Imperial Dreams (2014)
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
Director: Malik Vitthal
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John Boyega as Bambi |
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Glenn Plummer as Uncle Shrimp |
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De'Aundre Bonds as Gideon |
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Keke Palmer as Samaara |
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Sufe Bradshaw as Detective Gill |
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Nora Zehetner as Janine |
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Rotimi as Wayne |
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Todd Louiso as Peter Hall |
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Jernard Burks as Cornell |
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Maximiliano Hernández as Detective Hernandez |
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Anika Noni Rose as Miss Price |
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Kellita Smith as Tanya |
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Ethan Coach as Day |
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Justin Coach as Day |
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Fat Dog as Fat Rat |
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Kandiss Edmundson as Jail Guard |
| Directing | Malik Vitthal | Director |
| Writing | Malik Vitthal | Writer |
| Production | Katherine Fairfax Wright | Producer |
| Writing | Ismet Prčić | Writer |
| Production | Jonathan Schwartz | Producer |
| Production | Andrea Sperling | Producer |
| Production | Zygi Wilf | Executive Producer |
| Production | Audrey Wilf | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fielder Jewett | Associate Producer |
| Art | Cecil Gentry | Production Design |
| Sound | Jackie Johnson | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Amza Moglan | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Tiffany Anders | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Kimberley Roper | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Kim Taylor-Coleman | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Honey Lott | Key Hair Stylist |
| Directing | Jesse B. Lee | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Irwin Miller | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Tom McIlwee | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Terry Boyd Jr. | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Steven Avila | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Rob Embrey | Sound Post Production Coordinator |
| Camera | David Baldwin | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Vaughn Potter | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Yay Yay Bobby Jones | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Terry Boyd Jr. | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Daniel Douglass | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Matt Salib | Foley Artist |
| Directing | Alexandria Stein | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Colleen Saro | Property Master |
| Sound | Ian Shedd | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Kelly Vandever | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Ben Whitver | ADR Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Wesley Cronk | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | V.W. Scheich | Visual Effects Producer |
| Editing | Suzanne Spangler | Editor |
| Directing | Jamar Hawkins | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Stephyn Phillips | Set Dresser |
| Art | Lance L. Ziesch | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Raymond Park | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Gingi Rochelle | Line Producer |
| Sound | Trip Brock | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Caleb Hollenback | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Matt Salib | Foley Editor |
| Camera | Sam McConville | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chasia Johnson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chasia Kwane | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mecca Dickerson | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Geneva Nash Morgan | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | Luis G. Diaz | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Alexander Pugh | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Woody Stubblefield | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Troy Riff Taylor | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Speed Ratliff | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Emilio Oliveira | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Doug Patterson | Associate Producer |
| Production | AngiLee Jones | Production Manager |
| Sound | Kennard Morris | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Jane Madden | Set Decoration |
| Art | Royce Sebastian Brown | Set Dresser |
| Art | Susannah Lowber | Set Dresser |
| Editing | Aaron Peak | Colorist |
| Art | Madelaine Frezza | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Oliver Bukowsky | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Megan Zanzinger | Key Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mecca Dickerson | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Chris Scheid | Lead Set Dresser |
| Sound | Elodie Tacnet | Music Coordinator |
| Production | Vanessa Toll | Casting Assistant |
| Lighting | James Jeffrey | Electrician |
| Production | Michelle Adams | Casting Associate |
| Editing | Aaron Peak | Online Editor |
| Camera | Scott Dropkin | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | James David Wall | Camera Operator |
| Camera | James David Wall | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Megan Zanzinger | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Editing | Christine Park | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Monika Lenczewska | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Flying Lotus | Original Music Composer |