THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE  - directed by George Tillman, Jr.  14-year-old Mister and 9-year-old Pete try to survive alone in the Brooklyn projects over the course of a sweltering summer. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film
       
     
  THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE  - directed by George Tillman, Jr.  14-year-old Mister and 9-year-old Pete try to survive alone in the Brooklyn projects over the course of a sweltering summer. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film
       
     

THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE - directed by George Tillman, Jr.

14-year-old Mister and 9-year-old Pete try to survive alone in the Brooklyn projects over the course of a sweltering summer. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Lionsgate to rave reviews.

Ethan Dizon (left) and Skylan Brooks (right) star in the title roles, with a supporting cast of Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Anthony Mackie and Jeffrey Wright. Fourteen-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys composed the score.

Nominated for Best First Screenplay at the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards and shortlisted for the 2013 Humanitas Prize Awards. Screened at the White house for President and First Lady.