| Civil Brand | |
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| Directed by | Neema Barnette |
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| Produced by | Neema Barnette |
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| Cinematography | Yuri Neyman |
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| Music by | Mandrill |
Production company | Civil Productions[1] |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Films[1] |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000[2] |
| Box office | $254,293[3] |
Civil Brand is a 2002 thriller drama film written by Preston A. Whitmore II and Joyce Renee Lewis, and directed by Neema Barnette. It stars LisaRaye McCoy, N'Bushe Wright, Da Brat, Mos Def, and Monica Calhoun. The film is about a group of female inmates fighting back against their abusers and taking over Whitehead Correctional Institute, where they are incarcerated. At the American Black Film Festival, the film won awards for Best Film and Best Actor. It also won the Audience Award and Special Jury Prize at the Urbanworld Film Festival.
- ^ a b "Civil Brand". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Civil Brand (2002)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ "Civil Brand (2003)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved October 10, 2011.