Check It (2016)
1h 31m
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April 16, 2016Release Date
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Fed up with being pushed around, a group of gay and trans teens of color form a gang and fight back on the brutal streets of Washington D.C. They call their gang ‘Check it’ and this group of one-time victims of bullying, rape and abuse have turned the tables on anyone trying to hurt them. The group formed to provide its members safety in numbers and let people know that if they jump a queer kid in D.C., they may get beaten into a coma. This raw and intimate portrait follows three childhood friends as they struggle to survive and claw their way out of gang life through an unlikely avenue: fashion.
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Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Check It is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer. The film explores African-American gay and transgender youths in Washington D.C. who founded their own gang for self-protection.
In July 2017, comedian Louis C.K., who saw the film at one of its original screenings and thought that the film was "funny and moving" and gave him "a lot to think about," made the film available for download or streaming on his website.