Emperor (2020)
Releasing at August 18, 2020 on digital
Drama
Emperor is inspired by the legend of Shields “Emperor” Green, a descendant of African kings turned outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War South.
Seeking freedom for his family, Emperor fights his way north, joining the daring raid on Harper’s Ferry and helping alter the course of American history.
Director: Mark Amin
Writers: Mark Amin, Pat Charles
Stars: Bruce Dern, James Cromwell, Kat Graham, Keean Johnson, Paul Scheer
| Bruce Dern | … | Levi Coffin |
| James Cromwell | … | John Brown |
| Kat Graham | … | Delores |
| Keean Johnson | … | Rufus Little |
| Paul Scheer | … | Duvane Henderson |
| Mykelti Williamson | … | Truesdale |
| Ben Robson | … | Luke McCabe |
| Naturi Naughton | … | Sarah Green |
| M.C. Gainey | … | Randolph Stevens |
| Harry Lennix | … | Frederick Douglass |
| Dayo Okeniyi | … | Shields Green |
| Nicholas Logan | … | Gunther Bowman |
| Kevin Wayne | … | Field Overseer |
| Brad Carter | … | Grady |
| Mark Ashworth | … | Reverend |
| Brian F. Durkin | … | Erbert Jenkins |
| Sharon Blackwood | … | Adel Acklen |
| Erin Boswell | … | Abigail Henderson |
| James William Ballard | … | Soldier |
| Tony Demil | … | Overseer |
| John Crosby | … | Sheriff |
| David Kallaway | … | Sam Bowmine |
| Chip Carriere | … | Tom Affleck |
| Sasha Morfaw | … | Shields’ Mother |
| Shiquita James | … | Slave |
| Ben Aycrigg | … | Watson Brown |
| David Andrew Nash | … | Raider #2 |
| Zach Ball | … | Overseer |
| Trayce Malachi | … | Tommy |
| Dakota James Alden Lane | … | Slave catcher #3 |
| Patrick Roper | … | Hank Beaumont |
| Kraig Dane | … | Shooting Overseer |
| Kevin Holloway-Harris | … | Gilroy |
| Anthony Paderewski | … | Scared Man |
| Samuel Lee Fudge | … | Henry |
| Robert Forte Shannon III | … | Dangerfield Newby |
| Connor Hammond | … | Oliver Brown |
| Sammy Nagi Njuguna | … | John Browns Raider |
| David Michael-Smith | … | Militia / Street Vendor |
| Elgin Lee | … | John browns men |
| Lil Buck | … | Meshach |
| Maxwell Highsmith | … | Slave |
| Jimmie Cummings | … | Slave Jimmy |
| Luis Sanchez | … | Chain Gang Slave |
| Anthony Bryant | … | Slave |
| Lynn Lageman | … | Nanny |
| John R. Brennan | … | Jeb Stewart |
| James Ballard | … | Soldier (as James W. Ballard) |
| Victoria Fraunberger | … | Server Girl |
| Nick Morbitt | … | Soldier |
| John Posner | … | Soldier |
| Abir Gordon | … | Slave |
| Martell Slater | … | Slave |
| Kareem McMichael | … | Town Person / Slave |
| Lowrey Brown | … | Publisher |
| Edward Steven Harris II | … | Lionel |
| Jessi Phillips | … | Towns Folk |
| John Charles Harnett | … | Town Folk |
| Lorn Burkhammer | … | Soldier / final battle |
| Juan C. Lopez-Campillo | … | Farmer |
| Grant Henley | … | John Brown’s Raider |
| Bryson Lima | … | Soldier / Farmer |
| James Burns | … | Railroad Inspector |
| Daniel Grantham Jr. | … | Overseer |
| Evan G. Schmidt | … | Soldier |
| Antonio D Kanonu | … | Chain Gang |
| Jessica Phillips | … | Towns Folk |
| Jacob P. Harrison | … | Farmer |
| Frank Chappell | … | Deputy |
| Bradley Stull | … | Soldier |
| Samuel Chappell | … | Soldier |
| Cleotis Graham | … | Chain Gang Slave |
| Luke Dingess | … | Union soldier |
| Michael Hughes | … | Chain Gang |
| Joshua Bevin Scott | … | Gambler |
| Buddy Watkins | … | US Marine |