Web Search powered by YAHOO! SEARCH
share
email
print
options
 
MOVIE SYNOPSIS
How She Move
0 User reviews | Post a review


Bursting with raw talent and intelligence, Raya, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, has always been the family's one great hope. She won the rare chance to break out of their drug and crime-infested neighborhood when she was accepted into the exclusive Seaton Academy. But when her sister dies of an overdose, the family is shattered and Raya is forced to return to the place she tried so hard to escape. It's not easy to go back--especially when one-time friends, including the tough minded Michelle, see Raya as a stuck-up traitor who left the community behind. Feeling trapped and looking for a way out, Raya learns about a step competition with a $50,000 cash prize that could change her fate. Most of the crews that win the big money are all male, forcing Raya to fight her way in as the sole female member of the Jane Street Junta (JSJ), led by the reining champ of the local steppin' scene. As sparks begin to fly between Raya and Bishop, a false move by Raya leaves her without a crew, and she finds herself in a battle between her loyalty, her determination, her family's ambitions and her heart. As the big contest approaches, she realizes it's no longer just about the money or the opportunity, but also the one thing that she's been missing in her life: a sense of self.
Related reviews:
Step lively
Set in Toronto, 'How She Move' offers view of W. Caribbean immigrant culture
By GARY THOMPSON, thompsg@phillynews.com 215-854-5992
Posted 01/25/2008
The notion that tough city kids could resolve conflicts with dance instead of guns, or join troupes instead of gangs, might be a fantasy. » Read more
MPAA rating:
PG-13
for some drug content, suggestive material and language
Cast:
Keyshia Cole; Shawn Fernandez; Ardon Bess; Tre Armstrong; Nina Dobrev; Conrad Coates; Clé Bennett; Boyd Banks; DeRay Davis; Eve Crawford
Directed by:
Ian Iqbal Rashid
Genre:
Drama
Running time:
01:34
Release date:
2008
Reviews
Advertise Here
NEWS
A tearful William Panas Sr., reaches for a picture of his son, William, at a makeshift memorial near the site where the 21-year-old was shot to death Saturday in Port Richmond. Police say an off-duty officer fired while trying to break up a fight. Neighbors say the officer was never threatened and appeared intoxicated.
Conflicting accounts of shooting
Questions surround the shooting death of a 21-year-old by an off-duty police offer. Police say the officer was under assault by street brawlers. Others say the officer was intoxicated. » Read more
Son of Dad Vail?
Big gray area for MLB free agents
TMI 'back to normal', Rendell hot under collar,
Tip refuseniks to see charges dropped
Designer picked to create waterfront master plan