An intimate look at life in the ghetto: Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of Johnny's love and courage for the couple to make it through their strife, finding redemption in the River Niger.
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| Directing | Krishna Shah | Director |
| Sound | War | Music |
| Art | Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Production | Reuben Cannon | Casting |
| Production | Ike Jones | Producer |
| Writing | Joseph A. Walker | Author |
| Art | Seymour Klate | Production Design |
| Art | Frank Lombardo | Set Decoration |
| Production | Sidney Beckerman | Producer |
| Camera | Michael D. Margulies | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eddie M. Barron | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Irving Lerner | Editor |