MORRIS FROM AMERICA

Showings

Ped Mall -Scene 1 Fri, Sep 9, 2016 1:30 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Fri, Sep 9, 2016 3:30 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Fri, Sep 9, 2016 5:30 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Fri, Sep 9, 2016 7:30 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Sat, Sep 10, 2016 5:00 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Sat, Sep 10, 2016 7:00 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Sat, Sep 10, 2016 9:00 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Sun, Sep 11, 2016 1:30 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Sun, Sep 11, 2016 6:00 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Mon, Sep 12, 2016 5:30 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Mon, Sep 12, 2016 7:30 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Tue, Sep 13, 2016 4:00 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Tue, Sep 13, 2016 9:30 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Wed, Sep 14, 2016 8:00 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Thu, Sep 15, 2016 5:30 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Thu, Sep 15, 2016 7:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Fri, Sep 16, 2016 6:00 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Sat, Sep 17, 2016 4:00 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Sat, Sep 17, 2016 6:00 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Sun, Sep 18, 2016 4:00 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Sun, Sep 18, 2016 6:00 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Mon, Sep 19, 2016 6:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Tue, Sep 20, 2016 6:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Wed, Sep 21, 2016 6:30 PM
Ped Mall -The Screening Room Thu, Sep 22, 2016 6:30 PM
Series Info
Series:New Release Films
Film Info
Rating:R
Runtime:89 mins.
Director:Chad Hartigan
Year Released:2016
Production Country:Germany, USA
Language:English, German with English subtitles

Description

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"A full-throttle crowd pleaser!" -The Hollywood Reporter

"A warm and winsome portrait of an African-American teenager adjusting uneasily to his new life in Germany." -Variety

"Excels at conveying the inherent power of companionship in a largely indifferent world." -Indiewire

A heartwarming and crowd-pleasing coming-of-age comedy with a unique spin, MORRIS FROM AMERICA centers on Morris Gentry (Markees Christmas, in an incredible breakout performance) a 13-year-old who has just relocated with his single father, Curtis (Craig Robinson) to Heidelberg, Germany. Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete fish-out-of-water -- a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin. Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams.

Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Chad Hartigan, MORRIS FROM AMERICA won two prizes at this year's Sundance Film Festival, the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award and a Special Jury Award for Robinson, who has been receiving tremendous praise for his touching and nuanced performance in his first dramatic role. Poignant and funny in equal measure, MORRIS FROM AMERICA is a delightfully original take on growing up, following your dreams, and finding your voice.