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Section: Night Horizons
Kicks (2016)
Brandon is 15 longs for a pair of the freshest sneakers that money can buy; assuming that merely having them on his feet will help him escape the reality of being poor, neglected by the opposite sex and picked on by everyone even his best friends. Working hard to get them, he soon finds that the titular shoes have instead made him a target after they are promptly snatched by local hood, Flaco. Seemingly the embodiment of menace, Flaco harbors complexities of his own that will be revealed when Brandon goes on a mission to retrieve his stolen sneakers with his two best friends in tow.
| Country | U.S.A. |
|---|---|
| Year | 2016 |
| Duration | 80 min |
| Rating | 18 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitle | Czech |
| Directed by | Justin Tipping |
| Screenplay | Joshua Beirne-Golden, Justin Tipping |
| Director of Photography | Michael Ragen |
| Music | Brian Reitzell |
| Edited by | Dominic LaPerriere, Tomas Vengris |
| Contact | Park Circus Film |
Biography
An American screenwriter and director, he graduated from film and media studies at the University of California and directing at the American Film Institute. He directed the award-winning short drama Nani (2011). After his short film Swimming in Air (2013), he made his feature debut with the adventure movie Kicks (2016).
Bullying, Drama, Growing Up, Friendship, Crime, Urban Life, Violence