Al Thompson

Liberty Kid -- In Ilya Chaikin's LIBERTY KID, childhood friends Derrick (Al Thompson) and Tico (Kareem Savi on) occupy a high school dropout limbo operating a concession stand at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. Tico's ambitions reach no further than collecting the next paycheck or pretty girl's phone number, while Derrick has his eyes on a different prize. But when the World Trade Center terrorist attack plunges their lives, their community, and their country into chaos, Derrick's vision of a college-educated future goes up in smoke in the first of many incidences of personal collateral damage both he and Tico must endure.

A Walk to Remember -- Love brings together what peer pressure and lifestyles seek to keepapart in this coming-of-age story based on the bestselling book.

In the wake of Sept. 11, pals Derrick (Al Thompson) and Tico (Kareem Savinon) fall on hard times after they lose their jobs as concessions workers at Liberty Island. While Derrick is tempted by Army recruiters, he's also drawn to the world of street hustling by the volatile Tico. Writer-director Ilya Chaiken's deeply poignant no-budget indie was an official selection at the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival.

In Ilya Chaikin's LIBERTY KID, childhood friends Derrick (Al Thompson) and Tico (Kareem Saviñon) occupy a high school dropout limbo operating a concession stand at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. Tico's ambitions reach no further than collecting the next paycheck or pretty girl's phone number, while Derrick has his eyes on a different prize. But when the World Trade Center terrorist attack plunges their lives, their community, and their country into chaos, Derrick's vision of a college-educated future goes up in smoke in the first of many incidences of personal collateral damage both he and Tico must endure.