An intelligent, white-washed black youth adopted by a Caucasian family has a crisis of ethnic identity while growing up in white suburbia with his urban culture obsessed, white best friend.
Laron M. Chapman
Director
Joseph Anderson
Chad Johnson
James Austin Kerr
Michael Sanders
Gabrielle Reyes
Melanie Fischer
Stephen Goodman
Luke Walker
Cindy Hanska
Barbara Johnson
Jack Buxton
Devin Clemmons
Michael Gibbons
Chris Johnson
Vanessa Harris
Jasmine Jones
Taylor Murphy
Amber Winters
Albert Pham
Harold
Laurie Cummings
Dr. Baker
Although Christmas is a time of year for love and cheer for all, holiday cinema has not always represented diverse communities. Being a holiday with Christian origins, much of its media consists of straight white families or straight white romances. Luckily, modern years have been bringing with them plenty of POC and LGBTQ+ representation that the holidays so desperately need.
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