Filmmakers
Above the lineDM
Director
Darnell Martin
Q
Screenplay
Q-Tip
Writer
DM
Screenplay
Darnell Martin
Writer
AG
Cinematography
Alexander Gruszynski
Director of Photography
Cast
76Q
Q-Tip
Elijah Dixon
MB
Mary J. Blige
Mom
HP
Harold Perrineau
Uncle Cee
FJ
Fat Joe
Big Pete
IK
Ian 'Blaze' Kelly
Inmate
EM
Eric McCollum
Thomas Wilson
DR
Denee Rivera
Jolie Martinez
JS
Justin 'DJ' Spaulding
Young Elijah
JN
Javier Nunez
Eugene
EC
Elvis Costello
Public Defender / Teacher
FS
Fisher Stevens
Prosecutor
S
Snow
Officer McIntyre
JP
Joe Paradise
Chief Berry
DH
Danny Hoch
Harris
BG
Bobbito Garcia
Brown
HJ
Hassan Johnson
Jay
CR
Clay Da Raider
KT
CM
Casper Martinez
C.O. Villar
JH
Jamie Hector
Phone Kid
MG
Mateo Gómez
Mr. Gonzalez
RT
Ryan Toby
Teacher's Assistant
PK
Peggy A. Kirkpatrick
Group Home Counselor
N
N.O.R.E.
Big Ski
DW
Dominique Walters
Young Thomas (as Dominique 'Lil Nique' Walters)
JJ
Jeremy Peter Johnson
Laser Cop
JH
John C. Havens
Interviewer
PM
Patrick McDade
Mr. Lloyd (as Pat McDade)
JT
Jamie Tirelli
Mr. Mercer
MW
Montay Walters
Big Boy (as Montay 'Tay Boogie' Walters)
CC
Curtis Carrott
C.O. Steve (as Curt 'Flirt' Carrott)
MT
Michael Sean Tighe
Cop #1
DC
Douglas Crosby
Cop #2 (as Doug Crosby)
NS
Nick Sullivan
Financial Aid Advisor
FV
Fidel Vicioso
Polaroid Guy
TM
Tomas Melly
Hector
MH
Marc Freeman Hamm
Isiah
MI
Michael H. Ingram
Elijah's Judge (as Michael Ingram)
AC
Alton Clinton
Mark
GI
Gloria Irizarry
Mrs. Williamson
NJ
Nan Jackson
Ms. Leone
CW
Charles Malik Whitfield
Officer Welles
DJ
Donald Jackson
Photographer
WL
Walter Leon
Polo'd Out Student
EB
Ephraim Benton
Rahmel
VA
Vincenzo Amato
Store Owner
BC
Bob Colletti
Supervisor
CL
Cesar de León
Tyrone
EJ
Ebony Jerido
Bernadette
AH
Alexis Hyman
Young Girl (as Alexis 'L. Dionne' Hyman)
DM
Donovon Ian H. McKnight
Jess (as Donovon Ian Hunter McKnight)
RM
Raefel J. Mallea
Tiny
TM
Tom McCarthy
Cee's Judge
BM
Bridget McConnell
Shareholder (as Bridget Mary McConnell)
TH
Taina Hernandez
News Reporter
HS
Herbert Spaulding
C.O.
SM
Seth William Meier
Laser Cop #2 (as Seth Meier)
MF
Mister Fischer
C.O. #2 (as Mr. Fischer)
LW
Larry Weiss
Counselor #2
BW
Brian Anthony Wilson
Prison C.O. (as Brian A. Wilson)
PM
Patrick Morrison
Shareholder C.O.
U
Universal
Lockdown C.O.
DM
Damali Mason
Cafeteria C.O.
TD
Tony Devon
Prison Guard Lawrence
KG
Kash Goins
Mike (Inmate)
JG
Jamie Gonzalez
Correction Officer Villar
FS
Francesco Scorsone
Riot Guard / Court Officer
DA
Dakota Anderson
Inmate (uncredited)
NB
Natalie Paige Bentley
Officer McIntyre's Wife (uncredited)
TB
Todd Birmingham
Inmate (uncredited)
BB
Brandon E. Brooks
Inmate (uncredited)
JB
John Bryant
Inmate on Bus (uncredited)
KG
Kenny Guay
Boy on bus (uncredited)
MM
Marguerite Mastromatto
Attorney (uncredited)
TS
Theron Smith
Foster Child (uncredited)
LV
Luna Lauren Vélez
Prison Counselor (uncredited)
JW
John Wooten
Prisoner (uncredited)
Departments
2Production
- Robert De NiroProducer
Crew
- G.A. AguilarStunt Coordinator