SHORT SYNOPSISWHEN YOU THINK OF A CHILD'S FIRST GIFT, WHAT COMES TO YOUR MIND?
ONE OF THE EARLIEST MEMORIES FROM JOVEM MK WAS THE BURDEN OF WATCHING HER DAD BEING ARRESTED. GROWING UP IN A DANGEROUS NEIGHBORHOOD WITHOUT HER FATHER BROUGHT A TOUGH DECISION: DO I BECOME A THUG LIKE HIM?
THE VERY FIRST GIFT SHE EVER RECEIVED WAS NOT A DOLL OR A BALL. IT WAS A GUN, A STARK REALITY SHARED BY MANY OTHER KIDS IN BRAZIL.
BETWEEN TEARS AND DIAMONDS, "MY KARMA" BY JOVEM MK REFLECTS THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN CRIME.