| If I Had Known I Was a Genius | |
| Director: | Dominique Wirtschafter |
| Producer: | Mike Crawford Al Hayes Daniel Sadek Elie Samaha Andrea Sperling Dominique Wirtschafter |
| Starring: | Markus Redmond Whoopi Goldberg Keith David Debra Wilson Sharon Stone Tara Reid Della Reese |
| Music: | John Coda |
| Cinematography: | Scott Kevan |
| Editing: | Jeff Canavan |
| Runtime: | 102 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
If I Had Known I Was a Genius is a film directed by Dominique Wirtschafter and written by Markus Redmond (who also stars in the film). The film premiered January 23, 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival.[1]
Michael (Markus Redmond) is an African-American boy with a genius I.Q. His family refuses to encourage him and tries to bring him down, and his mother (Whoopi Goldberg) nicknames him "Ugly". Michael enrolls in a high school drama class and finds encouragement from an eccentric teacher.[1]