Across the Line - 2016

Out of the approximately 600 players at the National Hockey League, Ten are all Black. Mattie Slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural Black community of North Preston, wants to ensure it is thirty one. To reach his goal, Mattie needs to maintain his nose clean and avoid trouble. Hard to do though, when you go to a school where racism taints every interaction, your older brother is actually a hustler and you are beating a girl who's already connected.