Reel 85 Productions

17-year-old basketball phenom Diamond McCarren fights to escape the cycle of trauma threatening to consume his future. With his father behind bars and his mother spiraling deeper into heroin addiction, Diamond shoulders the weight of a broken home while clinging to the hope of a Division I scholarship. Just as his shot at a better life arrives — a college coach’s visit — his mother suffers a devastating overdose. Torn between chasing his dream and caring for the only parent he has left, Diamond makes a life-altering decision that challenges everything he thought he knew about loyalty, ambition, and manhood. In the aftermath, his sacrifice becomes the first step toward healing a family on the brink.

An examination of mental health told through the intense world of a chef navigating trauma, identity, and artistry in the heat of a high-stakes kitchen.

David, a once-brilliant jazz musician, can no longer hear music. Doctors search for a diagnosis while debating whether his condition is neurological or psychological, but answers remain elusive. As pressure mounts to institutionalize him, David is guided through an unconventional therapy that pulls him into memories of faith, discipline, and unresolved trauma.