Morris from America — Trailer

added: Tue, Jun 14th '16

Check out the trailer for the new coming-of-age comedy "Morris from America," starring newcomer Markees Christmas as a young African-American kid who recently moved to Germany to live with his single father (played by comedian Craig Robinson, in a performance that earned him a Special Jury Award for acting at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

The film follows young Morris as he attends an all-white school in Germany, where he feels left out and alone. Until one day, he meets Katrin, a young girl who mistakenly assumes he's a rising hip-hop artist from America. Determined to win the girl of his dreams, Morris takes on the persona as a bold lyricist and signs up for a talent contest so he can impress her with his mad rap skills.

Written and directed by Chad Hartigan (who previously wrote and directed the Independent Spirit Awards-winning film "This is Martin Bonner"), and also starring Carla Juri, Lina Keller, Jakub Gierszal, and Eva Lobau, "Morris from America" will be opening in theaters on August 19th.

synopsis:
A heartwarming and crowd-pleasing coming-of-age comedy with a unique spin, Morris from America centers on Morris Gentry (Markees Christmas, in an incredible breakout performance) a 13-year-old who has just relocated with his single father, Curtis (Craig Robinson) to Heidelberg, Germany. Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete fish-out-of-water -- a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin. Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams.

directed by Chad Hartigan

starring Markees Christmas, Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, Lina Keller, Jakub Gierszal, Eva Lobau

release date August 19, 2016