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Dre Owens life changes after he graduates high school. His childhood home catches on fire. After the disaster, he and his mom Nicole have no choice but to relocate to Indianapolis. With aspirations to open a business someday, all he has to do is stay with his aunt and cousin for a few months before he heads off to college in California.

What would you do to survive? On the streets, the answer to that question is anything. Kevin Richards, a young day to day hustler in the streets of Baltimore must do any and every thing to make sure he eats. The world of hustling is unforgiving, and one small slip could cost him everything. If hustling wasn't the worst of his worries Kevin has a small child at home in dire need of a medical operation. The only problem is that as a hustler, Kevin is technically unemployed and broke to boot. One day an interesting proposition comes across Kevin's table.

Business is good for Kenny and Clay, two hitmen who've worked the trap for years. They have cleaned up any “problem” in the way of their boss’s massive operation. Business is going good, real good. But there is one problem: one of them is developing a conscious.

Listen as five criminals tell their stories. Jay Jay found trouble young, very young. Serving time at age 12 is not the beginning of Jay Jay’s descent into criminality. Cjay has been in nearly as many prisons as she has fingers, yet nothing in her upbringing predestined her for crime. Lawrence, a child raised in American ghetto circumstances, became the epitome of extreme violence while at the same time holding tight an inner secret of female identity. Brian was a young man with a twinkle in his eye and a propensity for getting caught.

From Hood to Heels is the unbelievable true story of a child raised in violent circumstances who became the epitome of extreme violence while at the same time holding tight to an inner secret of female identity. From Hood to Heels presents two stories in one: first, the personal experience of a child born in violent circumstances; you will come to know the world of drug dealing, gangs, and violence. You will grow uncomfortable as children make life and death decisions that often increase the circle of violence.