In a Bronx juvenile prison, a 16-year old boy faced with losing custody of his child must discover what it takes to be a father through the raising of a chicken. Inspired by true stories.

  • ACADEMY AWARD®-QUALIFYING – Tribeca Film Festival

  • ACADEMY AWARD®-QUALIFYING – Cleveland International Film Festival

  • ACADEMY AWARD®-QUALIFYING – Chicago International Film Festival – CineYouth

  • JURY AWARD WINNER – Best Narrative – National Film Festival for Talented Youth

  • JURY AWARD WINNER – Best Narrative – Seattle Black Film Festival

  • WINNER – Best Drama Award, Best Overall Film Award – Scout Film Festival

  • WINNER – Best Student Short Film – Short Encounters Film Festival

  • SHORTLIST – Young Director Award

  • CENTERPIECE – Yale Student Film Festival

  • Washington West Film Festival

Written & Directed by: Josh Leong
Produced by: Denyvi Rose | Catherine Nguyen | Nadera Herbert-Bey | Josh Leong
Executive Producers: Irwin Tan | Sounil & Gracie Yu | Jin & May Leong
Casting: Sophia Hiller
1st Assistant Director: Sophia Heriveaux
Cinematographer: Luc Ung
Editor: Josh Leong
Original Score: Gavin Brivik | Philip Daniel

Cast: Jordan Biggs | Biorkys Acosta | Opal Besson
Extras: Alan McDonald | Nathan Lewis | Jamir Reef | Sherman Fraser Jr. | Elijsha Saint-Laurent | Tyrese Avery | Joselito Morales | Anthony Perez | Lauren Franco | Jack Lee | Ana Palmers
Voiceover: Gervais Weekes

Unit Production Manager: Maya Tysoe
1st AC: Jason Wang
2nd AC: Cesar Oyarzabal
Gaffer: Matt Liang
Key Grip: JR Nelson
Sound Mixer: Elias Rivera | Rhea Li | Cailey Gottwald
Boom Operator: Cailey Gottwald | Andrew Sachs
Production Designer: Grace Musser
Art Director: Ainsley Roh
Costume Designer: Meg Ta
Hair, Make-Up: AJ Avivah
Script Supervisor: Amber Akhtar
Production Assistants: Shelby Moore | Katie McLean | Karen Jie | Amrut Ayyala
Van Drivers: Turner Andrasz | Malcolm Brainerd | Harshith Kotni | Xavier Silva | Danielle Fuller

Chick Handlers: Ilona De Jongh | Leslie Dweck
Stills Photographers: Owen Gavis | Rae DuCharme
Rap Lyrics: Darquell | Sadiki
Locations: Neil Pergament | Daniel Vincent | Steven Pace | Nicholas Vasquez | Leona Urena
Insurance: Bre Kelly

Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer: Matthew Orlando
Colorist: Andrew Ceen

Community Advisors: Kevin Myers, Christopher Silvera

In Association with: Sprout by Design | C3.NYC Juvenile Justice Ministry | NYC Administration for Children's Services | NYC Department of Education | Fourth Period | Handheld Films | Cinema-Vision

Shot on Location in New York City