If I Had Known I Was a Genius
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Directed byDominique Wirtschafter
Written byMarkus Redmond
Produced byMike Crawford
Al Hayes
Daniel Sadek
Elie Samaha
Andrea Sperling
Dominique Wirtschafter
Al Hayes
Daniel Sadek
Elie Samaha
Andrea Sperling
Dominique Wirtschafter
StarringMarkus Redmond
Whoopi Goldberg
Keith David
Debra Wilson
Sharon Stone
Tara Reid
Della Reese
Whoopi Goldberg
Keith David
Debra Wilson
Sharon Stone
Tara Reid
Della Reese
| If I Had Known I Was a Genius | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Dominique Wirtschafter |
| Written by | Markus Redmond |
| Produced by | Mike Crawford Al Hayes Daniel Sadek Elie Samaha Andrea Sperling Dominique Wirtschafter |
| Starring | Markus Redmond Whoopi Goldberg Keith David Debra Wilson Sharon Stone Tara Reid Della Reese |
| Cinematography | Scott Kevan |
| Edited by | Jeff Canavan |
| Music by | John Coda |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
If I Had Known I Was a Genius is a film directed by Dominique Wirtschafter and written by Markus Redmond (who also stars in the film). The film premiered January 23, 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival.[1]
Michael (Markus Redmond) is an African-American boy with a genius I.Q. His family refuses to encourage him and tries to bring him down, and his mother (Whoopi Goldberg) nicknames him "Ugly". Michael enrolls in a high school drama class and finds encouragement from an eccentric teacher.[1]