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For Ahkeem

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After a fight lands 17-year-old Daje Shelton in a court-supervised high school, she's determined to turn things around and make a better future for herself — a challenge that many black teenagers face in America today.
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For Ahkeem uses one young woman's stirring story to offer a sobering reflection of the lives of many in modern America.

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Peter Keough Boston Globe Mar 15, 2018
"For Ahkeem" ... reminds white audiences that it is not enough to agree that black lives matter, but that it is also necessary to try and understand how black lives are lived. Go to Full Review David Ehrlich IndieWire Dec 15, 2017
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By simply documenting Deja's humanity, For Ahkeem offers a vivid example of the incontrovertible fact that black lives matter. Go to Full Review Leah Pickett Chicago Reader Dec 15, 2017
[For Ahkeem] is a compelling but often frustrating documentary, a microcosm of the struggles faced by many disadvantaged young people of color today. Go to Full Review Elissa Suh MUBI Feb 27, 2020
For Ahkeem poignantly unfolds with all the accouterments of a narrative film. Go to Full Review Al Hoff Pittsburgh City Paper Mar 21, 2018
Throughout the movie, there is one constant: Daje's smile. You can't help but want to keep rooting for her. Go to Full Review Brian Costello Common Sense Media Jan 10, 2018
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Jun 23, 2020 Very sad. Thought provoking. Emotional. Historic. See more Jun 17, 2020 A sad but perfect depiction of many African American families. Born into poverty, to parents doing the best that they can with the resources(or lack there of) that they have available to them. This story also reflects the unfortunate reality that young black men fall into the web called the justice system and usually remain entangled because by default, they plead guilty because they can not afford representation. See more Oct 15, 2017 This documentary follows a bright and talented young lady from St. Louis. It's raw and honest. She isn't trying to be a superstar, she simply opened the doors to her life and all of the challenges she faces. A must see for all demographics. See more May 9, 2017 If I see another film about impoverished black girls directed by privileged white men, I honestly think I will lose my mind. See more Read all reviews
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Jeremy S. Levine

Director

Landon Van Soest

Director

Daje Shelton

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Antonio Thomas Shumpert Jr.

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Iyabo Boyd

Producer

Nicholas Weissman

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Movie Info

Synopsis After a fight lands 17-year-old Daje Shelton in a court-supervised high school, she's determined to turn things around and make a better future for herself — a challenge that many black teenagers face in America today.
Director
Jeremy S. Levine, Landon Van Soest
Producer
Iyabo Boyd, Nicholas Weissman
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 13, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 12, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$23.1K
Runtime
1h 30m
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