Hollywood Jerome
Synopsis: A 14-year old idolizing Hollywood gangsters ends up in a police standoff and must decide between his fantasies and dreams.
Format: 35 mm – Narrative Film
Recognition: $100,000 in-kind grant from Panavision and Directors Guild of America. Played over 30 festivals including Cannes International and won awards in Europe, Canada and across the United States.
“…collaboration between Hoffman and Yusef has won national acclaim…it trounced 500 films receiving the prestigious IFP Production Fund Award… first time the award has been presented to a film addressing urban issues.” – FOX NEWS
“This is a good movie…. I highly recommend you check this out…its impact comes through the marriage of Yusef’s spoken word poetry and Hoffman’s moving images…” – FILM THREAT