The true story of one man's mission to give inner city kids of Washington DC something he never had - a future. After being incarcerated for eighteen years, Eugene Brown established the Big Chair Chess Club to get kids off the streets and working towards lives they never believed they were capable of. This is his inspirational story.
Cast
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Eugene Brown
Malcolm M. Mays
Tahime
Kevin Hendricks
Peanut
Alani iLongwe
Clifton
LisaGay Hamilton
Sheila King
Dennis Haysbert
Searcy
Rachae Amber Thomas
Katrina
Richard T. Jones
Perry
Paula Jai Parker
Gina Sanders
Jaida - Iman Benjamin
Rhonda
Rickey Brown
Erik
Pepi Sonuga
Michelle
Jordan Calloway
Marco
Lyn Alicia Henderson
Ms. Gadbaw
Glenn Fontane
Lucas
Derrick L. McMillon
Billy West
J.D. Walsh
Fritz
Hammerton Killick
Derek
Meakil Bell
Darius
George Dick
Jamal
Ketra Long
Kendall
Chidi Ajufo
Officer Davison
Thurston Hill
Hardware Store Man
Paul Tully
Inmate (uncredited)
Crew
Jake Goldberger
Director, Writer
David Scott
Writer
Dan Wetzel
Writer
Julie Garcés
Editor
Mark Schwartzbard
Director of Photography
Cory Johnson
First Assistant Director
Roslyn Aronowitz
Second Assistant Director
Constance L. Hoy
Second Second Assistant Director
Tatiana Kelly
Producer
Jim Young
Producer
Dominic Ottersbach
Line Producer
Daniel Voltz
Post Production Supervisor
Niles Roth
Second Unit Director
Eric V. Hachikian
Original Music Composer
Mario Aguja
Script Supervisor
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