In February 2015, it was revealed that Elizabeth Wood had directed a film from a screenplay she wrote, with Morgan Saylor and India Menuez starring in the film. Leah is last seen in a classroom, just before the credits. As Leah looks on, Blue silently realizes she caused the attack by not returning the coke.īlue is arrested, watching Leah coldly as he is driven away. Blue first hits him over the head with a broken bottle then beats him to death with a wrench. Walking down the street together, Leah and Blue are surprised when Lloyd attacks them both, wanting his money. (However, the next scene they are happily kissing each other.) Getting on one knee he proposes to her, to which she does not give a clear answer. He reveals that the lawyer managed to free him and credits Leah with saving his life. She is surprised one day by Blue who arrives in her apartment and crawls into bed with her. George uses the opportunity to rape her.Īfterwards, Leah becomes silent and withdrawn, staying in bed. The two end up going to Leah's where she passes out, intoxicated. He takes her to dinner, explaining that the legal system is unequal and white men who commit violent crimes are more likely to get off for their crimes than non-violent PoC offenders like Blue. Leah promises George she will get the rest of the money, but he tells her to forget it. ![]() The party is a success, but Leah takes too many drugs and wakes up alone with no money. He instead helps her throw a rave with a cover charge. As her debts pile up, Lloyd finds her, pressuring her for the rest of the money, so she asks Kelly for a $17,000 loan. Katie and Blue's friends help move the rest, while Blue believes George is representing him pro bono. He is optimistic that they have a very good case.Īpproaching her boss, Kelly, Leah sells a third of the kilo. ![]() She then finds Blue a lawyer named George, intending to deal the coke to pay his fee. As she approaches Lloyd's, she recognizes the same undercover cop right outside, and decides to run. He asks her to return it to Lloyd and explain. She decides to help him, telling him that she has the coke, so the police have no evidence. Leah goes to visit Blue in jail and he tells her he may get 20 years in prison due to priors. Leah picks up the kilo and quietly leaves. While there, he is approached by one of his regulars, who sets him up, and he is immediately arrested by an undercover police officer. He agrees and Blue and Leah go to a restaurant for breakfast. She invites him to a party thrown by her magazine, where she interns, and Blue is able to mark up his prices to the crowd.Įmboldened by his success, Blue asks for a kilo of cocaine from his supplier Lloyd. Leah tells him he could be making $60 compared to the $20 he has been selling them for. ![]() Later she invites Blue into her apartment, who explains that while he is a dealer, he doesn't do hard drugs. One night, out of marijuana, she asks a group of young Latino men on her corner to sell her drugs. Leah, a student about to enter her second year of college, moves in with her friend Katie into an apartment in Ridgewood, Queens. It was acquired by Netflix for worldwide streaming video on demand, and was released in select American theaters nationwide on September 2, 2016, by FilmRise. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2016. It stars Morgan Saylor, Brian Marc, India Menuez, Adrian Martinez, Anthony Ramos (in his film acting debut), Ralph Rodriguez, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Chris Noth and Justin Bartha. White Girl is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by Elizabeth Wood in her directorial debut.
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