B.U.P. Films Presents
BORN AND
RAISED
Every move you make defines where you end up.
A True Detroit Story
BORN AND
RAISED
"Every move you make defines where you end up."
A true story about a man from Detroit who fought against the odds — from crime and prison to music, family, and a career as an actor and filmmaker. Born and Raised is the journey of Sean Spoatcoat Brown, told in his own words.
Starring
Timothy Stewart · Royce Reed · Dion Rice · Lakeisha Reynolds · Jamal Woolard · Moreel Mathis · Samuel Moore III · Clifton Powell
Special Appearance by Rodney Perry, Mike Bonner & Spanky Hayes
Written & Directed by
Sean Spoatcoat Brown
Official Teaser
WATCH THE TEASER
23
Original Tracks
30+
Cast Members
5
Chapters
1
True Story
"Detroit made me. Detroit broke me. Detroit is me."
— Sean Spoatcoat Brown, Writer & Director
The Ensemble
MEET THE CAST
Sean Spoatcoat Brown
Timothy Stewart
The Journey
THE CHAPTERS
Detroit
Growing up in the streets of Detroit, where every corner held a lesson and every choice carried weight.
Music
Finding a voice through music — a lifeline that offered purpose when the streets threatened to swallow everything.
Family
The bonds that hold and the ones that break. Family as both anchor and wound in the story of survival.
Faith
When everything else was stripped away, faith became the foundation — the reason to keep going, keep building, keep rising.
Film
Turning pain into art. The journey from the streets to the screen — telling the story only he could tell.
Original Score
THE
SOUNDTRACK
23 original tracks featuring some of the biggest names in hip-hop. Music by Buzzed Up Muzik.
Full Tracklist
Royce 5'9"
Lil Boosie
T.I.
Jadakiss
Payroll Giovanni
Toysoulja
FCF Rob
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