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]
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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 |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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]