Bounce


1h 48m 1999

Brief Synopsis

Walter and Lorenzo are two South Bronx pals who are about to cut their first rap album together. Walter attends a local college and coaches children's sports teams and Lorenzo is unemployed and spends his time hanging out with local thugs. Concerned about how Lorenzo survives, Walter confronts him a

Film Details

Genre
Biography
Drama
Release Date
1999

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 48m

Synopsis

Walter and Lorenzo are two South Bronx pals who are about to cut their first rap album together. Walter attends a local college and coaches children's sports teams and Lorenzo is unemployed and spends his time hanging out with local thugs. Concerned about how Lorenzo survives, Walter confronts him about where he gets his money. Lorenzo dodges the question, leading Walter to believe that he's selling drugs. As more questions are raised, Walter's friends and neighbors urge him to distance himself from Lorenzo, but Walter loves Lorenzo and realizes that he is one of Lorenzo's only supporters...

Film Details

Genre
Biography
Drama
Release Date
1999

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 48m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Feature directorial debut for Adam Watstein.

Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Fipresci) October 6-21, 1999.

Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City (Worldwide Plaza) August 4-8, 1999.

The screenplay for this project grew out of the true experiences of Walter Velasquez, who used to coach inner-city kids with writer-director Adam Watstein; Velasquez told Watstein about this rap partner's murder.