Strive (2019)
A teenager from the projects in Harlem aims to get into Yale, but must push against the world holding her back.
82 min
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.
- Release date
- May 19, 2019
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Danny Glover as Mr. Rose
- Michelle Joyner as Extra
- Tony D. Head as Mr. Stokes
- Scarlett Sperduto as Katie
- Nicole Ehinger as Bethany
- Leopold Manswell as Val
- Dale Resteghini as Cab driver
- Shaylin Becton as Bebe
- Chelsea Lee Williams as Grace
- Francesca Ruscio as Private School Girl
Crew
- Robert Rippberger · Director
- Sha-Risse Smith · Writer
- Piper Dellums · Writer
- Piper Dellums · Producer
- Tobias Deml · Producer
- Hiroki Kamada · Producer
- Robert Rippberger · Producer
- Dominick Sivilli · Cinematographer
- Gabriel Cullen · Editor
- Piper Dellums · Casting director
- Anna McNatt · Casting director
- Cassandra Holden · Production designer