Yelling to the Sky (2011)

As her family falls apart, seventeen year old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain.

Director:

Victoria Mahoney

Writer:

Victoria Mahoney

Stars:

Zoë Kravitz, Jason Clarke, Gabourey Sidibe

4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Zoë Kravitz	...	Sweetness O'Hara
Jason Clarke	...	Gordon O'Hara
Gabourey Sidibe	...	Latonya Williams
Sonequa Martin-Green	...	Jojo Parker (as Sonequa Martin)
Maurice Compte	...	Junior Oriol
Zabryna Guevara	...	Aracely Oriol
Antonique Smith	...	Ola Katherine O'Hara
Tim Blake Nelson	...	Coleman
E.J. Bonilla	...	Rob Rodriguez
Tariq Trotter	...	Roland
Marc John Jefferies	...	Lil' Man
Yolonda Ross	...	Lorene O'Hara
Billy Kay	...	Dobbs
Peter Anthony Tambakis	...	Drew
Shareeka Epps	...	Fatima Harris

Storyline

As her family falls apart, seventeen year old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | 17 year old | four word title | counselor | depression | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 March 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

YTTS LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gabourey Sidibe appears in this movie, her second, with Zoë Kravitz. Sidibe's debut was Precious (2009) which features Kravitz's father, Lenny Kravitz.

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Soundtracks

City Called Heaven
(Traditional Song)
Performed by Yolonda Ross

User Reviews

Good girl turn bad then....

Sweetness O'Hara (Zoë Kravitz) has a dysfunctional family in a rough neighborhood. Her black mother is a mess and her white father is a violent drunk mess. She's a good girl getting picked on. Her older sister can't protect her anymore. Her only option is to turn bad to survive. Eventually she can't stand the pressure and helps selling drugs. This gives her the cred which she uses to turn her fortunes around.

The movie starts great with Gabourey Sidibe's group picking on Zoë Kravitz. Zoë is outstanding. It has a real energy about it. I do have some confusion with some of the characters. Some things seem to be introduced out of nowhere. Maybe it's the editing or maybe it's the writing. Sometimes I'm just not 100% sure about. Nevertheless, it's great overall.