Across the Line

Across the Line streams in the US on Kanopy, Hoopla and FlixHouse, and free with ads on The Roku Channel and 5 more apps, as of October 6, 2026.

Out of the approximately 600 players in the National Hockey League, thirty are Black. Mattie Slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural Black community of North Preston, wants to make it thirty-one. To reach his goal, Mattie needs to keep his nose clean and avoid trouble. Hard to do though, when you go to a school where racism taints every interaction, your older brother is a hustler and you’re crushing on a girl who’s already hooked up.