Awards
- 3 wins

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Ronnie Grant

Self

Susan L. Taylor

Self - Writer, Editor-in-Chief of Essence Magazine

Joey Mills

Self - America's Foremost Make-Up Artist

Anthony Barboza

Self - Photographer

Deborah Pointer

Self - Writer, Producer of Def Poetry

Krystal Hill

Aunt Glo

Alex Tavis

Police Officer

Maddie Grace McFerrin

June

David M. Edelstien

Priest
(as David Edelstien)

Jorge Ortiz

Hood Advisor

Sean Mccray

Glo Admirer

Evan Hairston

Glo Admirer

Jackée Harry

Self
(uncredited)

John Witherspoon

Self
(uncredited)

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Soundtracks
Shining Star
By Earth Wind & Fire
Written by Maurice White, Larry Dunn, and Philip Bailey

Spellbinding movie about damaged man

Funny, poignant documentary about Ronnie Grant, a former editor at Essence magazine who experienced poverty, and drug addiction. He was melodramatic and overwhelming at times, but the story maintained my interest and humanized his struggle. Good pacing, cinematography, and direction. Angela Robinson Witherspoon told a compassionate story about this unhinged but traumatized individual.