---
title: 'America''s Dream (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bill Duke'
released: '1996-02-17'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/americas-dream-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115528/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# America's Dream (1996)

1996 · 87 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

America's Dream is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Bill Duke, and Paris Barclay, and written by Ron Stacker Thompson and Ashley Tyler. It is based on the short stories "Long Black Song" by Richard Wright, "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black" by John Henrik Clarke, and "The Reunion" by Maya Angelou. The film stars Danny Glover, Wesley Snipes, Lorraine Toussaint, Tate Donovan, Norman D. Golden II, Susanna Thompson and Jasmine Guy. It premiered on HBO on February 17, 1996.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bill Duke](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-duke), [Paris Barclay](https://cinepixo.com/people/paris-barclay), [Kevin Rodney Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-rodney-sullivan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Patrice Rushen](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrice-rushen)

## Cast

- [Wesley Snipes](https://cinepixo.com/people/wesley-snipes)
- [Carl Lumbly](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-lumbly)
- [Norman D. Golden II](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-d-golden-ii)
- [Jasmine Guy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jasmine-guy)
- [Tate Donovan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tate-donovan)
- [Tina Lifford](https://cinepixo.com/people/tina-lifford)
- [Danny Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-glover)
- [Susanna Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/susanna-thompson)
- [Lorraine Toussaint](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorraine-toussaint)
- [Vanessa Bell Calloway](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanessa-bell-calloway)

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