
The Glass Shield
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise all-white male work environment. When J.J. becomes increasingly aware of police corruption during the murder trial of Teddy Woods, whom he helped to arrest, he faces difficult decisions and puts himself into grave personal danger in the service of justice.
Top Billed Cast

Michael Boatman
Dep. J.J. Johnson

Lori Petty
Dep. Deborah Fields

Ice Cube
Theodore 'Teddy' Woods

Erich Anderson
D.A. Ira Kern

Bernie Casey
James Locket
Featured Crew

Charles Burnett
Director

Armen Ksajikian
Musician

Charles Burnett
Writer
John Eddie Johnson
Screenplay
Ned Welsh
Screenplay
Stephen James Taylor
Original Music Composer

Elliot Davis
Director of Photography
Curtiss Clayton
Editor
Monica Swann
Casting
Penny Barrett
Production Design
Joel Carter
Art Direction
Lisa Boutillier
Set Decoration