What is the American Dream for you? And what will you do to get it?

For Minus Hall, his environment defines morsels of the American dream. Growing up in a single-parent home during the late-‘80s on the Southside of Chicago, he quickly learns what is expected in his home as well as the role that he must play while in the streets. Social expectations of living on the Southside creates a desire in him that can only be quenched when he receives what he thinks is essential; a new pair of the latest 23s. With hard work and effort, Minus’s dream is realized. However, Minus soon discovers how desire, achievement and retaliation can produce a chain of events that could cost him his life or change him forever.