2022 Gary International Black Film Festival

Akilla's Escape (Virtual)

Expired October 17, 2022 4:45 AM
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In a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier, Akilla Brown captures a fifteen-year-old Jamaican boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one gruelling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    90 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Canada
  • Director
    Charles Officer
  • Screenwriter
    Wendy Motion Brathwaite