My Name Is Myeisha

'Myeisha' doesn't pull any punches, and isn't afraid to remind members of the audience that the issues depicted in this film are not universal.
-- Ryan Oliver, The Playlist

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My Name Is Myeisha

My Name is Myeisha is a hip-hop musical inspired by the 1998 police shooting of California teen Tyisha Miller (as well as countless other acts of police brutality against African American citizens) and adapted from the internationally acclaimed play Dreamscape. 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.

"Once the story, which was inspired by real life shooting of Tyisha Mills by police, disengages from realism and spins off into playful fantasy, a crackling energy drives this far-reaching commentary on young black America." ~ Wendy Ide, Screen International

"Walker owns the film, grabbing your hand and rushing you down one side street after another." ~ Oscar Goff, Boston Hassle
Not Rated
Genre
Drama, Justice, African-American Experience, Women and Film, Musical
Runtime
82
Language
English
Director
Gus Krieger
Producer
Paulette Brown-Hinds, Joshua Bunting, Patrick Edgett
Writer(s)
Rickerby Hinds, Gus Krieger
Cast
Rhaechyl Walker, Dominique Toney, Dee Dee Stephens

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