Jabari Dreams of Freedom
- Director: Daniel Carlton
- Writer: Nambi E. Kelley
- Producer: Nambi E. Kelley, Whitney Stone
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"A Black boy's journey from fear to freedom"
10 year old Jabari loves to paint. With his Forever President Barack Obama as a guide, Jabari escapes the violent reality of an encounter with the police through his colorful paintings where he meets children from the past who teach him how to be fearless. He then meets his hero, Barack Obama, as a 6 year old boy on the eve of the assassination of MLK, Jr. Will Jabari Jabari be able to instill in young Barack the lessons he's learned and therefore ensure that Barack will have the necessary tools to become president? Will he learn to take these lessons back into his own life and heal his community?
Trailer...
JABARI DREAMS OF FREEDOM trailer from Holden & Arts Associates on Vimeo.
Cast & Characters
Cameron Goode (as Jabari)
Octavius Lanier (as Dad)
Otis McDaniel (as Emmett)
Lori Sinclair Minor (as Mom)