''Changing the Game'' is a 2012 dramatic film starring Sean Riggs,
Tony Todd
Tony Todd (born December 4, 1954) is an American actor who made his debut as Sgt. Warren in the film ''Platoon'' (1986), and portrayed Kurn in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1990–1991) and '' Star Trek: Deep Space N ...
,
Raw Leiba
Raw Leiba is an American actor, producer, stunt coordinator, former athlete and model.
Career
Leiba played Stringer Bell's bodyguard in three episodes of ''The Wire'': "Reformation", " Middle Ground" and " Mission Accomplished". He was named ...
,
Sticky Fingaz
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Sticky Fingaz was discovered by Jam ...
, Brandon Ruckdashel and
Irma P. Hall
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and directed by
Rel Dowdell. The film opened theatrically by
AMC Theatres
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in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, DC, Atlanta and was cited by the noted website FilmFresh.com as one of the top three African-American films of 2012. The film recently premiered on May 15, 2014 on cable channel BET as the "Movie of the Week."
Plot
Darrel (Riggs) is a supremely intelligent African-American man who rises from the tough streets of Philadelphia to the world of high finance on Wall Street. He soon learns the white-collar world is filled with as much crime as the drug-filled hood he left behind.
Cast
* Sean Riggs as Darrell Barnes
*
Tony Todd
Tony Todd (born December 4, 1954) is an American actor who made his debut as Sgt. Warren in the film ''Platoon'' (1986), and portrayed Kurn in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1990–1991) and '' Star Trek: Deep Space N ...
as Curtis the Diabolical / FBI Agent
*
Irma P. Hall
Irma Dolores Player Hall (born June 3, 1935) is an American actress who has appeared in films and television shows since the early 1970s. Hall often played matriarchal figures in films including '' A Family Thing'', '' The Ladykillers'' and ''Soul ...
as Grandma Barnes, Darrell's grandmother
*
Sticky Fingaz
Kirk Jones (born November 3, 1973), better known by his stage name Sticky Fingaz, is an American hardcore rapper, record producer, and actor best known as a member of multi-platinum hardcore rap group Onyx.
Sticky Fingaz was discovered by Jam ...
as Craig
* Brandon Ruckdashel as Marty Levine
* Munir R. Kreidie as Obul Metha
*
Dennis L.A. White
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Early life
White was born and raised in Southern California in 1973,to a Grammy nomi ...
as Andre "Dre" Newell
* Mari White as Jennifer
*
Suzzanne Douglas
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as Mrs. Davis, Darrell's teacher
*
Raw Leiba
Raw Leiba is an American actor, producer, stunt coordinator, former athlete and model.
Career
Leiba played Stringer Bell's bodyguard in three episodes of ''The Wire'': "Reformation", " Middle Ground" and " Mission Accomplished". He was named ...
as Balu
* Elizabeth Marie Camacho as Julissa, Sexy Flight Attendant
*
Charli Baltimore
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Career
Charli Bal ...
as News Reporter
See also
*
List of black films of the 2010s
The following is a list of black films that were released in the 2010s. Black films listed here are generally associated with the peoples from the African diaspora; the cinema of Africa is distinct from this topic (see list of African films). Lawr ...
References
External links
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2012 films
American drama films
Films set in the 2010s
2012 drama films
American independent films
Hood films
Films about race and ethnicity
Films set in Philadelphia
2012 independent films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
English-language drama films
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