Filmmakers Jeremy S. Levine and Landon Van Soest illuminate the challenges facing many black teenagers in America today.
Release Date: October 13th, 2017
Not Yet Rated |1 hr 30 min
Plot SummaryFilmmakers Jeremy S. Levine and Landon Van Soest illuminate the challenges facing many black teenagers in America today.
Director: Jeremy S. Levine , Landon Van Soest
Genres: Documentary
By keeping a tight focus on the subject as she navigates senior year, early motherhood and the crushing stigma of negative expectations, the film assembles a poignant snapshot of black struggle that humanizes a range of social issues through the first-hand experiences of one young woman. show more
There is a fascinating impulsiveness to the production of this story, especially as it essentially drops viewers into the world of Daje, and then has us follow her for months. show more
It’s a sort of bad-luck situation most documentarians secretly dream of, but to their credit, For Ahkeem’s co-directors don’t exploit the situation, merely letting their cameras continue to capture Daje’s ever-dire situation. show more
