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"They aren't just shoes"

2016

1h 20m

6.7(160 votes)

Drama

Crime

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Overview

When his hard-earned kicks get snatched by a local hood, fifteen-year old Brandon and his two best friends go on an ill-advised mission across the Bay Area to retrieve the stolen sneakers.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Jahking Guillory

Brandon

Kofi Siriboe

Flaco

Mahershala Ali

Marlon

Christopher Meyer

Rico

C.J. Wallace

Albert

Molly Shaiken

The Astronaut

Dyendis Davis-Jones

Shoe Store Mom

Kyndall Ferguson

Lila

Tina Gilton

House Party Girl 1

Mistah F.A.B.

Crazy Daryl

Creative team

Directed by: Justin Tipping
Written by: Joshua Beirne-Golden
Justin Tipping
Produced by: David Kaplan
Erik Rommesmo

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