Here is the first MORRIS FROM AMERICA trailer!

The film, written and directed by Chad Hartigan, stars Markees Christmas, and Craig Robinson.

MORRIS FROM AMERICA will be released in theaters on August 19.

Morris is a 13-year-old African-American who moves to Heidelberg with his dad, who coaches professional soccer. The film explores Morris’s attempts to fit in with German kids. He falls for a girl at a youth club and she encourages him to open up a little and share his rapping.