''Canal Street'' is a 2018 American drama thriller film directed by Rhyan LaMarr.
The film was distributed by Smith Global Media and opened over
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weekend.
It was filmed in
Chicago
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''Canal Street'' was screened at the
American Black Film Festival.
Plot
Kholi Styles, a young black teenager, is wrongfully accused of the murder of his white classmate from
Winnetka.
His father, Jackie Styles, is an up-and-coming lawyer who goes to court to fight for his son's innocence.
Cast
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Bryshere Y. Gray as Kholi
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Lance Reddick
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as Jerry Shaw
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Michael Beach
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as Ronald Morgan
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Jamie Hector
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Career
Hector began ac ...
as Pastor Sam Billings
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Mykelti Williamson
Mykelti Williamson (born March 4, 1957) is an American actor best known for his roles in the films ''Forrest Gump'', ''Con Air'' and '' Ali'', and the television shows ''Boomtown'', '' 24'', and '' Justified''. In 2016, he portrayed Gabriel Maxs ...
as Jackie Styles
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Jon Seda as Detective Mike Watts
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Will Yun Lee
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as Officer Hank Chu
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Harry Lennix
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as DJ Terrance Palmer
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Mekhi Phifer
Mekhi Phifer (; born December 29, 1974) is an American actor. He portrayed Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama '' ER'' until 2008 and had a co-starring role opposite actor/rapper Eminem in the 2002 feature film '' 8 Mile''. He was ...
as Prosecutor A.J. Canton
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FERN
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as (himself) FERN
*Reed Shannon as Joe
*Jacqueline Pinol as China
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William R. Moses as Bill Sudermill
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Nora Dunn
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as Marge Sudermill
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Tawny Newsome as Kai
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Yancey Arias as DJ Wado
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LaRoyce Hawkins
LaRoyce C. Hawkins (born May 4, 1988) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, spoken word artist, and musician. Hawkins stars on NBC's police drama ''Chicago P.D.'', where he portrays Officer Kevin Atwater. The show is in its tenth season. ...
as Amari Crawford
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Kevin Quinn as Brian Sudermill
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Lyric Ross as Tameka
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DeVon Franklin as The Key Note
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Juani Feliz as Zoey Swanson
*Woody McClain as MayMay
References
External links
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* {{Mojo title, canalstreet
2018 films
2018 thriller films
African-American films
American thriller films
Films set in Chicago
Films shot in Chicago
Films about race and ethnicity
Films about racism
2010s English-language films
2010s American films