| Director | Kasi Lemmons |
|---|---|
| Budget | $17.5 million |
| Box office | $7.5 million |
After his mother, Naima, is evicted from their Baltimore apartment, teenage Langston is sent to spend the holidays with his estranged grandparents in New York City. He talks to a man called Isaiah on the bus ("Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"). When Langston arrives in the city, he just misses his grandparents and, shortly after, is robbed of his possessions.