Erin Wiley Sands

A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

After being a passenger in a hit-and-run, Donna Patterson is sent to reform school, taking the rap for the driver, bad boy Vince. Inside, she makes friends and self-discoveries while trying to save her little sister from their abusive uncle.

Greg is near the end of his senior year in high school, wanting to go to the prom, eyeing Cinny (the school's beauty with brains) from afar, and regularly trippin', daydreaming about being a big success as a poet, a student, a lover. His mom wants him to apply to colleges, but Greg hasn't a clue. One of his teachers, Mr. Shapic, tries to inspire him, too. He finally figures out he can get close to Cinny if he asks her for help with college applications. But friendship isn't enough, he wants romance and a prom date. So, he tells a few lies and, for awhile, it seems to be working. Then, things fall apart and Greg has to figure out how to put the trippin aside and get real.

A violent attack leaves high school principal Mansa Harper with a traumatic brain injury. After finding refuge working for a Pastor at a fledgling church, Mansa soon realizes the Pastor’s personal struggles are creeping into the sanctuary. When a member of the church winds up dead, Mansa is compelled to help the Pastor clean up the aftermath. This act of service takes Mansa through a strange and bloody pilgrimage as he tries to save the church and himself.

GRINDIN' is an over the top comedy about T.O., a successful working actor who falls from Hollywood grace in the midst of livin' it up.