Push (A Novel by Sapphire), received a standing ovation at its premiere screening last night, and while it's a difficult film, it's easy to see why the fest crowd had such a positive response. The film's about Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), an illiterate Harlem teenager pregnant with her second child by her father, who gets placed in an alternative school, where for the first time in her life she finds people who believe in her.

Mo'Nique, as Precious' abusive mother who blames her daughter for being raped by her father, turns in a powerful performance as the parent-from-hell; newcomer Sidibe's performance isn't slick and professional, but is actually more powerful and real for it's roughness. One of the more interesting potentially commercial films at the fest, but it could benefit from some editing, and cross-appeal to mainstream white audiences may be a tough sell.