Bill Duke Director, Producer Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Actor Vivica A. Fox Actor Louis Gossett Jr. Actor Razaaq Adoti Actor Paula Jai Parker Actor Leon Actor Roger Guenveur Smith Actor Mýa Actor Patti LaBelle Actor Clifton Davis Actor Aaron Rahsaan Thomas Screenwriter Aliya Jackson Screenwriter Michael A. DiManno Producer Warren Kohler Producer Corey Redmond Producer R. Scott Reid Producer Francis Kenny Cinematographer Cari Coughlin Film Editing Kurt Farquhar Original Music Jesse Rosenthal Production Design Elise G. Viola Art Director Christine Wick Set Decoration Naomi Fells Costume Design Teresa Binder-Westby Costume Design Ferne Cassel Casting