Selah and The Spades (2019)

Drama, General Film, Jesse Williams

Director: Tayarisha Poe

Writer(s): Tayarisha Poe

Starring: Lovie Simone, Jharrel Jerome, Celeste O’Connor, Ana Mulvoy Ten, Jesse Williams, Nekhebet Kum Juch, Evan Roe, Francesca Noel, Henry Hunter Hall, Gina Torres, Krish Bhuva, Greyson Cage, Benjamin Breault, Cody Sloan, Ali Fisher, Rae Bell, Melissa McMeekin, Kenneth Israel, Debbie Aboaba, Jessie Cannizzaro, Luis G. Nuñez, Ryan Cannister, Kayla Caulfield, Christy Coco, Luke Crory, Kevin Mambo, Casey Grace Murtagh, Zachariah Supka

Synopsis: Five factions run the underground life of the prestigious Haldwell boarding school. At the head of the most powerful faction – The Spades – sits Selah Summers. By turns charming and callous, she chooses whom to keep close and whom to cut loose, walking the fine line between being feared and loved.

Release Date: April 17, 2020 (USA) | Length: 89 min | Genre: Drama | MPAA Rating: Rated R for teen drug content, and language.

Note: Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2019. Above is the streaming release date.