Strive (film)

Strive
Film poster
Directed byRobert Rippberger
Screenplay by
  • Piper Dellums
  • Sha-Risse Smith
Story bySha-Risse Smith
Produced by
  • Scott Rosenfelt
  • Tobias Deml
  • Ace Salvador
  • Hiroki Kamada
  • Robert Rippberger
  • Piper Dellums
  • Habib Paracha
StarringDanny Glover
JoiStaRR
Chelsea Lee Williams
Shaylin Becton
Ricky Flowers Jr.
CinematographyDominick Sivilli
Edited byGabriel Cullen
Music byWarryn Campbell
Production
companies
Aletheia Films
Prodigium Pictures
Release date
  • May 19, 2019 (2019-05-19) (Harlem)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Strive is a 2019 American independent coming-of-age drama film. Set in Harlem, the film tells the story of Kalani Johnson (JoiStaRR), a driven 18-year-old high school student who dreams of getting accepted into Yale University while facing the challenging life in the projects and streets of Harlem - with her only ally being college counselor Mr. Rose (Danny Glover).

The film premiered at the Harlem International Film Festival in May 2019.[1][2] In June 2019, it screened in competition at the American Black Film Festival in Miami,[3][4][5] and won the Jury Award for "Best Screenplay".[6]

  1. ^ "Harlem International Film Festival » Closing Night – Double Feature". harlemfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  2. ^ "2019 Harlem International Film Festival Announces Lineup". Film Pulse. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  3. ^ http://www.abff.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-ABFF-OFFICIAL-SCHEDULE.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference sfbf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "American Black Film Festival". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  6. ^ Wills, Cortney (2019-06-17). "American Black Film Festival announces 'Best of ABFF' winners". theGrio. Retrieved 2019-09-25.