Check It (2016)

Directed by

Toby Oppenheimer, Dana Flor

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of African-American gay and transgender teenagers in Washington D.C. form their own gang for safety. The film captures their daily lives and struggles on the streets.

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What happens

Check It is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer. The film explores African-American gay and transgender youths in Washington D.C. who founded their own gang for self-protection. In July 2017, comedian Louis C.K., who saw the film at one of its original screenings and thought that the film was "funny and moving" and gave him "a lot to think about," made the film available for download or streaming on his website. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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