Mischa Meyer

For all his life Frank Goudvis has tried not to follow in the footsteps of his father. When his father is mysteriously murdered, Frank loses his alibi for his cherished passivity and decides to travel to the crime scene.

Four teenagers in South Central Los Angeles plan a robbery - as people take to the streets protesting police brutality - and find unexpected childhood innocence in a comic book store at night.

Four teenagers in South Central Los Angeles plan a robbery - as people take to the streets protesting police brutality - and find unexpected childhood innocence in a comic book store at night.

In the Shadow of Palms is an intimate portrait of three lives on the outskirts of Los Angeles and the creative ways they find hope in this cinematic documentary.