Best friends Robbin & Juan land coveted spots in a corporate career training program that promises a way out of the inner city—but soon discover that their new lives will come at unexpected costs. As Robbin’s hunger for justice clashes with Juan’s hope for stability, their friendship and futures are tested in a gripping story about race, class, and the rising price of chasing the American Dream.

What begins as a routine meeting between a college student and her professor quickly becomes anything but routine. Zoe, a Black college student, arrives at the office of Janine, her tenured history professor, expecting feedback on a paper. Her thesis: the American Revolution would not have been possible without slavery in America.

After years of a troubled relationship with her professor and competing at an elite school,  Renae finds herself making an unimaginable confession after losing herself and her ability to cope.

This Public Siren Advocacy Film examines the reality of institutional discrimination from the perspective of academia, and its overwhelming implications on the success, safety, and sanity of students under its influence.