In a powerful drama based on a true story, a determined mother fights to give her son a future. Uzo Aduba stars as Virginia Walden, a struggling single parent in Washington D.C. who watches her bright son, played by Niles Fitch, slip through the cracks of a failing and dangerous public school. Fearing for his potential, she makes the impossible sacrifice to enroll him in a private academy, but the crushing financial burden threatens to break her. Her desperate quest for a solution leads her to a fledgling political movement and an unlikely alliance with a passionate congressman, portrayed by Matthew Modine. Facing a formidable education establishment and her own self-doubt, Virginia must find her voice and rally her community to challenge a broken system for the sake of every child. Directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna and featuring Aunjanue Ellis and Vanessa Williams, this inspiring film captures the tense, grassroots battle for educational justice and the extraordinary courage of one woman who dared to become an advocate.