Quest
Jonathan Olshefski
| USA
| 2017
| 105 min
This moving chronicle of an African American family in Philadelphia spans eight years, beginning at the dawn of the Obama presidency. Parents Christopher ‘Quest’ and Christine’a ‘Ma Quest’ Rainey navigate the hardship and strife that grips their neighbourhood as they raise their children, and cultivate a musical sanctuary for their community in their home hip-hop studio. Over the years, the family evolves as everyday life brings a mix of joy and unexpected crisis. This tender portrait of the Rainey family is both a vivid illumination of race and class in modern-day America, and an inspirational testament to love, healing, and hope.
Director Jonathan Olshefski
Producer Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
Premiere Sydney Premiere
Section International Competition
Festival Year 2017