The Good Cousin Who Lives on 18th Street

The Good Cousin Who Lives on 18th Street intertwines past and present in a touching and multi-layered story of two friends, Rakim and Romelo, and their friends and family including the pivotal character Pito. Mentally disabled, Pito is sweet and child-like. One day he is left alone to play his favorite game in the neighborhood arcade. A series of interactions results in his brutal beating at the hands of gangsters.

Rakim, Romelo, and Pito live in and have been raised in a community riddled by gun and gang violence. The beating of Pito is both cause and effect. The event results from a series of events in the pasts of Rakim and Romelo. How Rakim and Romelo choose to avenge the beating of Pito will determine their own future, as well a that of many in their community.