Boasting stellar performances, Sheldon Candis' feature directorial debut is a riveting portrait of a young boy learning some harsh truths at the side of his uncle, who has recently been released from prison.
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Join sf|noir at the San Francisco International Film Festival
April 28 and April 30, 2012
sf|noir is happy to co-present the first feature film by director Sheldon Candis at the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival, LUV.
Eleven-year-old Woody Watson idolizes his uncle Vincent (Common), who has taken him under his wing since his mother left home in mysterious circumstances. Vincent, a former drug dealer recently released from jail, is trying to establish himself as an entrepreneur and crab-shack restaurant owner. When his bank loan falls through, Vincent is tempted to slide back into street hustling. Trying to figure out a way to get the money he needs, he brings his impressionable nephew along for a ride through the tough streets of Baltimore. As their day spirals into a sequence of odd and increasingly dangerous encounters, Vincent’s resolve to steer clear of criminal behavior and Woody’s faith in his uncle are put to the test.
Sheldon Candis’s semi-autobiographical dramatic thriller brings him back to his hometown of Baltimore, where he parses the city’s violent criminal underworld with the help of a star-studded cast that includes Dennis Haysbert, Danny Glover, Charles Dutton and familiar faces from the iconic Baltimore-set HBO series, The Wire. LUV is not only the tale of a boy who struggles to find his identity without his mother but also a heartfelt lesson about self-reliance, pride and survival in one of America’s toughest urban environments. For tickets and showtimes visit festival.sffs.org (USA 2011, 95 min)
San Francisco International Film Festival
Presented by The San Francisco Film Society
April 19- May 3, 2012