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In a split narrative, a young man follows two paths: his father's dream of him becoming a cop, and his own dream of becoming a rapper

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Cast

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Rahman Jamaal ...
Flip
Kazz Wingate IV ...
Cassius 'Cash' Bernard
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
4-Zone ...
Self
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Crazy 8 (as Chino XL)
Takbir Bashir ...
Tak
John Cab ...
Mugger one
Charlie Capen ...
Young Businessman
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Chi-Barnes
Steve Connell ...
Artis
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Emcee
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Bumma (as John Cothran Jr.)
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Tony
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Jimmy
Toby Howard ...
Quentin Bernard
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Tawanna
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Record Executive
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Doctor
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Greyton (as Fatso-Fasano)
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Marie Bernard
David Williams ...
Doctor
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Mr. Bernard
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Byron
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Officer Rodney
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Robbery Victim (uncredited)

Directed by

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Brandon Sonnier

Written by

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Brandon Sonnier ... (writer)

Produced by

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Ken Arnold ... executive producer
Ruth Arnold ... executive producer
Ryan R. Johnson ... co-producer
Jason Peterson ... producer
Ryan Seashore ... producer
Brandon Sonnier ... producer
Tyler Soper ... co-producer
Scott Speer ... producer
Sean E. Williams ... associate producer

Music by

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Rahman Jamaal
Chris Westlake

Cinematography by

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Graham Futerfas

Editing by

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John Randle

Editorial Department

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Joe Offi ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Marcello Robinson ... (as Marc Robinson)

Production Design by

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Chanida Trueblood

Art Direction by

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John Welles

Makeup Department

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Ashley Bacak ... key hair stylist / key makeup artist

Production Management

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Jason Peterson ... unit production manager
Ryan Seashore ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Chris Debenedetto ... second assistant director
Scott Speer ... second unit director
Sean E. Williams ... first assistant director (as Sean Williams)

Art Department

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Joanne LeCocq ... assistant set decorator
Katie Meza ... set dresser

Sound Department

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Lee Ascher ... boom operator
Andrew Gohn ... sound mixer
Claes Nystrom ... re-recording mixer

Stunts

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Stephanie Finochio ... stunts
Bob Minor ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Brandon Burgdorf ... still photographer
David F. Clark ... camera loader
Andrew Clarke ... electrician
Jesse M. Feldman ... second assistant camera
Michael Francisco ... gaffer
John Habell ... key grip
John Hankammer ... steadicam operator
Robert Lowell ... first assistant camera
Joe Pacella ... additional first assistant camera
Sean Piper ... grip
Kelly Price ... grip
Richard Swindell ... steadicam operator
David White ... camera loader
George Yohanna ... grip

Music Department

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Rahman Jamaal ... musician
Ryan Seashore ... music supervisor
Cody Westheimer ... composer: additional music

Additional Crew

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Jennifer Hanauer ... production assistant
Marcella Serrano ... production assistant
Tyler Soper ... production coordinator
Richard Thornsberry ... production assistant
Sam Wasserman ... production assistant

Thanks

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Russell Naftal ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords
Taglines Two Roads, One Path. See more »
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  • 85 min
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Budget $700,000 (estimated)

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