Up with Me
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Greg Takoudes
Francisco Vicioso
Erika Rivera
Brandon Thorpe
Justin Coltrain
Destiny Waters
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
When Francisco, a teenager from Harlem, is admitted to an upstate boarding school on scholarship, he is torn between his life at home (his loyal girlfriend and his jealous best friend) and the new environment. But as Francisco tries to leave his troubles in Harlem behind, his best friend puts his own life in danger as a loyalty test to Francisco. Francisco is then forced to become the one thing in boarding school that he resisted becoming in Harlem: a drug dealer.
Director
Greg Takoudes
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Recipient of the Best Narrative Feature Film Honorable Mention at the 2008 Urbanworld Film Festival.
Winner of the Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival.
The film was created as a collaboration between the director and at-risk teenagers from Harlem. The screenplay is based on months-long writing workshops with the teenagers.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Narrative Feature Competition) March 7-15, 2008.
Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival (Narrative Features) September 10-14, 2008.
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