Recent Harvard grad Keke McQueen, 23, is eager to ditch her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan for her dream job in Atlanta, but when Keke discovers that her once super-sharp Grandma Janice is showing early signs of dementia, Keke puts her career at stake in order to save her Grandma's block party, and in the process, Keke falls back in love with her hometown and its people.
Acting
Margaret Avery brings devastating warmth to every scene.
Production
Grand Rapids as character — specific, lived-in, authentic.
Director
Dawn Wilkinson
Antoinette Robertson
Keke McQueen
Margaret Avery
Janice Sommers
Golden Brooks
Tasha McQueen
John Amos
Dennis
Faizon Love
Gus
Luenell
Debra
Merle Dandridge
Crystal Maitland
Lo Mutuc
Alice
Terayle Hill
Will Rencher
Bill Cobbs
Uncle Jim
Richard Hartley
Daryl
Gary Anthony Williams
Sean
Birgundi Baker
Eboni
Felonious Munk
DJ Dee Nutz
Brad William Henke
Buddy Frank
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Margaret Avery was nominated for an Oscar for The Color Purple (1985) — this is her first lead role in decades.
The block party tradition dates to 1915 Black Detroit, making this a specifically Midwestern Black American ritual rarely depicted on screen.
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