The Year We Forgot Our Names
Directed by Spike Lee (circa Do the Right Thing and Malcom X)
Genre:Drama
Theme song : "Everything in its Right Place" - Radiohead
Starring
Zoe Saldana-Nikkie
Rosario Dawson-Frances
Ryan Gosling-boyfriend
Angela Basset -Nikkie's Mom
Disillusioned and restless,towards the end of her first semester of her sophomore year in college Nikkie is frustrated.Unable to study what she truly wants ,jazz music,and under tremendous familiar pressure she reluctantly decides to leave the comforts of her hometown city to study in a small,rural mountain town to study classical music.Alone her only comfort is her one again off again boyfriend of 2 years that live in a nearby town.Struggling to survive and suffering from mild culture shock,in a a big bible town, meets Frances,a lesbian and devout christian with two pastors fro parents,who is terrified at the possibility of being disowned when they discover she has a girlfriend .Psychedelic,euphoric and at times heartbreaking Nikkie and Frances embark on a journey of self discovery that shakes them to the core.