A Cult Classic chronicles the life of a teenager struggling with his identity after a tragic loss. He meets Balan who challenges his class to develop a connection with their "inner selves," and offers a shocking reward of $50,000.
The cult classic coming-of-age epic that chronicles the life of Rome "Boston," a young Black male from Boston, struggling with his identity and his ability to form real relationships in his new city of Philadelphia after a tragic accident takes the lives of his family. Set on a college campus, Rome encounters Prof. Balan who challenges his freshmen class to develop a deeper relationship with their "inner selves," along with connecting on a more personal level with their peers. As an incentive, Balan offers the shocking monetary reward of $50,000, pushing his students to explore their own broken, violent pasts and those of their peers in a way they never thought imaginable. Through an exploration of each other's histories, the group of diverse freshman slowly becomes a cohesive group, initially bonded by the chase of the cash reward, but glued by their shared fears, hopes, and dreams. Both melodramatic and comedic, poignant and enlightening, through the personal journeys of the students, Boston to Philly reminds us all that sometimes the first step to true success comes from understanding who you were, who you are, and where you are going.—Rise Celestial Studios Publicity
The cult classic cast ensemble piece is a modern era coming-of-age drama that follows traditional styles made iconic from the likes of the 1985 film Breakfast Club and 2005 Crash. Boston to Philly chronicles the life of Rome "Boston," a young Black male who has just received the horrible news that his family has been killed during a major snow storm on their way to watch Rome play in his final basketball game as a Highschool athlete. His only living relative is his God-Mother Yolette, a close family friend and notoriously immature and irresponsible middle aged white woman living in Philadelphia. After falling out with his childhood Coach and mentor Rome is forced to move to a new city and immediately battles with various stages of depression, isolation and angst living with Yolette. After a huge argument, Rome leaves his house and meets Carolina "Philly," who is in a state of mourning. Instantly the two form a connection and after sharing a powerful kiss at one of the most iconic landmarks in the city the love story is formed between Boston and Philly.
Against the backdrop of a dark and dangerous Philadelphia, a raw and vivid tapestry of multi-dimensional characters, coming from the wrong sides of the tracks, unfolds. Ant & G are two long time friends who devise a plan to rob affluent homes in order to raise enough money to afford to go to college and to send a message to the Mayor of Philadelphia who they believe is not doing enough to save their city. In North Philly, Carolina "Philly," is plagued with guilt and sorrow as she deals with the tremulous atmosphere of life as part of the infamous Biker Gang the Philly Ruff Ryder Chapter ran by Big P ( played by Rapper Ar-Ab).
Set on a college campus, Rome, G and Carolina encounters Prof. Balan who challenges his freshmen class to develop a deeper relationship with their "inner selves," along with connecting on a more personal level with their peers. As an incentive, Balan offers the shocking monetary reward of $50,000, pushing his students to explore their own broken, violent pasts and those of their peers in a way they never thought imaginable.
Through an exploration of each other's histories, the group of diverse freshman slowly becomes a cohesive group, initially bonded by the chase of the cash reward, but glued by their shared fears, hopes, and dreams. As the story progresses we learn of the unimaginable hardships faced by each individual culminating at the big reveal of who wins the cash reward at the end of the story.
Both melodramatic and comedic, poignant and enlightening, through the personal journeys of the students, Boston to Philly reminds us all that sometimes the first step to true success comes from understanding who you were, who you are, and where you are going.
