Fifth Ward (1997)
October 3, 1997Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Kory Washington
James
Donna Wilkerson
Mina
Thomas Miles
Toney
Thomas Webb
Earl
Creepa
Bam
Junie Hoang
Haan
Viper
Rip
JaCorrey Lovelady
Lil T
Louis Gusemano
Gibson
Louis Gusemano
Gibson
Steve Green
Lindsey
Black Prince
Jimmy
Greg Carter
Director
Karman Jones
Crack Head with a Baby
Tamiyka White
Kiki
John Darbonne
Cinematographer
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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. 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.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. At 30th Parallel Film Festival in Austin, it also picked up awards for Best Director and Feature. In 1998, Fifth Ward was selected into the SXSW Film Festival. A TV sequel to the film, 5th Ward The Series started airing on UMC on March 2, 2018.