Lift (2001)
Crime pays...'til the payback.
85 min
This feature takes us into the world of "boosters" or shoplifters where a charismatic, intelligent young female booster from a dysfunctional family, notably her mother and grandmother, engages in the illegal occupation of shoplifting. A non-stereotypical view of how problematic family relations fed her foray into a criminal profession.
- Release date
- January 20, 2001
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Kerry Washington as Niecy
- Lonette McKee as Elaine
- Eugene Byrd as Angelo
- Barbara Montgomery as France
- Samantha Brown as Camille
- Sticky Fingaz as Quik
- Todd Williams as Christian
- Jacqui Parker as Aunt Lily
- Naheem Allah as Uncle Michael
- Susan Alger as Shelly
Crew
- DeMane Davis · Director
- Khari Streeter · Director
- DeMane Davis · Writer
- Khari Streeter · Writer
- Mark Hankey · Producer
- John Hart · Producer
- Robert Kessel · Producer
- Jeffrey Sharp · Producer
- Ryan Shore · Composer
- David Phillips · Cinematographer
- Peter Barstis · Editor
- Lee Percy · Editor
- Kerry Barden · Casting director
- Billy Hopkins · Casting director
- Suzanne Smith Crowley · Casting director
- James Chinlund · Production designer