Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 107 min.) : sound, color |
Summary |
Toe to toe tells the story of the friendship and rivalry between Tosha and Jesse, two senior girls at a competitive Washington, D.C. prep school. Tosha is a scholarship student from Southeast Washington DC. Jesse is a rebellious girl from the ritzy suburbs of Maryland. The two forge a close and genuine bond on the lacrosse field but their friendship unravels as they navigate race and class related obstacles. When Jesse and Tosha discover they've both been dating the same boy, their conflict becomes explosive--Kanopy |
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Title from title frames |
Credits |
Cinematographer, Alan Jacobsen ; editor, Jeff Marcello ; original music by Force Theory |
Performer |
Sonequa Martin-Green, Louisa Krause, Leslie Uggams, Ally Walker, Silvestre Rasuk |
Event |
Originally produced by Pureland Pictures in 2009 |
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English language soundtrack with optional English closed-captioning |
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Black Reel Awards, Nominee, Best Independent Film, 2011 |
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Sundance Film Festival, Nominee, Grand Jury Prize, 2009 |
Subject |
Interracial friendship -- United States -- Drama
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African American teenagers -- Drama
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Friendship -- Drama
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Social classes -- United States -- Drama
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Preparatory schools -- United States -- Drama
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Lacrosse -- Drama
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African American teenagers.
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Friendship.
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Interracial friendship.
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Lacrosse.
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Preparatory schools.
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Social classes.
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United States.
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Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Internet videos.
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Motion pictures.
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Internet videos.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Fiction films.
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Motion pictures.
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Feature films.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Films pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Films de fiction.
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Films.
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Abt, Emily, screenwriter, film director, film producer.
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Leber, Susan, film producer.
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Jacobsen, Alan, director of photography
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Marcello, Jeff, editor of moving image work.
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Martin, Sonequa, actor.
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Krause, Louisa, 1986- actor.
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Uggams, Leslie, actor.
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Walker, Ally, 1961- actor.
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Rasuk, Silvestre, actor.
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Force Theory (Musical group), composer (expression)
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Pureland Pictures, production company.
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