St. Louis Superman

St. Louis Superman
  • Release date: 20 Feb 2019
  • Release year: 2019
  • Runtime: 28 minutes
  • Country: United States
  • Keywords: politics, battle rap, reference to michael brown, state legislator, gun violence, u.s. house of representatives, youth empowerment, persons of color, biography filmmaking, activism
Plot:
Bruce Franks Jr. is a 34-year-old battle rapper, Ferguson activist and state representative from St. Louis, Missouri. Known as Superman to his constituents, he is a political figure the likes of which you've never seen - full of contradictions and deep insights, who has overcome unspeakable loss to become one of the most exciting and unapologetic young leaders in the country. This short verite documentary follows Bruce at a critical juncture in his life, when he is forced to deal with the mental trauma he's been carrying for the nearly 30 years since his 9-year-old brother was shot and killed in front of him, in order to find peace and truly fulfill his destiny as a leader for his community.
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