"Behind every statistic is a story."
At the moment of Myeisha’s death at the hands of police, she guides us inside her mind and muses over the life she will be leaving behind, told through hip-hop, spoken word poetry, and dance. Inspired by the 1998 police shooting of California teen Tyisha Miller.
Rhaechyl Walker
Myeisha
John Merchant
Dominique Toney
Roni
Dee Dee Stephens
Kai
Rickerby Alexander Brown-Hinds
Freddy
Gregg Daniel
Uncle Darnell
Elaine Lockhart
Aunt Gwen
Trevor Williams
Police Officer
Warren Burke
Dontrell
At the moment of Myeisha’s death at the hands of police, she guides us inside her mind and muses over the life she will be leaving behind, told through hip-hop, spoken word poetry, and dance. Inspired by the 1998 police shooting of California teen Tyisha Miller.
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