A coming of age story about a boy and a book. A magical book, that endows our hero with the knowledge and power to overcome modern-day challenges with a little help from an historical figure from the past. LA' QUAN Davis is a shy 12-...See moreA coming of age story about a boy and a book. A magical book, that endows our hero with the knowledge and power to overcome modern-day challenges with a little help from an historical figure from the past. LA' QUAN Davis is a shy 12-year-old middle school student who has a problem. To solve this problem, he must travel back in time and learn as much as he can about a historical figure. What's unique about LA' QUAN's story is that there is no time machine for him to climb into. Nor a mirror he can walk through. Nothing too fantastic or over the top. This is not that type of film. What we have, however, is a realistic film about a boy and a book. Albeit a magical book, it will take LA'QUAN as far back in time as the book will allow. Handed down through generations, a survivor of fire and brimstone, this book will metaphorically travel to hell and back, until it finds its way into the hands of LA' QUAN, and eventually into his mind. For the book itself knows that knowledge is power, and power is bestowed upon those who seek it. By the end of the first Act, it is through the proverbial mind's eye of LA'QUAN that we witness his journey into a forgotten past. A past that, once re-discovered, will not only help LA'QUAN to solve his original problem but also aid him in overcoming other challenges in life. By the film's end, LA'QUAN 's journey will have a profound effect on several other characters as well. Thus setting the stage for a possible sequel. In a twist of irony, this film pays homage to the adage "It takes a village to raise a child". Except in LA'QUAN's case, it will take a child to save a village, along with a little help and inspiration from the legend of Colonel Allen Allensworth, a real-life American Civil War hero who founded California's first and only African-American townships. Written by
Kurt Wilson
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