Richard Tanne Director, Screenwriter, Producer Tika Sumpter Michelle Robinson Actor, Producer Parker Sawyers Barack Obama Actor Vanessa Bell Calloway Marian Robinson Actor Jerod Haynes Tommy Actor Alex Zelenka Museum Goer Actor Donald Paul Bow Tie Actor Gabrielle Lott-Rogers Rafiqa Actor Jeremy Michael Pereira Bar Patron Actor Deanna Reed-Foster Bernadette Actor Phillip Edward Van Lear Frasier Robinson Actor Taylar Fondren Janice Actor Robert Teitel Producer Stuart Ford Executive Producer Matt Jackson Executive Producer Glendon Palmer Executive Producer John Legend Executive Producer Mike Jackson Executive Producer Carrie Holt de Lama Executive Producer Tracey Bing Executive Producer Patrick Scola Cinematographer Evan Schiff Film Editing Stephen James Taylor Original Music Lucio Seixas Production Design Adri Siriwatt Art Director Megan Spatz Costume Design Twinkie Byrd Casting