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Yelling to the Sky, 2011

Starring: Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe, Zoë Kravitz, Tim Blake Nelson, Jason Clarke

Directed by: Victoria Mahoney

Written by: Victoria Mahoney

Language: English

Country: USA

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Rating:5.5

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Yelling to the Sky can be described as captivating and emotional. The plot revolves around a dysfunctional family, family problems, and coming of age. The main genres are drama and independent. In approach, Yelling to the Sky is serious and realistic. It is located in New York. It takes place in contemporary times. Note that Yelling to the Sky involves violent content.

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A teenager struggles with a troubled family environment as she tries to make a life for herself in this independent drama. Sweetness O'Hara (Zoe Kravitz) is the seventeen-year-old daughter of a troubled and ethnically diverse couple; her father (Jason Clarke), who is white, is caring but suffers from violent mood swings, while her African-American mother (Yolonda Ross) struggles with severe emotional issues that lead her to abandon the household. While Sweetness is pretty and bright, she attends a school dominated by youth gangs, and she's often the target of a band of streetwise girls led by Latonya (Gabourey Sidibe) who resent her for her light skin. While her school counselor (Tim Blake Nelson) believes she can make something of herself, Sweetness is more interested in immediate survival than her long-term future, and she allies herself with Roland (Tariq Trotter), who lures her into the world of drug dealing. Yelling To The Sky was the first feature film from writer and director Victoria Mahoney.