For Ahkeem

  • 2017


MOVIE IS compelling heartbreaking audaciously illuminating
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$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 17
Negative reviews 5
Average Rating 3.6/5
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4.4
As we get to know him more, hes always talking about what hes going to do, but he doesnt do it. Rogerebert
4.5
For Ahkeem lucidly captures that feeling as well as any non fiction film since Hoop Dreams, even if its too thin and distant to hit with the same impa .. Indie Wire
2.0
For Ahkeem lucidly captures that feeling as well as any non fiction film since Hoop Dreams, even if its too thin and distant to hit with the same impa .. Indie Wire
1.5
For Ahkeem doesnt present anything new, but perhaps theres no need to: Its focus on one young woman struggling to graduate implicitly says that no mat .. Variety
0.5
Serras new film, the audaciously perverse and amorphous Libert, doesnt give up its game so readily.
3.8
The story that is told here, with such heartbreaking clarity, is an important one, but it is hard to watch.
4.5
Theres a strong dose of anthropology in this documentary, as the filmmakers construct the small world in which Daje lives and interacts with young peo .. Screen Daily
4.5
A poignant snapshot of black struggle that humanizes a range of social issues through the first hand experiences of one young woman. The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
While the film ends at a logical stopping point, it feels incomplete. It probably could have used a few more years of filming. The New York Times
4.4
Its a sort of bad luck situation most documentarians secretly dream of, but to their credit, For Ahkeems co directors dont exploit the situation, mere .. The Globe And Mail
4.5
What doesnt get fully addressed is our hunger for abundance: the overstuffed buffets and tightly packed supermarket shelves projecting plenty. Village Voice
4.5
is a compelling but often frustrating documentary, a microcosm of the struggles faced by many disadvantaged young people of color today. Chicago Reader
3.0
An illuminating film about poverty that one hopes can be a call for action even if the film itself doesnt directly encourage advocacy, its clear that .. The Film Stage
4.5
For Ahkeem ... reminds white audiences that it is not enough to agree that black lives matter, but that it is also necessary to try and understand how .. Boston Globe
2.0
Other story elements are so commonplace that theyre glazed over, to a numbing effect. Detroit News
3.0
A stark look at institutionalized racism and a system actively working against you, For Ahkeem, uses the personal a young womans success and coming in .. The Play List
4.0
Van Soest and Levine were in production when Ferguson exploded over the police shooting of Michael Brown, and theyre smart enough to keep those events .. Now Toronto
4.5
Antonio is less successful, but hes determined to be the best father that can. Washington City Paper
4.5
Thus it is a shame that Max Winklers debut, with its muddy gender politics, isnt a better film. Mubi
4.5
For Ahkeem is a visual diary, capturing the final days of adolescence on film. Its a compelling film story about lifes unexpected curveballs. Shadow And Act
5.0
That the movie is so funny without ever being funny at these peoples expense is something very special indeed. Medium
3.0
The directors, Landon Van Soest and Jeremy Levine , hit the documentary jackpot with interconnecting plot lines. Bet



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