director
Arman Taheri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on location in East Cleveland, the film joins a sparse canon of queer narratives set in Rust Belt Black communities.
The title's double meaning — driving inside the car, and the emotional walls we drive into — wasn't in the original script.
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