Over eight years, Christopher “Quest” Rainey and his wife, Christine’a “Ma Quest”, raise a family while nurturing a community of hip-hop artists in their home music studio in North Philadelphia. But this creative sanctuary cannot always shield them from the strife that grips their neighborhood.

Shot over the course of nearly 10 years, Jonathan Olshefski’s passionate documentary honors the community-building power of music in the face of economic precarity and discrimination. More than a portrait of one family, Quest lends a voice to those who are living below the poverty line in America.