Julie Dash Director, Screenwriter, Producer Cora Lee Day Nana Peazant Actor Alva Rogers Eula Peazant Actor Adisa Anderson Eli Peazant Actor Kaycee Moore Haagar Peazant Actor Barbara O. Yellow Mary Actor Eartha Robinson Myown Peazant Actor Bahni Turpin Iona Peazant Actor Cheryl Lynn Bruce Viola Peazant Actor Tommy Redmond Hicks Mr. Snead Actor Cornell "Kofi" Royal Daddy Mac Peazant Actor Tony King Newlywed Man Actor Vertamae Grosvenor Hair braider Actor Umar Abdurrahman Bilal Actor Sherry Jackson Older Cousin Actor Ervin Green Baptist Minister Actor Geraldine Dunston Viola's mother Actor Catherine Tarver Woman With Baby Actor Kai-Lynn Warren Unborn Child Actor Trula Hoosier Trula Actor Steven Jones Producer Arthur Jafa Producer, Cinematographer Lindsay Law Executive Producer Joseph Burton Film Editing Amy Carey Film Editing John Barnes Original Music Kerry Marshall Production Design Michael Kelly Williams Art Director Arline Burks Gant Costume Design Len Hunt Casting