Shenae Grimes in The Cross Road

My friend Alex Thompson directed Shenae Grimes in her first starring role in film The Cross Road.  It is a very compelling love story thats explores how the pressures of the economy, immigration and prejudice can affect the next generation.

Shenae Grimes, (Annie Wilson on 90210) plays Bridget, an American teen that falls in love with Salaam (Garen Boyajian), a newly emigrated Syrian teen. Their relationship is soon threatened by Bridget’s Father, Walker (Bruce Gooch), who has a distrust of foreigners and Arabs in particular. Walker ignites the community and recruits several youths to help him drive “those people” out of the neighborhood. In doing so, he jeopardizes his daughter’s happiness and the life of the boy she loves.