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Drumline: A New Beat (2014)

Drumline: A New Beat poster
Directed by
Bille Woodruff
Genre
musical film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 117 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young drummer from New York joins a historically black college's marching band and clashes with the section leader. She must prove herself to earn her place in the drumline.

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What happens

Drumline: A New Beat is a 2014 American television film directed by Bille Woodruff. It is the sequel to 2002's Drumline. The screenplay, a fictional story about a historically black college marching band, was written by Karen Gist and Regina Hicks. The story is about a young drummer from New York, played by Alexandra Shipp, who enters the fictional Atlanta A&T University and bumps heads with the leader of her new school's drum section. Jordan Calloway, Mario Van Peebles, and LeToya Luckett co-star. Leonard Roberts reprises his role as Sean Taylor. Nick Cannon reprises his role of Devon Miles and was the film's executive producer. The film premiered on VH1 on October 21, 2014, and released to DVD on March 3, 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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