Nineteen Summers

Nineteen Summers is fresh off its theatrical run and I was happy to see it is now available for me to watch on Amazon. I gladly forked over $2.99 to check out this new release in the comfort of my own home. Nineteen Summers is an authentic indie drama about DeAndre, a 19 year old father trying to make it amidst a turf war in his hometown of LA. The film deals directly with a number of social issues as DeAndre is inevitably confronted with dilemmas about the right way to make it, as well as the always looming police presence and biased criminal justice system. I really enjoyed this movie. Nineteen Summers has something to say and it's a relevant film. The movie is shot well and looks high end for an indie release. If you're looking for an authentic movie about coming of age in urban LA, then check out Nineteen Summers, I highly recommend it.

An honest and painfully real film about life in South L.A. The lead character, De' Andre, has multiple challenges to face in his life. Police brutality and cultural racism not the least of those. For those of us fortunate enough to have grown up in better circumstances, the film pulls you into a reality that will deeply trouble you, as it should. I thought of the great Boyz 'n the Hood as I watched this movie. It has a similar power to that classic. Just very real and well done!

Nineteen Summers portrays a young man who is trying to make a better life for himself, his girlfriend, and his baby who is on the way. All this while there's a turf war going on. And in the face of police brutality and systematic injustice for African Americans. Great Indie film.

Nineteen Summers offers a mic drop commentary on the state of systemic racism in the judicial system. The director, Rod S. Scott has truly hit a home run with this one! Gritty and raw - this is some powerful storytelling. Highly recommend!!

Director Rod S. Scott paints a picture of how injustice hits members of the black community that is riveting, painful, real and honest. The performances, especially by Emonjay Brown are fantastic. This film will leave you thinking, highly recommend!

"Nineteen Summers" avoids any of the high gloss sheen that Hollywood tends to spray on their depictions of hard-hitting life in urban suburbia, and in the process delivers an uncompromising, no-holds-barred indie gem. De'Andre -- played with some real savvy here by Emonjay Brown -- lives in South Los Angeles at the ongoing epicenter of police brutality (and every other form of social and economic inequity indigenous to urban American life). With a girlfriend and baby ratcheting up the stakes, his response is to hustle. De'Andre's mom is here, too -- she wants him to commit to a legit path free of every hustler's likely dead end. But temptation is a brutal force of nature, and a white guy with his own financial backing provides too much of it for De'Andre to pass up. As we watch "Nineteen Summers," it feels as if tragedy continually looms right around the corner. Sure enough, it comes striking down, and like it always does, alters the lives of those left to remain. There are social messages embedded throughout "Nineteen Summers." Some arrive hand-delivered with a very real clarity of intent, while others shrewdly aren't always spelled out -- we're left instead to absorb their nuances and draw our own conclusions. "Nineteen Summers" is an ambitious film with themes the audience will recognize, but the execution here is powered by an awareness, and ultimately by a freshness of vision all its own.