Goldie (2019)

Goldie: Directed by Sam de Jong. With Slick Woods, George Sample III, Danny Hoch, Marsha Stephanie Blake. A teenager in a family shelter, wages war against the system to keep her sisters together while she pursues her dreams of being a dancer. A story about displaced youth, ambition and strength.

“u0026quot;Iu0026#39;m u0026#39;bout to BLOW UP! Goldie ready for TAKE OFF!u0026quot; (Slick Woods)nGoldie is a multicolored drama centered on a titular 18-year old with enough ghetto attitude to fill two more dramas and talent to justify her goal of becoming a music video dancer. More importantly, she shepherds her two sisters, all three of them left by their recently incarcerated mom, in and out of seedy venues and homes to try to find a place, even if for a night.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot easy to warm to, the tatted up, gap-toothed dynamo is nonetheless warmer inside than out. Her attention to her sisters despite the myriad disappointments her poverty and poor choices provide is what saves her from being another lost teen hoping to make it so she can save her family.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnother admirable quality about this slice of urban chaos is the colorful scene changers which complement her gold attire and hair and relieve the depression of her endless disappointments. The only light moment comes at the beginning when she announces her intention to u0026quot;blow upu0026quot; and u0026quot;take offu0026quot; while dancing at a family shelter show. Take off is tough to do.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWriter-director Sam de Jong has expertly navigated between the hope of a talented teen and the reality of homeless kids finding a home. In that way he has created a hybrid melodrama that more fully depicts the struggles of lost teens, their hopes and their dreams. The answer may lie in Goldie eventually listening to the adults who advise her to consult Childrenu0026#39;s Services.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot a Hollywood ending but closer to reality than many of the fantasies from romanticized films about struggling families. The film Goldie is closer to a documentary than a fiction despite its promising opening show.”