POV - Bronx Princess . Trailer | PBS 2009

Broadcasting on PBS: September 22, 2009
For local listings and more: http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2009/bronxprincess

By Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed

Rocky Otoo is the Bronx-bred teenage daughter of Ghanaian parents, and she's no pushover. She is a sassy high-achiever bound for college. With freedom in sight, Rocky rebels against her mother's rules. When their relationship reaches a breaking point, Rocky flees to her father, a chief in Ghana. What follows is captured in Bronx Princess, a tumultuous coming-of-age story set in a homeland both familiar and strange. Her precocious — and very American — ideas of a successful, independent life conflict with her father's traditional African values. Reconciling her dual legacies becomes an unexpected chapter in this unforgettable young woman's education. A co-production of the Independent Television Service (ITVS).

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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Ghanian
• Ghana
• coming of age
• college freshman
• mother-daughter
• Ghanian family

[blacklatin11]

I'm not playing the "race card" like many would probably think and I'm not. those who don't understand would say such things. But I love this trailer and I can't wait to see this. About time there are something Entertaining YET beautiful to see black people, African and African American people broadcasting something such as this. There are too many TV shoes of white people acting a fool in the US media and African American's following suit...we need more of this...

[AritHeru23]

short hair Rocky is fine as H3LL!!

Heyyy, she is a true Princess =-)

[MassiveEgo89]

watched this last night, it was fascinating. This girl has a bright future, good luck rocky

[turnongenius]

its amazing how much i relate to her

ace!!

[kakompo]

Very nice. Soon back to my Ghana. Abrokyire abrabo- not easy.

[redelius]

Great movie!