Too Heavy for Your Pocket

The story

In Nashville during the summer of 1961, the Freedom Riders are embarking on a courageous journey into the Deep South. When 20-year-old Bowzie Brandon gives up a life-changing college scholarship to join the movement, he’ll have to convince his loved ones—and himself—that shaping his country’s future might be worth jeopardizing his own.

Cast & crew

Eboni Flowers

Eboni FlowersEvelyn Brandon

Hampton FlukerTony Carter

Brandon GillBowzie Brandon

Nneka OkaforSally-Mae Carter