Compensation

The life of a deaf African American woman in the early 1900s parallels with another living in the 1990s.

Cast

Michelle A. Banks

as Malindy/Malaika Brown

John Earl Jelks

as Arthur/Nico Jones

Nirvana Cobb

as Tildy Evans

Kevin L. Davis

as Tyrone

Christopher Smith

as Bill Young

K. Lynne Stephens

as Aminata Brown

Lisë M. Tillman-Wilson

as Malvina

L.C. Satterfield

as Minister Greeting Immigrants

Crystal Barnes

as Auntie Nidia

Angela Roberts

as Malaika's Mom

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