These Kids This City
TFI Suppport
IF/Then Shorts 2019 New Orleans Film Festival
Logline
THESE KIDS THIS CITY is a film about the young people of Liberty City Miami and its infamous bike culture, which reaches it's peak each Martin Luther King Day holiday, when thousands flood the streets on dirt bikes and four wheelers riding in a form of rebellion and community. In light of a hate crime that occurred during last year’s gathering, and the viral cellphone video that followed, a handful of youth at the center of the movement are forced to defend the validity of their methods under the pressure of the justice system and the national media spotlight.
Dorian Emerson Munroe
Director
Dorian Emerson Munroe is a first generation Miami creative, born to Caribbean parents who migrated from Guyana, South America. Out of high school, Dorian accepted a full athletic scholarship to play football at the University of Florida where he was part of two National Championship winning teams. With a lifelong passion for the arts, and after a brief professional career, Dorian pursued his second love, filmmaking. After working on shows for networks such as MTV, VH1, and VICE; he shot, directed, and edited his debut feature film American Town (2018) starring Dakota Powers (American Honey). His most recent project, These Kids This City (2019), recently took top prize at the Oolite Arts and Tribeca Film Institute grant contests.