How I Learned to Fly

How I Learned to Fly

2023•1h 44m•3.5/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

3.5/10(2)

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.

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Silent R Management

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Marcus Scribner

Marcus Scribner

Daniel Davis

Lonnie Chavis

Lonnie Chavis

Eli Davis

Michele Selene Ang

Michele Selene Ang

Yaya

Method Man

Method Man

Cliff Davis

Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric the Entertainer

Louis

Crystal Bush

Crystal Bush

Dorothee Davis

Jennifer Lee Laks

Katherine

Tristan Allerick Chen

Tristan Allerick Chen

Eli's Friend Jack

Tristan Lee Griffin

Eli's Friend Josh

Evgeniya Orudzheva

Evgeniya Orudzheva

Lada

Craig Gellis

Craig Gellis

Jerry

Remy O'Brien

Remy O'Brien

Mrs. Meyers

Alberto Manquero

Alberto Manquero

Eduardo

Adrian Quiñonez

Adrian Quiñonez

Officer Luz

Ricardo Mamood-Vega

Ricardo Mamood-Vega

Manuel

Dominick Hamilton

Neighborhood Teen

Nicholas Donte Darnell

Neighborhood Teen

Nick Darnell

Nick Darnell

Classmate #1

Ure Egbuho

Warehouse Party Girl

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