A violent attack leaves high school principal Mansa Harper with a traumatic brain injury. After finding refuge working for a Pastor at a fledgling church, Mansa soon realizes the Pastor’s personal struggles are creeping into the sanctuary. When a member of the church winds up dead, Mansa is compelled to help the Pastor clean up the aftermath. This act of service takes Mansa through a strange and bloody pilgrimage as he tries to save the church and himself.
Comedy - GRINDIN' is an over the top comedy about T.O., a successful working actor who falls from Hollywood grace in the midst of livin' it up. - Lawrence B. Adisa, Regina King, French Stewart
Greg is near the end of his senior year in high school, wanting to go to the prom, eyeing Cinny (the school's beauty with brains) from afar, and regularly trippin', daydreaming about being a big success as a poet, a student, a lover. His mom wants him to apply to colleges, but Greg hasn't a clue. One of his teachers, Mr. Shapic, tries to inspire him, too. He finally figures out he can get close to Cinny if he asks her for help with college applications. But friendship isn't enough, he wants romance and a prom date. So, he tells a few lies and, for awhile, it seems to be working. Then, things fall apart and Greg has to figure out how to put the trippin aside and get real.
케인 로슨의 부모님은 마약딜러와 중독자이다. 간신히 고등학교를 졸업한 케인은 거리에서 총격을 받아, 퇴원하자마자 어린 친구 오도와 함께 죽은 사촌의 복수를 한다. 마약 판매와 도둑질로 살아가던 케인은 비싼 차를 가졌다는 죄로 경찰에게 몰매를 맞는다. 케인의 삶의 굴곡은 끝이 없다. 케인의 장래를 걱정하는 회교도 친구 샤리프와, 연상의 연인 로니는 그에게 LA 와츠를 떠나 새 삶을 살 것을 권유한다. 케인은 어려운 결정을 내린다. 자신을 둘러싼 폭력적인 환경을 벗어나기로 한 것. 드디어 케인이 와츠의 빈민가를 떠나는 날, 그를 찾아오는 사람들이 있는데...
