Rivers Wash Over Me

After his mother dies, Sequan, a sensitive teenager from Brooklyn, moves in with relatives living in a small town plagued with secrets hidden deep within its lush, rural Alabama terrain. Sequan finds refuge in a friendship with a troubled girl who astutely hones in on his true sexuality and introduces him to her cute brother.

Cast

Derrick L. Middleton

as Sequan Greene

Darien Sills-Evans

as Charles King

Elizabeth Dennis

as Lori Anderson

Cameron Mitchell Mason

as Michael Willis

Duane McLaughlin

as Ahmed Robins

Aidan Schultz-Meyer

as Jake Anderson

Pamela Stewart

as Alice

Julia Carothers Hughes

as Celeste Anderson

Terrance Epps

as Coach WIlliams

Tina Jetter

as Charity

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