Dr. Jeanne Powell

The real-life horsemen of Philadelphia and the Brooklyn-Queens area of New York inspired this amazing film. British actor Idris Elba plays lead character Harp and also is a producer of Concrete Cowboy, a Netflix movie. Writer/director Ricky Staub spent two years researching these urban riding academies. The result of this effort by the actors, the director and producers Idris Elba and Lee Daniels is a warm and engaging portrait of a working-class community with deep roots, which focuses on nurturing troubled teens and giving them a future.