Original Screenplay by:
Chris Buchanan
Tam Le
Wayne & Kelli Franklin

Cast
Timothy Warner - Jeff Gale
Derrick Taylor - Earl Hilliard, Jr.
Alexia Taylor - Tahira Yvonne Givhan
Violet Warner - Hannah Murphy
Crystal Taylor - Carolina Manrique
Kelly Warner - Jennifer Price
Tony - Glenn Alan Gardner
Susan - Amber Lovett
Attorney James Clinton - John Wright, Jr.
Ilene Warner - Peggy Carlisle
Ms. Payne - Betti Clausell Taylor
District Attorney - Tammi McCall
Judge Davis - Anthony Williams
Mrs. Turner (Music Teacher) - Gazel Poignard
Officer Patterson - Ralph Patterson
Bailiff - Ralph Ashley
Mugger - Titus Battle
Boy on Bike - Roderick Jerome Smith, Jr.
Bartender (voice) - Michael McMillan

A Magic City Films Production
Produced & Directed By - Earl Hilliard, Jr.
Screenplay By - Christopher Buchanan
Tam Le
Wayne & Kelli Franklin
Story By - Earl Hilliard, Jr.
Director of Photography - Ned Boggan
Edited By - J. Kenneth Brown
Asst. Editor - Frank Hamby
Score composed by
Desi Desadario
Patrick Sheehan
Eric Nathaniel McGinty
Larry Blewitt
Casting Director - Alicia Johnson
Asst. Casting Director(s) - Myeisha Bridges
Michael Fulmar
Associate Producer(s) - Paul Adams Crowell
Darnell Jones
John Hilliard
Executive Producer - Earl Hilliard
Line Producer (Pre-Production) - Kelli Franklin
Art Director/Set Designer - Mary Catharine Cutcliffe
Location Audio by Imagination Factory
Patrick Sheehan
Wayne Reynolds
2nd Unit Boom - David Smith
Key Grip/Gaffer - Randy Halpern
3rd Grips - Kerry McCarn
Chris Burns
Michael Praytor
2nd team Key Grip/Gaffer - Paul England
SFX Makeup - Kerry McCarn
Mary Cutcliffe
Location Coordinators - Earl Hilliard
Ron Marshall
Craft Service - Janine Hunt-Hilliard
Publicist - Mystic Media
Legal Counsel - Hilliard, Smith & Hunt
Production Insurance - TIG Insurance Company
MediaPlus Insurance Services
Post Production Editing Studios- Studio 7
Vazda Studios

Sound Design by Imagination Factory
Patrick Sheehan
Wayne Reynolds
Eric Nathaniel McGinty

Additional music
"Tear Effect"
Written and performed by Electronic Voice Phenomenon
From the self titled album
(Copyright 1999 Nevermore Records)

"In Between"
written by Jeremy Rushing and performed by SMO
From the album Living Instrument
(Copyright 1999 Say Man Records)

"Snowman"
Written and performed by Mindseye and Larry Blewitt
From the album Light and Shadows
(Copyright 1996 Mindseye Network)

"The Ground Plan" and "Grendal’s Fen"
"Grendal’s Fen" written and performed by Larry Brown
"The Ground Plan" is a traditional Galiec folk song performed by Larry Brown
From the album Cobb Lane
(Copyright 2001 Larry Brown)

"Cleveland Hustlers"
Written and performed by Antonius & Wendell Banks
(Copyright 2002 Antonius Banks)

"A Situation Song"
Written and performed by Suburban Love Junkies
From their self titled album
(Copyright 2000 Suburban Love Junkies)

Special Thanks to:
Rachel R. Arrington
Willie Brown
Lee Chavis
Danny Collier
Sgt. Wayne Curry
Darryl Devould
Jan Reed Ghivan
Thomas Ghivan
Michael Fulmar
Sherry Graves
Wayne Guthrie
Congressman Earl Hilliard
State Representative John Hilliard
Mary Franklin Hilliard
Alesia Hilliard-Smith
Christine Hobson
Janine Hunt-Hilliard
Mayor Larry Langford
Ron Marshall
Michael McMillian
Christopher Moye
Leigh Mullinax
Robin Murphy
Judge Mac Parsons
Darryl Purdam
Patricia Rogers
Rodney Rogers
John Solomon Sandridge
Roderick Smith
Davd C. Smitherman
Anthony Underwood
Roderick Underwood
Dr. Richard Walker
Stephon Washington
Mr. & Mrs. Foster Woodrick
Sheriff Jim Woodward
Adamsville Food World Floral Department (Mary)
The A.G. Gaston Building
Alabama Community Assistance Program
The Alabama Film Office
Anthony Underwood Automotive
Arrington Funeral Home
Artisan Films
Bessemer City Jail
Carraway Hospital & Staff
Elmwood Cemetary
First Choice
The Intimate Storm
Jefferson County Courthouse, Bessemer Annex
Metro Rentals
Real People Talent Agency
Sandridge Art
Tutwiler Hotel
Vazda Studios

We would also like to thank:
Carol Allen
Charles H. Backus, III
Lyndon Box, M.D.
Eric Bradford
Jennifer Buck
Sallie Coale
Mary Ann Davis
Katherine England
Sandi England
Senator Sandra Escott-Russell
Shirley Farrell
Jennifer Fejedelem
Anthony Fields
Brenetta W. Finley
Tajmah Givhan
William Harris
Dorothy Hilliard
Shannon Johnson
Ayla Jones
Brendan Jones
Allie Kozlowski
Kaye Ligon
Elle Magnuson
Ann May
Mahari McTier
Robin Murphy
Denorrise Posey
Damien Preuitt
A’dante Quinney
Kenneth B. Robinson
Lacey Ruff-Montgomery
Roderick Smith
Daniel Stewart
Catherine Sulli
Dr. Vincent Terry
Carmesha S. Wright

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