Drama

Story Ave

After running away from home, a teenage graffiti artist holds up an unsuspecting MTA worker in a robbery gone right that changes their lives forever.

Release Date : 2023-09-29

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Space ProgramMero Mero ProductionsFoxxhole ProductionsDark Rabbit ProductionsFirstGen Content

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Kadir Grayson

Original Name : Asante Blackk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Luis Torres

Original Name : Luis Guzmán

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sean Skemes Hernandez

Original Name : Melvin Gregg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maurice Moe Hernandeez

Original Name : Alex R. Hibbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gloria Sanchez

Original Name : Coral Peña

Gender : Female

Character Name : Olivia Grayson

Original Name : Cassandra Freeman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Isabel

Original Name : Stella Doyle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Punch

Original Name : Xavier Jiménez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ms. Chen

Original Name : Sue Kim

Gender : Female

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Andre Blackwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Iman

Original Name : Ka'mani Sanai' Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mia

Original Name : Madison Sonae Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Puto

Original Name : Curtiss Cook Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yankees Fan

Original Name : Tierre Diaz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bubz

Original Name : Michael Excell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reggie

Original Name : Hassan Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : High School Student

Original Name : Musa Mahoney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jose

Original Name : Julito McCullum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Booth Clerk

Original Name : Marcia Myers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ade

Original Name : Ade Otukoya

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mujer

Original Name : Qui Moo Powell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Daniela Rosario

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bodega Clerk

Original Name : Gus Scharr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cashier

Original Name : Valentina Tammaro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kayvon

Original Name : Tristan Timmons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Man

Original Name : Henry Yuk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop (credit only)

Original Name : Jamal Lloyd Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vhs Gang member 1

Original Name : Ace Vargas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spanish Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Christina Parsons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Construction worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruben Rivera

Gender : Male

Reviews

Brent Marchant

@Brent_Marchant

2023-11-25

For many at-risk youth, there comes a turning point where they can head off in one direction or another, each with vastly different long-term outcomes. For South Bronx graffiti artist Kadir Grayson (Asante Blackk) – a gifted illustrator with real talent who’s desperately struggling to find himself and reconcile his grief for the loss of his younger brother – that comes when he falls in with the wrong crowd and fails at proving himself in an unsuccessful attempt at holding up a aging but streetwise transit worker, Luis Torres (Luis Guzmán). Instead of filing charges against the confused young man, Luis takes Kadir under his wing to help him straighten out his life before it’s too late. It’s an uplifting and heartwarming tale, albeit somewhat clichéd and predictable at times, especially when it comes to the overlong wait for certain all-too-entirely expected revelations to surface. Nevertheless, director Aristotle Torres’s debut feature provides viewers with more than its share of time-honored wisdom and hope for those who could easily end up following a different and more destructive course. The fine performances of Blackk and Guzmán convincingly sell the material, which is presented with compelling cinematography and film editing, though the sound quality can stand some improvement, particularly in the opening half-hour, when the dialogue becomes almost unintelligible at times. Still, there’s much to be said for the insights served up in this intergenerational coming of age drama, proving that there’s always a possibility to set things right, even when they seem to be headed in an irretrievable downward spiral. And that’s a “story” that’s more than just a street name.