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''Story Ave'' is a 2023 American
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film directed by Aristotle Torres from a
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by Torres and Bonsu Thompson, produced by Torres and
Jamie Foxx Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Grammy Award ...
, and starring
Asante Blackk Asante Duah Ma'at (born October 20, 2001), known professionally as Asante Blackk, is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the miniseries ''When They See Us'' (2019), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Early ...
,
Luis Guzmán Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rican actor. His career spans over 40 years and includes a number of films and television series. He has appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's films ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''Magnolia (film), Magn ...
,
Melvin Gregg Melvin Gregg is an American actor known for his roles as DeMarcus Tillman in Netflix's mockumentary series '' American Vandal'', Erick Scott in Steven Soderbergh's sports drama film '' High Flying Bird'', Drew 'Manboy' Miller on FX's crime drama ...
and
Alex R. Hibbert Alex R. Hibbert (born July 4, 2004) is an American actor. He is best known for playing "Little" in Moonlight (2016 film), ''Moonlight'' (2016) and Kevin Williams on ''The Chi''. Early life Hibbert was born in New York City, and relocated with hi ...
. It is based on Torres's 2018
short film A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ...
of the same name, which in turn was based on a true story. ''Story Ave'' had its world premiere at
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on March 11, 2023. It was released by
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in select cinemas on September 29, 2023. At the 55th NAACP Image Awards the film was nominated for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture.


Premise

A teenage graffiti artist runs away from home and robs an MTA worker at gunpoint, which changes the lives of them both forever.


Cast

*
Asante Blackk Asante Duah Ma'at (born October 20, 2001), known professionally as Asante Blackk, is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the miniseries ''When They See Us'' (2019), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Early ...
as Kadir Grayson *
Luis Guzmán Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rican actor. His career spans over 40 years and includes a number of films and television series. He has appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's films ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''Magnolia (film), Magn ...
as Luis Torres *
Melvin Gregg Melvin Gregg is an American actor known for his roles as DeMarcus Tillman in Netflix's mockumentary series '' American Vandal'', Erick Scott in Steven Soderbergh's sports drama film '' High Flying Bird'', Drew 'Manboy' Miller on FX's crime drama ...
as Sean Skemes Hernandez *
Alex R. Hibbert Alex R. Hibbert (born July 4, 2004) is an American actor. He is best known for playing "Little" in Moonlight (2016 film), ''Moonlight'' (2016) and Kevin Williams on ''The Chi''. Early life Hibbert was born in New York City, and relocated with hi ...
as Maurice Moe Hernandez * Coral Pena as Gloria Sanchez * Cassandra Freeman as Olivia Grayson *
Hassan Johnson Hassan "Iniko" Johnson is an American actor from Park Hill, Staten Island, New York. He portrayed Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice on HBO's ''The Wire'' and also starred as Drew Hill in '' Flatbush Misdemeanors'' on Showtime. Hershal Pandya wrote for ' ...
as Reggie


Production

In August 2022, it was announced
Asante Blackk Asante Duah Ma'at (born October 20, 2001), known professionally as Asante Blackk, is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the miniseries ''When They See Us'' (2019), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Early ...
,
Melvin Gregg Melvin Gregg is an American actor known for his roles as DeMarcus Tillman in Netflix's mockumentary series '' American Vandal'', Erick Scott in Steven Soderbergh's sports drama film '' High Flying Bird'', Drew 'Manboy' Miller on FX's crime drama ...
,
Alex R. Hibbert Alex R. Hibbert (born July 4, 2004) is an American actor. He is best known for playing "Little" in Moonlight (2016 film), ''Moonlight'' (2016) and Kevin Williams on ''The Chi''. Early life Hibbert was born in New York City, and relocated with hi ...
, Coral Pena, Cassandra Freeman,
Hassan Johnson Hassan "Iniko" Johnson is an American actor from Park Hill, Staten Island, New York. He portrayed Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice on HBO's ''The Wire'' and also starred as Drew Hill in '' Flatbush Misdemeanors'' on Showtime. Hershal Pandya wrote for ' ...
and
Luis Guzmán Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rican actor. His career spans over 40 years and includes a number of films and television series. He has appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's films ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''Magnolia (film), Magn ...
had joined the cast of the film, with Aristotle Torres directing from a screenplay he wrote alongside Bonsu Thompson, and
Jamie Foxx Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Grammy Award ...
serving as a producer.


Release

The film had its world premiere at the
2023 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival The 2023 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival took place from March 10 to 19 at several venues in Austin, Texas, as part of the larger South by Southwest annual event. The film program opened with fantasy heist comedy film '' Dungeons & Dragons: ...
on March 11, 2023. In May 2023,
Kino Lorber Kino Lorber is an international film distribution company based in New York City. Founded in 1977, it was originally known as Kino International until it was acquired by and merged into Lorber HT Digital in 2009. It specializes in art film, art ho ...
acquired distribution rights to the film. The film was released in the United States on September 29, 2023.


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* {{IMDB title, 21877154 2023 directorial debut films 2023 drama films 2020s American films 2020s English-language films 2020s teen drama films American films based on actual events American teen drama films Drama film remakes Drama films based on actual events Features based on short films Films shot in New York City Films set in New York City Remakes of American films