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Check It

Check It

★ 4.9/10•2016•1h 31m•Documentary

Acceptance is worth fighting for.

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.

Dana Flor · Director

Toby Oppenheimer · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 31m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 16, 2016

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