Elijah has been bounced from group home to group home throughout his turbulent young life. What has sustained him is his art. After a promised scholarship is taken away, Elijah ends up in a fight that result in the death of another boy. Now, sentenced to a minimum of fifteen years, the young man must find a way to keep his soul alive behind bars or turn into a hardened bitter criminal.

"He was her only son. She was his only hope."

Credits

Darnell MartinDirector

Q-TipElijah Dixon

Mary J. BligeMom

Harold PerrineauUncle Cee

Fat JoeBig Pete