the film’s final scene is one of the most genuinely suspenseful and moving that I’ve seen in a while.

It would have been easy to cast heroes and villains in black and white, but Shaw’s film shows the whole spectrum.

That so many people from different socio-economic backgrounds, races, ages, occupations, and more come together to do what’s right is just as inspiring as any victory they might accomplish

Shaw’s film provides an indelible reminder of cinema’s enduring power as a communal experience

Little Light” regularly moved members of the audience to groans, gasps, cheers, tears and, finally, a standing ovation

Kevin Shaw’s film delivered the visceral impact of all six “Rocky” movies and a couple of “Creed” films put together

A fiercely concentrated call to action

An exhilarating new film about a Chicago community willing to fight City Hall to save a neighborhood public school