My Name Is Myeisha

This is just wonderful, but you have to stick with it because it's coming from a bit of a sideways place.

Rachel Walker gives a tremendous performance... I was really blown away by this film.

What might have worked in theater doesn't translate here, particularly the repetition of words and phrases that feel true to the original medium but grate here on screen.

Once the story, which was inspired by real life shooting of Tyisha Mills by police, disengages from realism and spins off into playful fantasy, a crackling energy drives this far-reaching commentary on young black America.

My Name Is Myeisha is a well told tale, a great concept of spoken words matched to images that works so well.

Beneath its song-and-dance exterior, this quietly perceptive coming-of-age saga carries a powerful subtext.

Giving a voice to the victims who can no longer speak for themselves, the film is a mesmerizing mix of drama, music, dreamlike atmosphere and biting social commentary.

Walker owns the film, grabbing your hand and rushing you down one sidestreet after another.

The film My Name Is Myeisha tells a far too familiar story, but its uniqueness lies in its refusal to tell it in a familiar way.

My Name is Myeisha doesn't pull any punches, and isn't afraid to remind members of the audience that the issues depicted in this film are not universal.