Upon his return from serving a ten-year sentence in prison, reformed gang leader, S. Lance Ingram, struggles to adapt to a changed Harlem. Unable to use the technological skills he acquired in jail, Lance is forced to accept a position delivering meals for a local food bank. It is here that he befriends Ms. Maddy, 75, a past beauty with a irreverent and hardened shell to whom he delivers dinners. Through her, Lance finds hope, relearning the joys of life and living despite the outwardly bedeviled society in which they find themselves.
Acting
Loretta Devine's Ms. Maddy steals every damn scene
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like Harlem, not Hollywood
Direction
Jamal Joseph brings activist authenticity to every frame
Director
Jamal Joseph
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jamal Joseph was a Black Panther and spent years in prison himself—this is lived experience, not research.
Daniel Beaty wrote and performed the one-man play this expands from; the prison classroom scene mirrors his actual teaching.
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