Check It
World Premiere

Check It

Spotlight
| USA | 91 MINUTES | English
Female Director(s), Documentary, NY Director(s)
Fed up with being pushed around, a group of gay and trans teens of color form a gang and fight back on the brutal streets of Washington D.C. They call their gang ‘Check it’ and this group of one-time victims of bullying, rape and abuse have turned the tables on anyone trying to hurt them. The group formed to provide its members safety in numbers and let people know that if they jump a queer kid in D.C., they may get beaten into a coma. This raw and intimate portrait follows three childhood friends as they struggle to survive and claw their way out of gang life through an unlikely avenue: fashion. Co-directors Toby Oppenheimer and Dana Flor create a moving story of empowerment and a provocative exploration of class, marginalization and gang violence in the United States.

—Dan Hunt

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer
Flor & Oppenheimer directed and produced the critically acclaimed documentary The Nine Lives of Marion Barry that aired on HBO. Check It is their second feature length documentary. Both have directed/produced documentaries on a wide range of subjects for Sundance Channel, A&E, The History Channel, VH1, Bravo and others.
Director
Dana Flor, Toby Oppenheimer
Producer
Wren Arthur
Editor
Tom Patterson
Associate Producer
Eden Campbell, Dawn Langford
Cinematographer
Toby Oppenheimer
Executive Producer
Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, Jon Kamen, Dave O'Connor, Justin Wilkes
Composer
Paul Brill

Contacts
US Sales Contact
Liesl Copland
WME Global
Phone: 310 285 9000
lcop@wmeentertainment.com
International Sales Contact
Liesl Copland
WME Global
Phone: 310 285 9000
lcop@wmeentertainment.com
Print Source
Dana Flor
Macro Pictures LLC
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202 285 5697
danaannflor@gmail.com
Press Contact
Adam Kersh
Fusion Entertainment
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 917 771 7021
adam@fusion-entertainment.com
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