The Beat / Rock the Paint / Junior's Groove (2-DVD)

For every road not taken, an alternate potential destiny exists. And following the stabbing death of his brother, aspiring rap artist Philip "Flip" Bernard is caught between two staggeringly different realities, each with its own irreversible consequences. Forced by his father to either get a "real" job with a steady paycheck, or pursue his goal of becoming a hip-hop rapper and survive on the streets, Flip is torn between chasing his own dream or giving in to his father's demands. In a surreal, suspenseful shuffling of parallel realities, Flip lives out both contrasting fates he attempts to find music, meaning and order in his now-chaotic life.

Rock the Paint -- 2005 -- 105 minutes -- Rated R

Starring: Douglas Smith, Kevin Phillips

An explosive coming-of-age story ignites when teenager Josh Sendler (Douglas Smith) is forced to pack up his senior-year hoop dreams and move from the lush cornfields of Indiana to the harsh, inner-city streets of Newark, New Jersey. He meets and befriends basketball phenomenon Antwon (Kevin Phillips) on the local court, and together, they make a run for the high school state championship. But can their friendship survive amidst a racially charged atmosphere that threatens to divide them?

Junior's Groove -- 1997 -- 91 minutes -- Rated R

Starring: Lynn Whitfield, Martin Villafana, Rainbow Sun Francks

Lynn Whitfield stars in this powerful movie about love, struggle and passion as the over-protective mother of piano prodigy, Junior Brown. Junior's tormented world of dangerous street friends, crazy neighbors and an eccentric music teacher force him to fight for his chance to escape the ghetto through the music he loves. As he masters his skill with the piano, Junior discovers that the beauty of his music inspires the people around him to reach for their dreams.