---
title: 'Civil Brand (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Neema Barnette'
released: '2002-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/civil-brand-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326806/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Civil Brand (2002)

2002 · 95 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Civil Brand is a 2002 women in prison 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Neema Barnette](https://cinepixo.com/people/neema-barnette)
- **Producer:** [Neema Barnette](https://cinepixo.com/people/neema-barnette)
- **Director of Photography:** [Yuri Neyman](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuri-neyman)

## Cast

- [MC Lyte](https://cinepixo.com/people/mc-lyte)
- [Da Brat](https://cinepixo.com/people/da-brat)
- [Monica Calhoun](https://cinepixo.com/people/monica-calhoun)
- [N'Bushe Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/n-bushe-wright)
- [Lark Voorhies](https://cinepixo.com/people/lark-voorhies)
- [LisaRaye McCoy-Misick](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisaraye-mccoy-misick)
- [Yasiin Bey](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasiin-bey)

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