Exclusive // Morris From America

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Morris From America is a coming-of-age film written and directed by Chad Hartigan. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year and stars Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, Lina Keller, Jakub Gierszał, and a breakthrough performance by Markees Christmas.

A heartwarming and crowd-pleasing coming-of-age comedy with a unique spin, Morris from America centers on Morris Gentry (Christmas) a 13-year-old who has just relocated with his single father, Curtis (Robinson) to Heidelberg, Germany. Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete fish-out-of-water—a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin. Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams.

We talked to Markees about making the jump to the big screen and having Craig Robinson play his movie dad.

Morris From America is currently available on iTunes and video on demand.