I'm Charlie Walker

Overview

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.

Directed by Patrick Gilles

Top cast

Mike Colter

Charlie Walker

Dylan Baker

Mr. Bennett

Safiya Fredericks

Ann Walker

Mark Leslie Ford

Mr. Sharpe

Steven Wiig

Dan Wallace

Emma Caulfield

Fran

Monica Barbaro

Peggy

Carl Lumbly

Willie

Greg Cipes

Zephyr

Boots Riley

Bartender Ray

Ron Roggé

Mr. Santini

John Charles Meyer

Bill

Lyle Kanouse

Chuck White

William H. Bryant Jr.

Taxi Cab Driver

Bianca Sia

Black

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Willie Brown

Taxi Cab Driver

Laurie Burke

Scorn Woman

Travis Johns

Red McNulty

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Anna Moore

Sarah

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Nadia Gillespie

Jasmine

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