Rain

Director: Maria Govan
Cast: Renel Naomi Brown, Irma P. Hall, Nicki Micheaux, Shervante Nixon, Cch Pounder
Genre: Drama 2008
Running time: 93 mins.
Rating:★★★

Determined to find the mother who abandoned her, 14-year-old Rain (Renel Naomi Brown) leaves her secluded home after her grandmother dies. But her hopes for a loving reconciliation are quickly shattered when she discovers that her mother (Nicki Micheaux) is now a drug-addicted prostitute living in the worst part of the city. Frightened, Rain must summon all her inner strength to survive. She turns for help to a kind-hearted track coach (CCH Pounder), who encourages Rain to pursue her dreams.

Determined to find the mother who abandoned her, 14-year-old Rain (Renel Naomi Brown) leaves her secluded home after her grandmother dies. But her hopes for a loving reconciliation are quickly shattered when she discovers that her mother (Nicki Micheaux) is now a drug-addicted prostitute living in the worst part of the city. Frightened, Rain must summon all her inner strength to survive. She turns for help to a kind-hearted track coach (CCH Pounder), who encourages Rain to pursue her dreams. 

Life may not have been any better than the eternal love, life, beauty, and joy that Rain's grandmother gave her. She has a passion for running that her community and grandmother encourages Rain to use this talent and not waste it! However, there is something missing in Rain's life and as sure as the fire in her belly, she is going after it. Even if it means leaving the comfort of her tightly knit community to the unknown and strange city to find it. A relationship with a loving mother again, but what she finds isn't exactly what she expected. As she struggles to adjust, Rain starts to doubt whether her decision was the right one and the void is digging deeper. It isn't until she is registered at a new school and meets the track coach, Ms. Adams (CCH Pounder) and fellow student, Magdelene (Shervante Nixon) that she finds what she was really looking for....a family and choices! Her running becomes more than a talent, but a gateway to find who she is as a person and may be enough to reconcile with her mother, along with her mother's demons!