How I Learned to Fly

Nov 15, 2023

1h 44m

★ 3.5

Overview

Two African-American teenage boys are suddenly and mysteriously abandoned by their parents. The two have to learn how to survive on their own. From this desertion, comes an experience of beauty, meaning and enduring love.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Silent R Management

How I Learned to Fly Trailers

Cast

Daniel Davis

Marcus Scribner

Eli Davis

Lonnie Chavis

Yaya

Michele Selene Ang

Cliff Davis

Method Man

Louis

Cedric the Entertainer

Dorothee Davis

Crystal Bush

Katherine

Jennifer Lee Laks

Eli's Friend Jack

Tristan Allerick Chen

Eli's Friend Josh

Tristan Lee Griffin

Lada

Evgeniya Orudzheva

Jerry

Craig Gellis

Mrs. Meyers

Remy O'Brien

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