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Story Ave

2023 · 94 min

A quiet, grounded character drama that simmers with tension and slowly opens into something tender and human.

Directed by: Aristotle Torres
Genres: Drama
Starring: Asante Blackk, Luis Guzmán, Melvin Gregg

Overview: After running away from home, a teenage graffiti artist holds up an unsuspecting MTA worker in a robbery gone right that changes their lives forever.

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Directed by: Aristotle Torres
Genres: Drama
Starring: Asante Blackk, Luis Guzmán, Melvin Gregg

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
grief
family
redemption
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Aristotle Torres
Written by: Bonsu Thompson, Aristotle Torres
Starring: Asante Blackk, Luis Guzmán, Melvin Gregg, Alex R. Hibbert, Coral Peña, Cassandra Freeman, Stella Doyle, Xavier Jiménez
Music: Pierre Charles
Cinematography: Eric Branco
Runtime: 94 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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