I Am Somebody

Where to Watch

Philo

Criterion Channel

OVID

Fandor Amazon Channel

DocuramaFilms Amazon Channel

Overview

When aspiring public defender Taylor Toynes notices his zip code in an article on the cradle-to-prison pipeline, he pivots to a career working with children, whose imaginations allow for a world in which zip codes don't determine life outcomes. I Am Somebody is part of a series of short documentaries about the roles of race, class, and upbringing in nonprofit leaders' personal and professional lives.