Drive Inside (2024)

KYRIE and SHAKA come from two different worlds. Kyrie insists that no one picks him up directly from his home in East Cleveland and Shaka, who is far more well off, is more than willing to flaunt what he has and throw out money on the newest games and sneakers. Still, they are best friends trying to get through life together. Kyrie struggles to come out to his best friend before leaving for college. Shaka doesn't know how to tell Kyrie that he is moving to a different state. It's a story about humanity, politics, fear, and its consequences, all told from the perspective of two teens in East Cleveland, Ohio. ghetto, college, coming of age, social commentary, hood, rich, lgbt teen, forgotten, driving, poor, abandonment, african american, black, city, student, drive, film, friend, gay, building, african american friendship, east cleveland, arman taheri, drive inside, taheri studios, bmw e23, boyz in the hood