“A Part of the Game” was born from emotion—my childhood, my environment, and the world that shaped me. I grew up watching how the streets pulled people in with the hustle, the fast money, the illusion of power.

This film follows lifelong friends—brothers, really—who once dreamed of college, careers, and a way out. But life dragged them down different paths. And in the middle of that divide came betrayal… the kind that turns blood into enemies and sparks a war no one sees coming.

But this story isn’t just about the hood. It’s about the universal truth: people can misuse you, take advantage of you, or turn on you when you least expect it. I wanted to capture those realities—not to glorify the struggle, but to show it through multiple perspectives.

This film speaks to the youth, to the grown, to anyone who’s ever fought for a better life—in any neighborhood, anywhere in the world. 

Malcolm "Noke" Elliott