Brick by Brick

Nineteen year old brick mason Elza "Buddy" Cannaday leaves his small town and goes to Cleveland in 1941 in search of his father, presumed dead after a riot in Springfield, Ohio eight years earlier. Buddy must navigate the trappings of a big city and transcend rejection and painful family secrets in his attempt to rebuild his relationship with the father he thought he knew. Based on true events. (Pan African Film Festival)