Up-and-coming actor Jahking Guillory is chasing his Hollywood dream, as he’s featured in the new teaser poster for the new adventure film, ‘Kicks.’ The drama’s distributor, Focus World, which is set to release the movie in theaters in July, has unveiled the poster, in time for film’s world premiere at this month’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
The urban coming of age tale, which features a soundtrack that’s filled with hiphop classics, marks the feature film writing and directorial debuts of Justin Tipping. The filmmaker co-penned the script for ‘Kicks,’ which is fueled by grit, humor and lyricism, with Joshua Beirne-Golden. Besides Guillory, the adventure film also stars Christopher Jordan Wallace, Christopher Meyer, Kofi Siriboe and Mahershala Ali.
Focus World has released the following synopsis for ‘Kicks’:
Fifteen-year-old Brandon (Guillory) longs for a pair of the freshest sneakers that money can buy. He assumes that merely having them on his feet will help him escape the reality of being poor, neglected by the opposite sex and picked on by everyone-even his best friends. Working hard to get them, he soon finds that the titular shoes have instead made him a target after they are promptly snatched by local hood, Flaco (Siriboe). Seemingly the embodiment of menace, Flaco harbors complexities of his own that will be revealed when Brandon goes on a mission to retrieve his stolen sneakers with his two best friends in tow.
Check out the new teaser poster for ‘Kicks’ below. For more information on the adventure film, visit its official website, as well as its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.
Written by: Karen Benardello