The coming-of-age story gets a twist with the upcoming “Morris From America.” Told through the eyes of a young African-American in Germany and powered by hip hop jams, the film adds romance and comedy alongside the tropes of the genre to create something special. After debuting to strong buzz at the Sundance Film Festival, it’s now headed to cinemas.
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Directed by Chad Hartigan (“This Is Martin Bonner“) and starring Markees Christmas, Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, Lina Keller, Jakub Gierszał and Levin Henning, the story centers on the titular teenager who tries to focus on his big dreams while navigating new love and unfamiliar surroundings. Here’s the official synopsis:
A heartwarming and crowd-pleasing coming-of-age comedy with a unique spin, Morris from America centers on Morris Gentry (Markees Christmas, in an incredible breakout performance) a 13-year-old who has just relocated with his single father, Curtis (Craig Robinson) to Heidelberg, Germany. Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete fish-out-of-water—a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin. Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams.
Winning the Waldo Salt Screening Award and Special Jury Prize for Craig Robinson’s performance at Sundance, “Morris From America” opens on August 19th.
