
I'm Charlie Walker
1971 post civil rights San Francisco seemed like the perfect place for a black Korean War veteran and his family to realize their dream of economic independence, and a chance for him to be his own boss. Charlie Walker would soon find out how naive he was. In a city full of impostors and naysayers, he refused to take "No" for an answer. That is, until a catastrophic disaster opened a door that had never been open to a Black man before. This is a story about what happened when he stepped through that door with both feet.
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Cast

Mark Leslie Ford
Mr. Sharpe

Boots Riley
Bartender Ray

Carl Lumbly
Willie

Lyle Kanouse
Chuck White

Mariel Neto
Mae

Dylan Baker
Mr. Bennett

Monica Barbaro
Peggy

Mike Colter
Charlie Walker

Greg Cipes
Zephyr

Travis Johns
Red McNulty

Steven Wiig
Dan Wallace

John Charles Meyer
Bill

William O'Keeffe
Oil Man

William H. Bryant Jr.
Taxi Cab Driver

Emma Caulfield
Fran

Laurie Burke
Scorn Woman

Ron Roggé
Mr. Santini

Sarah Skotvold
Activist (uncredited)

Vermyttya Erahn
Bar Patron

Safiya Fredericks
Ann Walker

Etienne Eckert
Danielle

Bianca Sia
Black

David Fine
Officer Powell

David L. Schormann
Bar Patron / Union Laborer