Rose Weaver

Poetic Justice -- Superstar Janet Jackson makes her film debut with Tupac Shakur in an intense and original street-smart love story.

Superstar Janet Jackson makes her stunning film debut in director John Singleton's (Boyz N the Hood) street-smart love story, POETIC JUSTICE. A mismatched pair pushed together on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland, Justice (Jackson) and Lucky (Tupac Shakur) have only one thing in common: they can't stand each other. But as their friends Lesha and Chicago (Regina King and Joe Torry) fight and make up in the back of the van, Justice and Lucky find themselves reluctantly drawn together. After a surprising detour toward romance, the two travelers are confronted once again by the shocking violence they thought they'd left behind. Featuring the music of Naughty by Nature and Tony! Toni! Tone! and the poetry of Maya Angelou, POETIC JUSTICE is every bit as intense, original and unforgettable as Boyz N the Hood.

Justice, a hairdresser at a small salon in South Central Los Angeles, uses her poetry to deal with her grief after her boyfriend is killed in a shooting incident. When her car breaks down, she accepts a ride and gets a second chance at love.

With a firm thumb on the pulse of modern American youth, college filmmaker Jak Kerley brings us a film about the mindset of the 20-something today. With keen understatement VITAL SIGNS strings together glimpses at real life conversations between men and women at the outset of their adulthood, grappling with relationships, money, school, and work. Kerley presents proof positive that the intellectual striving that has sparked previous generations, despite what some may say, is alive and well in America.