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RUNTIME
Did you know
85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Pipeline
2019 1h 25m EN
Drama
Synopsis
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Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities they’ll never have. When a controversial incident at his upstate private school threatens to get him expelled, Nya must confront his rage and her own choices as a parent. But will she be able to reach him before a world beyond her control pulls him away?
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Karen Pittman
Nya
Namir Smallwood
Omari
Tasha Lawrence
Laurie
Heather Velazquez
Jasmine
Jaime Lincoln Smith
Dun
Morocco Omari
Xavier
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Habib Azar
- Writers
- Dominique Morrisseau
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Habib Azar directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 7 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Karen Pittman and Namir Smallwood and Tasha Lawrence carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt9689570 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 85 min · 1h 25m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Pipeline (2019)
Also by
Habib Azar
Production companies
Who made it
BroadwayHD
US
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
US
Key crew
- Stage DirectorLileana Blain-Cruz
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV2019-02-08· Live From Lincoln Center
