Gotta Get Down To It – East Coast Premiere

GOTTA GET DOWN TO IT East Coast Premiere
Director: Jonathan Tazewell
Country: US, Running Time: 84 min
This drama is about Valerie Martin, a young professor of African-American descent, who teaches at Sedalia College, a small Midwestern liberal arts school. When the college’s invitation to a controversial speaker threatens to divide the campus, Val is pressured into introducing him and serving as the public face of the event. Val is pitted against her student, Trey Martin, who becomes the voice of the campus in objection to the speaker. When Val discovers that trying to keep everyone happy may cost her more than she is willing to lose, she chooses a side.