Fifth Ward (film)

Fifth Ward
Directed byGreg Carter
Written byGreg Carter
Produced by
  • Greg Carter
  • Betty Carter
  • John Sherman Jr.
Starring
  • Kory Washington
  • Thomas Miles
  • Donna Wilkerson
  • Thomas Webb
  • Junie Hoang
  • Lee Carter
CinematographyJohn Darbonne
Edited byRwanna Barnes
Music by
  • Randy Washington
  • Lee Carter
Production
companies
  • Jumpstart Productions
  • Nexus Entertainment
Distributed by
  • York Entertainment (United States)
  • Elephant Films (France)
Release date
  • October 3, 1997 (1997-10-03) (United States)
Running time
110 minutes
Country
  • United States
Language
  • English

Fifth Ward is a 1997 drama film written, directed and produced by Greg Carter and starring Kory Washington, Thomas Miles, Donna Wilkerson, Thomas Webb, Junie Hoang, and Lee Carter.[1] It follows an African-American man in the Fifth Ward ghetto of Houston entering a life of crime for a chance to kill the man who killed his brother. Fifth Ward was Greg Carter's first feature film which he wrote, produced, edited, and shot on 35mm.[2]

It was shown at the Austin Film Festival on October 3, 1997, and later won Best Feature at the Black Film Festival of New Orleans.[2] At 30th Parallel Film Festival in Austin, it also picked up awards for Best Director and Feature.[2] In 1998, Fifth Ward was selected into the SXSW Film Festival.[2] A TV sequel to the film, 5th Ward The Series started airing on UMC on March 2, 2018.[3]

  1. ^ "SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Biography for Greg Carter". Nexus Films. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference sequel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).