It's Not About Jimmy Keene

It's Not About Jimmy Keene

33 mins | Jan. 29, 2019

The police shooting of an unarmed black teen causes friction within a mixed-race Los Angeles family. Ivan, the youngest sibling, is stalked by visions of Jimmy Keene’s floating corpse. Torn between the opposing worldviews of his two older sisters, Ivan searches for his voice while the family divisions heighten after the parents take sides.

It's Not About Jimmy Keene

33 mins | Jan. 29, 2019

It's Not About Jimmy Keene
The police shooting of an unarmed black teen causes friction within a mixed-race Los Angeles family. Ivan, the youngest sibling, is stalked by visions of Jimmy Keene’s floating corpse. Torn between the opposing worldviews of his two older sisters, Ivan searches for his voice while the family divisions heighten after the parents take sides.
Producers
Original title It's Not About Jimmy Keene
Directors Caleb Jaffe
Writers Caleb Jaffe

Cast

Caleb Jaffe

as Ivan Roistacher

Roger Guenveur Smith

as Bukka LaRocke

Gabrielle Maiden

as Jada Roistacher

Okwui Okpokwasili

as Aliza Bethea

Ayana Peters

as Odessa Bethea-Roistacher

David Warshofsky

as Joel Roistacher