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Directed By
Jake Goldberger
Written By
Jake Goldberger
David Scott
Dan Wetzel
Cast
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Eugene
Dennis Haysbert
Searcy
George Dick
Jamal
Thurston Hill III
Henry
J.D. Walsh
Fritz
Rachae Thomas
Katrina
Derrick L. McMillon
Billy West
LisaGay Hamilton
Sheila King
Richard T. Jones
Perry
Meakil Bell
Darius
Lyn Alicia Henderson
Ms. Gadbaw
Alani Ilongwe
Clifton
Kevin Hendricks
Peanut
Malcolm M. Mays
Tahime
Hammerton Killick
Derek
Glenn Fontane
Lucas
Pepi Sonuga
Michelle
Ketra Long
Kendall
Paula Jai Parker
Gina Sanders
Michael Handout
Street Thug
Dontez Hood
Street Thug
Jordan Calloway
Marcus
Myron Bates
Perry's Thug
George Hughes
Perry's Thug
John Richardson
Perry's Thug
Kenneth Scott
Perry's Thug
Brendan Waters
Perry's Thug
Jim Calloway
Barry
Melanesia
Clifton's Girlfriend
Bond Jackson Jr.
Real Estate Broker
Joe Howard
Jerry Simpson
Deanna Walsh
Linda / Woman At Tournament
Alfonso Freeman
Kevin Chhann
Alan Hayden
Danielle Angeli
Perry's Lady Friend
Norma Royston
Ms. Revis
Eugene Brown
Tournament Official
Blake Cooper Griffin
J. Thomas Gaines
April Gooding
Urban League Lady
Greg Gayne
Photographer
Jaida-Iman Benjamin
Rhonda
Rickey Eugene Brown
Erik
Malik Gillies
Student
Dolly Gray
Student (Sabrina)
Toya Gulley
Student
Jared Lorenzo
Student (Detention Student)
Brandon Marks
Student
Michael Paskel
Student
Deandre Lejon Pierce
Student
J.R. Ritcherson
Student (Rick)
David Mario Wilson
Student (Mason)
Jerome Wilson
Student
Edouardo Guerrero
Mechanic Shop Owner
Everett Booth
Electronic Store Clerk
Mir Wave
Russian Chess Opponent
Simren Lakhotia
Chess Player
Chidi Ajufo
Officer Davison
Tarikh M. Brown
Chess Player
Buda
Park Chess Player
Ryan Cargill
Chess Tournament Competitor
Conor Charles
Man in bar
Avi de Turenne
Tournament Director
Dennis DeCamp
Tournament Registration Worker
Lauren Franco
French Chess Prodigy
Carlos Lopez Jr.
Prison Inmate
Michael John Madden
Chess Tournament Competitor
Abraham Ntonya
Park Dealer
Dawn Stillings
Chess parent
Brittney Tennyson
Mistaken Identity
Monyque Thompson Scott
Prisoner release clerk
Paul Tully
Inmate
Produced By
Tatiana Kelly
producer
Dominic Ottersbach
line producer
Valerie Stadler
co-producer
Mary Vernieu
co-producer
Jim Young
producer
Music
Eric V. Hachikian
Cinematography
Mark Schwartzbard
Sound
Jason Abell
dialogue editor / foley artist / sound effects editor
Matt D. Hall
sound designer
Joshua Perkins
foley artist
Michael J. McDonald
re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Jason Milversted
sound editor
Derek Nunn
boom operator
Cody Peterson
sound recordist
Editing
Julie Garcés
Casting Director
Nick Chiodini
Production Design
Michael Fitzgerald
Art Direction
Rodrigo Cabral
Set Design
Siobhan O'Brien
Costumes
Sarah Trost
Makeup
Karicean Karen Dick
makeup department head
Tayari Edwards
barber
Assistant Director
Roslyn Aronowitz
second assistant director
Cory Johnson
first assistant director
Production Management
Steak House
unit production manager
Dominic Ottersbach
unit production manager
Daniel Voltz
post-production supervisor
Art Department
Marina Abramyan
graphics
Gabriel Adams
set dresser: Chess choreographer
Alexandra Branger
assistant art director
Dennis DeCamp
assistant property master
Laurel Frank
property master
Germana Glasner
set dresser
Editorial
Zachary Medow
digital intermediate colorist
Other
Cameron Arguelles
quality control
Jackie Bazan
publicist
Conor Charles
assistant to the producers
Alex Coffey
production assistant
Cem Gürsel
production assistant
Anthony J. Hanna
production counsel
Briana C. Hill
production counsel
Mark Jopling
key set production assistant
Valeria Lopez
assistant production coordinator
David Albert Pierce
production counsel
Giulio Poidomani
production assistant
Jacob T. Riley
production assistant
Savannah Scott
production coordinator
Music Department
John Jennings Boyd
score producer
Leeotis Burgess
composer: additional music
Eric V. Hachikian
orchestrator
Mary Kouyoumdjian
orchestrator
Jacob Nathan
music coordinator
Casting Department
Lindsay Graham
casting
Mary Vernieu
casting
Costume Department
Megan Zanzinger
key costumer
Camera Department
Mike Asinger
best boy / electric
Myles Basterrechea
grip
Jose Diaz-Oldenburg
jib operator
Greg Gayne
still photographer
Corrin Hodgson
gaffer
Rocky Rodriguez
key grip
David Starks
best boy: grip
Michael Tingley
electrician
Thomas Valko
steadicam operator
Location Management
Valeria Lopez
assistant location manager / assistant location manager/assistant production coordinator
Script Department
Mario Aguja
continuity / script supervisor
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