Yelling to the Sky

2012 • 95 minutes

About this movie

In this gripping urban drama, rising star Zoe Kravitz plays 17-year old Sweetness O'Hara, the daughter of an African American mother and a white father, who is struggling to find her place in a rough inner city neighborhood. Her father is either absent or abusive; her mixed race background makes her an outsider; and drugs and violence abound. Sweetness finds herself in a downward spiral of drug dealing, shoplifting and fights with a bully (played by Gabourey Sidibe, PRECIOUS) before a series of events leads her to rethink her life and to explore her options for a fresh start...

Ratings and reviews

Great movie best part was when the fat girl got beat up. First of as a good girl who was billed but now she is the bully the way and pulled the girl by her hair. Then dragged her then when she got home she was a goody two shoes. Poor sister. Dad needs serious help.

Good movie sad but great eye opener. Stay alert and in touch with your kids like her dad did follow them to see what their into.

I prefer this Indie film over precious. Precious was raw, but with no real message to give.... this film is about the choices parents make and how it affects the children.