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“What happens to a dream deferred?” - Harlem by Langston Hughes
Experience the power of storytelling through rhythm, verse, and visual art and discover the legacy of poets like Langston Hughes in watching the films told through poetry in our 2025 selection. These innovative works blend visual art with poetic expression, crafting narratives that invite you to explore emotions and ideas in a unique, lyrical format.
After a major pandemic leaves a talented artist out of work, Van Xander reaches out to Remo, a former street friend for some fast cash. But Remo has something else in mind. He wants Van to mentor a bullied kid trying to fit in the BMX wheelie culture of Philadelphia. An artist tries to figure it out. A kid trying to fit in.
Where there's a wheel, there's a way!
- Year2024
- Runtime28 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- GenreDrama
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Social Media
- DirectorRaphael Xavier, Gary Dourdan
- ScreenwriterRaphael Xavier
- CastLeon Mac, Jayden Alexander, Raphael Xavier, Mike Plasha, Ariel Ortega, Patrice Hawthorne
- CinematographerAdam Hazelton
- EditorShu Hirayama
“What happens to a dream deferred?” - Harlem by Langston Hughes
Experience the power of storytelling through rhythm, verse, and visual art and discover the legacy of poets like Langston Hughes in watching the films told through poetry in our 2025 selection. These innovative works blend visual art with poetic expression, crafting narratives that invite you to explore emotions and ideas in a unique, lyrical format.
After a major pandemic leaves a talented artist out of work, Van Xander reaches out to Remo, a former street friend for some fast cash. But Remo has something else in mind. He wants Van to mentor a bullied kid trying to fit in the BMX wheelie culture of Philadelphia. An artist tries to figure it out. A kid trying to fit in.
Where there's a wheel, there's a way!
- Year2024
- Runtime28 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- GenreDrama
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Social Media
- DirectorRaphael Xavier, Gary Dourdan
- ScreenwriterRaphael Xavier
- CastLeon Mac, Jayden Alexander, Raphael Xavier, Mike Plasha, Ariel Ortega, Patrice Hawthorne
- CinematographerAdam Hazelton
- EditorShu Hirayama