Drama · United States of America · 2019 · 1h 22m

Strive

Director

Robert Rippberger

Cast

Danny Glover as Tony D. Head as Nicole Ehinger as Scarlett Sperduto as Leopold Manswell as Chelsea Lee Williams as

Crew

Sha-Risse Smith — Story Tobias Deml — Producer Ace Salvador — Producer Hiroki Kamada — Producer

Tagline

A teenager from the projects in Harlem aims to get into Yale, but must push against the world holding her back.

Synopsis

Kalani (Joi Campbell), is a teenager living in Harlem with her older brother Jacob, and her younger sister, Bebe, while her mother struggles to make ends meet. Her college counselor Mr. Rose (Danny Glover) sees great promise in her educational future. As Kalani's siblings get caught in a myriad of hardships, Kalani teeters on the brink of ruin as she struggles to keep both her family and her dream intact. Strive reminds us that hard work, optimism, and perseverance, in the face of overwhelming adversity, is the essence of what it is to be American.

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