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St. Louis Superman (2019)

28m

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February 20, 2019
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St. Louis Superman (2019)

Name: St. Louis Superman
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-02-20

28m

Running Time

February 20, 2019
Release Date

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Plot.

Bruce Franks Jr. is a 34-year-old battle rapper, Ferguson activist and state representative from St. Louis, Missouri. Known as Superman to his constituents, he is a political figure the likes of which you've never seen - full of contradictions and deep insights, who has overcome unspeakable loss to become one of the most exciting and unapologetic young leaders in the country. This short verité documentary follows Bruce at a critical juncture in his life, when he is forced to deal with the mental trauma he's been carrying for the nearly 30 years since his 9-year-old brother was shot and killed in front of him, in order to find peace and truly fulfill his destiny as a leader for his community.

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Cast & Crew.

King Bruce Franks III

himself

Bruce Franks Jr.

himself

Smriti Mundhra

Director / Producer

Sami Khan

Director / Producer / Director of Photography

Sami Khan

Director

Michael Gassert

Associate Producer / Sound Mixer

Sheila Nevins

Executive Producer

Fiona Lawson-Baker

Executive Producer

Amanda Jones

Original Music Composer

Cheyenne Tan

Co-Producer

Christopher Renteria

Director of Photography

Faisal Azam

Editor

Christopher D. Renteria

Cinematographer

Poh Si Teng

Producer

Media.

Details.

Release Date

February 20, 2019

Status

Released

Running Time

28m

Genres

Documentary

Last updated: 2025-05-30

Wiki.

St. Louis Superman is a 2019 American short documentary film about activist, battle rapper, and former politician Bruce Franks Jr. It was directed by Sami Khan and Smriti Mundhra. It was released by MTV Documentary Films.

Franks became an activist in the unrest in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, following the shooting of Michael Brown in 2014. Franks was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2016. The film covers his time in state government and his struggles with unresolved childhood trauma, including witnessing his nine-year-old brother's death in a shooting.

Sheila Nevins of MTV Documentary Films purchased St. Louis Superman after it showed the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. Nevins had the filmmakers add a coda that elaborated on Franks' mental health struggles. In the United States, it was broadcast on MTV, VH1, and MTV2 on May 18, 2020.