Out on the lacrosse pitch, wealthy but troubled Jesse and poor but driven Tosha form an easy and deep bond, but their relationship is threatened once they enter the hallways of an elite prep school they attend in Washington, D.C. There, they must work to overcome racial and other tensions in their classmates, and in themselves, if they hope to keep their friendship alive.
Acting
Sonequa Martin-Green's raw pre-Walking Dead breakout.
Direction
Emily Abt's documentary-eye for authentic DC spaces.
Director
Emily Abt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in actual DC prep schools with real student athletes as extras. Director Emily Abt lived this — she attended Sidwell Friends on scholarship.
Released the same year Obama took office, this film captures a specific pre-hope tension about 'post-racial' America that now reads almost nostalgically naive.
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