My Name Is Myeisha

My Name Is Myeisha

85 mins | Drama | Jan. 21, 2018

At the moment of Myeisha’s death at the hands of police, she guides us inside her mind and muses over the life she will be leaving behind, told through hip-hop, spoken word poetry, and dance. Inspired by the 1998 police shooting of California teen Tyisha Miller.

My Name Is Myeisha

85 mins | Drama | Jan. 21, 2018

My Name Is Myeisha
At the moment of Myeisha’s death at the hands of police, she guides us inside her mind and muses over the life she will be leaving behind, told through hip-hop, spoken word poetry, and dance. Inspired by the 1998 police shooting of California teen Tyisha Miller.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers
Original title My Name Is Myeisha
Directors Gus Krieger
Writers Rickerby Hinds, Gus Krieger

Cast

Rhaechyl Walker

as Myeisha

Dominique Toney

as Roni

Gregg Daniel

as Uncle Darnell

Elaine Lockhart

as Aunt Gwen

Trevor Williams

as Police Officer

Warren Burke

as Dontrell