Morris from America

Morris from America is a 2016 American-German <a href="/facts/Coming-of-age/GfCHsl8K">coming-of-age</a> <a href="/facts/Comedy-drama_film/bNHltlNB">comedy-drama film</a> written and directed by <a href="/facts/Chad_Hartigan/IFH2XUHc">Chad Hartigan</a>, and produced by Martin Heisler, Sara Murphy, <a href="/facts/Adele_Romanski/L7UpQDGk">Adele Romanski</a>, and Gabriele Simon. It stars <a href="/facts/Craig_Robinson_(actor)/wRmrIX9W">Craig Robinson</a>, Markees Christmas, <a href="/facts/Carla_Juri/sz9qWx00">Carla Juri</a>, Lina Keller and <a href="/facts/Jakub_Giersza%C5%82/o0EwCvFX">Jakub Gierszał</a>. It is about a 13-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a rapper in an <a href="/facts/Electronic_dance_music/5KDaMNG8">EDM</a>-dominated culture.
It was shown in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the <a href="/facts/2016_Sundance_Film_Festival/75LQfFY1">2016 Sundance Film Festival</a>, where Hartigan won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. The film was released on July 7, 2016, through <a href="/facts/DirecTV_Cinema/DPEbj2kq">DirecTV Cinema</a> prior to opening in a <a href="/facts/Limited_release/5C210wuf">limited release</a> on August 19, 2016, by <a href="/facts/A24_(company)/nGJ8WKCz">A24</a>.

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Morris from America