'Kicks' shines light on Justin Tipping, who may be the next Ryan Coogler
 

'Kicks' shines light on Justin Tipping, who may be the next Ryan Coogler
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As Film Twitter sets its sights on the Toronto International Film Festival and Clint Eastwood's Sully prepares for take off at the box ****** this weekend, there's an independent film set for release that is being overlooked and underestimated, just like its young protagonist.

I'm talking, of course, about Kicks, Justin Tipping's promising directorial debut that has been earning fans and building buzz since its premiere this past spring at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Kicks is a bold and unique coming-of-age story about an undersized teen who sets out to prove himself a man by retrieving his Air Jordans from the gun-strapped Oakland thug who stole them for his own young son.* Read more...

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