The read
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
At the moment of Myeisha’s death at the hands of police, she guides us inside her mind and muses over the life she will be leaving behind, told through hip-hop, spoken word poetry, and dance. Inspired by the 1998 police shooting of California teen Tyisha Miller.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Gus KriegerDirector
- Rickerby HindsWriter
- Gus KriegerWriter
Cast
- Rhaechyl WalkerMyeisha
- John MerchantCast
- Dominique ToneyRoni
- Dee Dee StephensKai
- Rickerby Alexander Brown-HindsFreddy
- Gregg DanielUncle Darnell
- Elaine LockhartAunt Gwen
- Trevor WilliamsPolice Officer
- Warren BurkeDontrell