I'm Charlie Walker
1971 post civil rights San Francisco seemed like the perfect place for a black Korean War veteran and his family to real...
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.
Genres: Drama
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.
Cast
Carl Lumbly
Willie
Greg Cipes
Zephyr
Dylan Baker
Mr. Bennett
David Fine
Officer Powell
Mike Colter
Charlie Walker
Lyle Kanouse
Chuck White
Ron Roggé
Mr. Santini
Monica Barbaro
Peggy
Travis Johns
Red McNulty
Boots Riley
Bartender Ray
Emma Caulfield
Fran
John Charles Meyer
Bill
Steven Wiig
Dan Wallace
Mark Leslie Ford
Mr. Sharpe
Safiya Fredericks
Ann Walker
William H. Bryant Jr.
Taxi Cab Driver
Bianca Sia
Black
Willie Brown
Taxi Cab Driver
Laurie Burke
Scorn Woman
Anna Moore
Sarah
Nadia Gillespie
Jasmine
Peter Abraham
Gabe Lorenzo
Michelle Acosta-Betts
Tami
Mikiah Aubert
Landi
Patrick Gilles
Writer