Get your tickets and seize your popcorn to assist an incredible movie and an incredible trigger starring a eternally fan favourite. Ashanti returns to the massive display screen like we’ve by no means seen her earlier than to confront a disaster that might occur to anybody in her new movie No Handle in theaters nationwide on Feb. 28.
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We’ve seen Ashanti dwell the dream life as a profitable singer, however her new film strips all that away to point out the reality behind homelessness and discovering triumph after tragedy. It solely takes the lack of a job, a beloved one, or advantages to affix the thousands and thousands of individuals throughout the U.S. going through homelessness, and that quantity is rising. Though many individuals are just one main emergency away from shedding all the pieces, most assume it might by no means occur to them.

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Take a look at the outline and trailer beneath for No Handle.
Impressed by true occasions, this compelling drama captures the journey of a gaggle of people experiencing homelessness. The movie is a cinematic exploration of hope, humanity, and resilience because the characters navigate the stormy challenges of life with no bodily handle, showcasing the fact that homelessness might occur to anybody.
Ashanti Shares The Challenges & Significance Of Filming No Handle On The Streets
In an unique interview with BOSSIP, Ashanti mentioned taking over the position of combating to outlive on the streets in No Handle. Within the new film, which hits theaters nationwide on Feb. 28, she performs Violet, a veteran battling with habit, homelessness, and a merciless society that doesn’t see her humanity.
With regards to addressing points like homelessness, many people don’t know the place to start out however hope any person else will do one thing about it. Ashanti, who additionally govt produced, stated that she noticed the script for No Handle as a tremendous and genuine technique to step up for this essential trigger.
“I learn the script and I used to be like, ‘Wow, that is so genuine and so touching, and fully completely different than something I’ve ever performed!’ And I simply felt prefer it was tremendous essential within the message and to create the attention.”

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Followers are used to seeing the Grammy winner glammed up on a crimson carpet or taking part in a diva in one among her latest appearing roles. Ashanti stepped manner outdoors of her consolation zone to convey the difficult position of Violet to life. She revealed simply how actual it received whereas filming on the streets of Sacramento.
“It was actually cool to do one thing fully completely different within the dust and the rain and the chilly,” she instructed BOSSIP. “That climate was loopy! It was like 4 seasons in at some point. And that made all the pieces so actual, being within the mud and the tents and the rubbish round. Although it was on set, it felt so actual and it actually gave you an eye-opener to how persons are residing. It was simply so genuine and it was actually an incredible expertise to dive on that aspect.”
Along with appearing and producing, Ashanti created lovely music for the No Handle soundtrack with the tune, “Bonadife Survivor.”
See why Ashanti stated No Handle is a film we’d like after latest and the way shopping for tickets straight helps make a distinction after the flip!