Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 08/29/2003(USA
Release Date: 01/27/2004
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS/DD5.1
Run Time: 91 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Lions Gate

Television director Neema Barnette directs the forceful drama Civil Brand, based on a story by Preston A. Whitmore II. Shot with a micro-budget of 500,000 dollars, the film stars confrontational rap and hip-hop artists Mos Def, MC Lyte, and Da Brat. The story concerns a women's prison that exploits its largely African-American inmate population as cheap labor to manufacture products for a corporation. Mostly incarcerated due to domestic violence situations, the inmates also face sexual abuse as the hands of the prison staff, headed by Captain Deese (Clifton Powell) and Warden Nelson (Reed McCants). Accused of murder, Frances Shepard (Lisa Rae) joins forces with inmates Little Momma (Lark Voorhies), Wet (Monica Calhoun), and Nikki Barnes (N'Bushe Wright), as well as law student Michael (Mos Def), in order to start an uprising.

~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
LisaRaye - Frances Shepard
Mos Def - Michael Meadows
N'Bushe Wright - Nikki Barnes
Monica Calhoun - Wet
Da Brat - Sabrina
MC Lyte - Sargent Cervantes
Clifton Powell - Captain Dease
Lark Voorhies - Little Momma
Reed R. McCants - Warden Nelson
Tichina Arnold - Aisha

Production:
Neema Barnette - Director
Neema Barnette Jeff Clanagan Steve Lockett Carl Petragal - Producer
Darin Spillman - Co Producer
Mandrill - Composer
David Beatty Zene Baker - Editor
Preston A. Whitmore II Joyce Renee Lewis - Screen Writer
Debby Ruby - ADR Supervisor
Tim Bowen - Assistant Editor
Jason Speck - Assistant Location Manager
Dorinda Carey - Assistant Makeup
Rhonda Parman - Assistant Makeup
Tom Carson - Assistant Production Coordinator
Tommy Estridge - Assistant Properties
Joyce Renee Lewis - Associate Producer
Doug Wiltse - Best Boy Electric
Kyle Hudson - Best Boy Electric
Daryll St. Juste - Best Boy Grip
Khris Bennet - Best Boy Grip
Butch Turner - Boom Operator
David Schneider - Boom Operator
Donna Parker - Camera Loader
Lisa Westin - Camera Loader
Sacha Riviere - Camera Operator
Monica Cooper - Casting
Edward J. Pei - Cinematographer
Yuri Neyman - Cinematographer
Fontella Boone - Costume Designer
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Horst Jung - Craft Service/Catering
Kristian Burrows - Craft Service/Catering
Sam Rhymes - Craft Service/Catering
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Donna Beltz - Dialogue Editor
James Pearson - Dialogue Editor
Gregg Freeman - Dolly Grip
Reginald Donaldson - Dolly Grip
Deborah Bowden - Driver
Eugene Purcell - Driver
Larry Smith - Driver
Sandra K. Hamilton - Driver
John Marshall - Electrician
Mike Haynes - Electrician
Ryan Clemons - Electrician
Shane Lovell - Electrician
Jeff Clanagan - Executive Producer
Mark Amin - Executive Producer
Preston A. Whitmore II - Executive Producer
Steve Lockett - Executive Producer
Judy Gaffin - First Assistant Accountant
Stan Bogest - First Assistant Accountant
Annie McEveety - First Assistant Camera
Salvatore Coniglio - First Assistant Camera
Don Wilkerson - First Assistant Director
Paul Satterfield - First Assistant Director
Sam Mahoney - First Assistant Director
Diane Greco - Foley Artist
Ray O'Reilly - Foley Artist
Jackson Schwartz - Foley Mixer
Eddie Bartell - Gaffer
Jerry Knight - Gaffer
Chad Habbetz - Grip
Chephren Rasika - Grip
Garnett Burk - Hair Styles
Kemi Cooks - Hair Styles
Gregg Freeman - Key Grip
Reginald Donaldson - Key Grip
Angie Wells - Key Make-up
Sheila R. Bartlett - Lead Scenic Artist
Dean Jones - Makeup Supervisor
Joel C. High - Musical Direction/Supervision
Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates - Negative Cutter
Anna Little - Personal Assistant
Emily Rice - Post Production Accountant
John Frick - Post Production Accountant
Carl Petragal - Post Production Supervisor
Jeff Gaffin - Production Accountant
Bruce Laffey - Production Assistant
Cinnamon Roberts - Production Assistant
Daniel MacArthur - Production Assistant
Hannah Williams - Production Assistant
James Basile - Production Assistant
Jennifer Tyler - Production Assistant
Betty Lee - Production Controller
Curtis A. Miller - Production Coordinator
Dona Spangler - Production Coordinator
Cyndi Williams - Production Designer
Stephanie Girard - Production Designer
Lisa Kramer - Production Secretary
Richard Mazzochi - Properties Master
Brian Harman - Re-Recording Mixer
David John West - Re-Recording Mixer
Merissa Ide - Script Supervisor
Paula Dusman - Script Supervisor
Manning Tillman - Second Assistant Camera
Mary Stankiwitz - Second Assistant Camera
John Walker Guss - Second Assistant Director
Kelly Kiernan - Second Assistant Director
Sacha Riviere - Second Unit Director Of Photography
Christopher J. Pyles - Set Decorator
Marie Blevins - Set Medic/First Aid
Scott Blevins - Set Medic/First Aid
Clay Humphrey - Set Production Assistant
Jesse Parker - Set Production Assistant
Joe May - Set Production Assistant
Mikale Cook - Set Production Assistant
Ken King - Sound Mixer
Michael Figlio - Sound Mixer
David John West - Sound/Sound Designer
Nick Plantico - Special Effects
Mike Weezner - Special Effects Coordinator
Saeed Adyani - Still Photographer
Nick Plantico - Stunts Coordinator
David John West - Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Jones - Swing Gang
Allan Hamilton - Transportation Coordinator
John Barbee - Transportation Coordinator
Jordan Leibert - Unit Production Manager
William Baker - Unit Production Manager
Charles Dowell - Set Medic/First Aid

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