Across the Line

The story

Out of the approximately 600 players in the National Hockey League, thirty are Black. Mattie Slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural Black community of North Preston, wants to make it thirty-one. To reach his goal, Mattie needs to keep his nose clean and avoid trouble. Hard to do though, when you go to a school where racism taints every interaction, your older brother is a hustler and you’re crushing on a girl who’s already hooked up.

Cast & crew

Stephan JamesMattie Slaughter

Sarah JefferyJayme Crawley

Shamier AndersonCarter Slaughter

Lanette WareVelma

Steven LoveJohn

Denis Theriault

Denis TheriaultTodd

Kim ParkhillPolice Officer

Cara RickettsLori Downey

Hugh ThompsonLen Jacobsen