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A dream, a nightmare, a musical. Ten years in the making, welcome to the stormy inner world of one optimistic Black teen coming of age in America.

 

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WATCH THE FILM

Using interviews captured over a decade, enough. is a hip hop film that explores Nathan Nzanga's journey from quirky kid born to Congolese immigrants, to an idealistic teen artist, to a frustrated young man struggling to overcome pain and cynicism. Set against a backdrop of American culture war, the film uses dream logic to sift through Nate's most conflicted feelings about race, policing and grace in a broken world.

A WORK OF PASSION

enough. is a 13-minute cinematic experience capturing a young man's slow-motion loss of innocence through racial injustice in America.  Using actual footage shot over ten years, the story mirrors a generation of Americans growing up in a time of social revolution. 

Shot at the height of a pandemic, enough. was an extraordinary grassroots effort by Nzanga's fellow young artists at the Prodigy Camp in a mission to amplify his voice when the country needs it most. Attracting dozens of volunteers including Eminem director, Caleb Slain, and the gofundme backing of over 100 supporters, the Gen Z community pulled together to shoot this ambitious story in only two days during Seattle's protests, pioneering robust on-set safety protocols to ensure every person stayed COVID free.

 
 

A PRAYER AND A PROTEST

GRASSROOTS SUCCESS

The project’s backstory is an inspiring example of a community taking action to amplify one of their own.

• 100% volunteer cast and crew
• $300K+ worth of film equipment donated
• 100+ GoFundMe supporters

SEATTLE’S STATEMENT

The city that brought you CHOP claims its cultural relevancy with a new generation of artists and activists. enough.  marks Nzanga’s graduation to local icon and a definitive voice to emerge from the events of 2020.

ARTFUL ACTIVISM

This group’s Gen Z filmmakers, musicians and influencers are engaging in the political conversation through art to create an impact. The effort behind the project suggests what’s in store for the America to come. 

BACKSTORY

Out of the specific comes the universal, and such is the case with Nathan Nzanga’s story as a first generation Congolese-American.

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During one of his annually filmed interviews for The 5000 Days Project, he expressed his desire to "spread light to the world" through his music and soon earned a full scholarship to the Prodigy Camp. This is where 16-year old Nathan wrote Truce— a story-driven anthem about police brutality from both sides of the issue. The song gathered two million hits and launched Nathan’s musical journey as a “suburban storyteller with a whole lot of love to give.” 

Fast forward to 2020. While recording in Chicago, in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Nzanga was compelled to write a sequel. The new song, Enough, is like a lightning bolt to the heart — the evolution of Truce's cry for love into a righteous pain over collective apathy and inaction.

THE MUSIC:
2-in-1 w/ more in the bag

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The film leads the charge for Nzanga's upcoming ACCOUNTABILIBUDDY album, scheduled to drop following the film. It also highlights Nzanga's growth as a music artist over four years by featuring his 2016 hit Truce (co-produced by Nathan Yaccino and Royce David) along with new single Enough. Both songs are part of the upcoming album which will feature a dozen new tracks from Nzanga and friends.

 
 

“Maybe I’m not loud enough.”

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