Canal Street (film)

Canal Street
Film poster
Directed by	Rhyan LaMarr
Written by	Adam Key John Knitter Rhyan LaMar
Produced by	Amir Windom Christopher Jennings Eric Garnes Rhyan LaMarr Kevin Mullens
Starring	Bryshere Y. Gray Mykelti Williamson Mekhi Phifer Kevin Quinn Woody McClain Lance Reddick
Cinematography	Nicholas M. Puetz
Edited by	David C. Keith
Music by	Amir Windom (music supervisor) Gretchen Yanover Michael “Wave” Lane Kevin “Khao” Cates Gary Windom Rhyan LaMarr
Production companies	Red Guerilla Productions NYC Films
Distributed by	Smith Global Media
Release dates	13 June 2018 (2018-06-13)(American Black Film Festival) 18 January 2019 (2019-01-18)(United States)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$251,917 [1]

Canal Street is a 2018 American drama thriller film directed by Rhyan LaMarr. ^{[2] [3]} The film was distributed by Smith Global Media and opened over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. ^[4] It was filmed in Chicago. ^[3] Canal Street was screened at the American Black Film Festival. ^[4]

Plot

Kholi Styles, a young black teenager, is wrongfully accused of the murder of his white classmate from Winnetka. ^[3] His father, Jackie Styles, is an up-and-coming lawyer who goes to court to fight for his son's innocence. ^[4]

Cast

• Bryshere Y. Gray as Kholi
• Lance Reddick as Jerry Shaw
• Michael Beach as Ronald Morgan
• Jamie Hector as Pastor Sam Billings
• Mykelti Williamson as Jackie Styles
• Jon Seda as Detective Mike Watts
• Will Yun Lee as Officer Hank Chu
• Harry Lennix as DJ Terrance Palmer
• Mekhi Phifer as Prosecutor A.J. Canton
• FERN as (himself) FERN ^[5]
• Reed Shannon as Joe
• Jacqueline Pinol as China
• William R. Moses as Bill Sudermill
• Nora Dunn as Marge Sudermill
• Tawny Newsome as Kai
• Yancey Arias as DJ Wado
• LaRoyce Hawkins as Amari Crawford
• Kevin Quinn as Brian Sudermill
• Lyric Ross as Tameka
• DeVon Franklin as The Key Note
• Juani Feliz as Zoey Swanson
• Woody McClain as MayMay

References

1. "Canal Street (2019)". Box Office Mojo . Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
2. Phillips, Michael. "'Canal Street' review: A Chicago crime story sells itself short". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
3. Roeper, Richard. "'Canal Street': A Chicago crime story, sharply made, sadly familiar". Chicago Sun Times. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
4. McNary, Dave. "'Canal Street' to Smith Global for January Release (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
5. Martinez, Paul. "FERN OF SOCIAL CLUB MISFITS LANDS HIS FIRST MAJOR MOVIE ROLE". Jam The Hype. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

External links

• Canal Street at IMDb
• Canal Street at Box Office Mojo