Colors Straight Up

Set in the precarious surrounding of South Central, Los Angeles, COLORS STRAIGHT UP is a documentary that explores the lives of children who have managed to escape slipping into a life of crime via their commitments to various artistic endeavors. An organization called Colors United helps foster these burgeoning talents, with kids learning acting, music, and various other pursuits at this inspirational center. Amazingly, it works, and as the students throw themselves into various productions and musical ventures, while also dodging the temptations of the streets, filmmaker Michele Ohayon captures some heartwarming, jubilant scenes as the kids attempt to begin a new life.