Emma Mae

Emma Mae (1976)

She’s just off the bus from the deep South… and learning fast how to out-smart and out-though the city just to stay alive… she’s EMMA MAE!

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1976-11-12
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 9 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Bob-Bea Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jamaa Fanaka
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From 9 Ratings

Summary

A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but soon falls into the middle of a community of rebellious youth. She soon becomes more and more aware of the social injustices of the big city.

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  • Jerri Hayes

    as Emma Mae
  • Ernest Williams II

    as Jesse Amos
  • Charles D. Brooks III

    as Ezekiel 'Zeke' Johnson
  • Leopoldo Mandeville

    as Chay
  • Malik Carter

    as 'Big Daddy' Johnson
  • Eddie Allen

    as James
  • Gammy Burdett

    as Daisy Stansell
  • Teri Taylor

    as Dara Stansell
  • Synthia Saint James

    as Ulika Stansell
  • Robert Slaughter

    as Devo
  • Eddy C. Dyer

    as Huari Stansell
  • Laetitia Burdett

    as Melik Stansell
  • Alicia Dhanifu

    as Belly Dancer
Directing Jamaa Fanaka Director
Sound H.B. Barnum Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Maria Farmer Costume Design
Camera Stephen L. Posey Director of Photography
Art Adel A. Mazen Art Direction
Writing Jamaa Fanaka Writer
Production Jamaa Fanaka Producer
Costume & Make-Up Stephanie A. Bell Costume Design
Editing Robert Fitzgerald Editor
Costume & Make-Up Beverly Ventriss Costume Design

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