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Off and Running
Year
2010
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
1h 16m
Rating
NR
CC
Performers
Avery Kline-Cloud, Tova Kline-Cloud, Travis Kline-Cloud
Directed By
Nicole Opper
Written By
Sandra Itkoff
Publication Information
First Run Features
Summary
With white Jewish lesbians for parents and two adopted brothers - one mixed-race and one Korean - Brooklyn teen Avery grew up in a unique and loving household. But when her curiosity about her African-American roots grows, she decides to contact her birth mother. This choice propels Avery into her own complicated exploration of race, identity, and family that threatens to distance her from the parents she's always known. She begins staying away from home, starts skipping school, and risks losing her shot at the college track career she had always dreamed of. But when Avery decides to pick up the pieces of her life and make sense of her identity, the results are inspiring. Off and Running follows Avery to the brink of adulthood, exploring the strength of family bonds and the lengths people must go to become themselves.