"An independent filmmaker has left his profession and keeps it a secret. Years later, his niece finds his old films in a locked trunk and discovers his strong principles when it came to supporting his actors and his art overall."
Tim Reid
as Joe
Vonte Sweet
as Alphonso
Vonetta McGee
as Brenda
María Celedonio
as Ella
Robert Guillaume
as Uncle Buddy
Zero Hubbard
as Hubie
Rosalind Cash
as Janet Mickens
Daphne Maxwell Reid
as Coach Dawson
LaVerne Anderson
as Cindy
Marquita Terry
as Tamara
Don Drysdale
as Baseball Announcer (voice)
Fred Pinkard
as Thaddeus
Whitman Mayo
as Jesse
George Kirby
as George
William Karnes
as UPS Man
Della Reese
as Ella DuChamps (voice)
Anne Betancourt
as Cashier
Brock Peters
as Gus
Tyra Ferrell
as Ricki Sewell
Eric Chambers
as Creole Kid
Roscoe Lee Browne
as Buck
Helaine Head
Director
Joanne D'Antonio
Editor
Palmer Brown
Costume Designer
Bernard Salzmann
Director of Photography
Harold Wheeler
Original Music Composer
Daryl G. Nickens
Writer