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St. Louis Superman

St. Louis Superman

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 20, 2019

Runtime

0h 28m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

70%

Original Title

St. Louis Superman

Production Companies

Meralta Films, MTV Documentary Films

Director

Smriti Mundhra

Description

Bruce Franks Jr. is a 34-year-old battle rapper, Ferguson activist and state representative from St. Louis, Missouri. Known as Superman to his constituents, he is a political figure the likes of which you've never seen - full of contradictions and deep insights, who has overcome unspeakable loss to become one of the most exciting and unapologetic young leaders in the country. This short verité documentary follows Bruce at a critical juncture in his life, when he is forced to deal with the mental trauma he's been carrying for the nearly 30 years since his 9-year-old brother was shot and killed in front of him, in order to find peace and truly fulfill his destiny as a leader for his community.