Changing the Game | |
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Directed by | Rel Dowdell |
Written by | Rel Dowdell Aaron R. Astillero |
Produced by | Thomas L. Webster Alain Silver Karen L. Isaac |
Starring | Sean Riggs Irma P. Hall Dennis L.A. White Brandon Ruckdashel Mari White Suzzanne Douglas Sticky Fingaz Tony Todd |
Cinematography | Bob Demers |
Edited by | Nicholas Schwartz |
Music by | Charles Gregory Washington |
Distributed by | Barnholtz Entertainment / Lionsgate |
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Running time | 103 Minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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