Rise Up Black Man

Gary and Will are two twenty-something best friends and recent college graduates searching for direction in life. Impulsive and wisecracking, Gary cares more about living in the moment than his future. Will, the more calculated and mature of the two, chooses to seek a higher calling. Quickly, however, both find themselves on undesirable paths: one is enticed into a world of corruption by the Reverend Franklin J. King, a charismatic black minister who uses his power to keep his own race down. The other struggles with personal demons of a different nature in his journey for direction. Alone and together, these two friends learn to rise up and do what's right in a resonant drama that entertains as it educates, communicating a powerful message for contemporary audiences.