Overview
Two young black friends from the same hood thrive a future as artists, but everything changes when the COVID-19 pandemic becomes a global issue and art can no longer be the main source of their income. Even thought, each in their own way, they strugle to continue with their artistic goals, besides the government and the circumstances conspiring against their ambitions.
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