Canal Street (film) explained

Canal Street
Director:	Rhyan LaMarr
Cinematography:	Nicholas M. Puetz
Editing:	David C. Keith
Distributor:	Smith Global Media
Runtime:	89 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Gross:	$251,917^[1]

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

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

Notes and References

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