DeShawn, a 13-year-old obese boy, is warned by his doctor about potential life-threatening consequences. Joined by his sister and her girlfriend , they embark on a mission to transform their fast-food-filled neighborhood and save his life.
13 year old morbidly obese DeShawn Richardson living in a Brooklyn neighborhood where there are only fast-food joints to nourish his body. He is told by the school doctor Ms. Ng he may lose his foot...then his life. DeShawn is mortified as he relay this news to his 15 year old overweight sister DeNina and her girlfriend Keisha. The three set out on a journey to help save DeShawn. "Could politics, drama and crime stop the three teens from saving their neighborhood and finally their friend?"—Veronica Page-Leurentop