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Emma Mae

Emma Mae

★ 5.8/10•1976•1h 40m•R•Comedy•Drama•Romance

She’s just off the bus from the deep South… and learning fast how to out-smart and out-tough the city just to stay alive… she’s EMMA MAE!

A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but soon falls into the middle of a community of rebellious youth. She soon becomes more and more aware of the social injustices of the big city.

Jamaa Fanaka · Director

Jamaa Fanaka · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 12, 1976

Actors

Jerri Hayes

Jerri Hayes

Emma Mae

Ernest Williams II

Jesse Amos

Charles D. Brooks III

Ezekiel 'Zeke' Johnson

Leopoldo Mandeville

Chay

Malik Carter

'Big Daddy' Johnson

Eddie Allen

James

Gammy Burdett

Daisy Stansell

Teri Taylor

Dara Stansell

Synthia Saint James

Ulika Stansell

Robert Slaughter

Devo

Eddy C. Dyer

Huari Stansell

Laetitia Burdett

Melik Stansell

Alicia Dhanifu

Belly Dancer

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