Director X’s Feature Film Debut “Across The Line,” Starring Stephan James, To Hit DVD, Blu-Ray, & Digital HD August 1stPosted by Wilson Morales
July 11, 2017
Renowned for music and commercial videos featuring megastars Drake, Rhianna and Kendrick Lamar, to name a few, Director X makes his feature film directorial debut in the edgy drama “Across The Line,” with a stellar cast.
The film stars Stephan James (Race, Selma), Sarah Jeffery (“Shades of Blue,” “Rogue”), Shamier Anderson (Race, “The Next Step”), Lanette Ware (Shaft), Steven Love (Solo) and Jim Codrington (“Rookie Blue”).
Out of the approximately 600 players in the National Hockey League(NHL), thirty are Black. Mattie Slaughter (Stephan James), a hockey phenom from the rural Black community of North Preston wants to make it thirty-one. To reach his goal, Mattie needs to keep his nose clean and avoid trouble. Hard to do though, when you go to a school where racism taints every interaction, your older brother Carter (Shamier Anderson) is a hustler and you’re crushing on a girl, Jayme Crawley (Sarah Jeffery), who’s already hooked up.
Distributed in the U.S. by Lightyear Entertainment, the film is Emotional, Inspiring and Thought Provoking, a story of hope triumphing over despair, of courage and faith overcoming fear and the love and support of family prevailing over adversity. Across The Line is the story of a community divided by increasing racial tension. But it is the children who are at the center of a confrontation that results in violence and tragedy. The film encourages dialogue and will bring awareness to audiences both young and old.
Director X was motivated to tell a story that depicts all facets of the effect of racial tension and the outcomes when it is not addressed. The movie examines the dangerous aftermath of a racially charged confrontation that reaches a boiling point, and the impact when the pendulum swings in an unforeseen direction. The movie brings awareness to the spiral into violence, and to the wounds both physical and emotional that result when an issue is left unresolved. Director X is an amazing director with a unique vision of the world. In particular, his talent and skill creates psychological intensity that brings the characters to life while drawing attention to an issue that has become a national epidemic.
