The Reading Room

The Reading Room
Written by	Randy Feldman
Directed by	Georg Stanford Brown
Starring	James Earl Jones; Joanna Cassidy; Douglas Spain; Monique Coleman; Tim Reid
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Running time	93 minutes
Distributor	Hallmark Channel
Release
Original release	November 2005;

For the painting of this title, see The Reading Room (painting).

The Reading Room is a 2005 television film that originally premiered on Hallmark Channel. It was directed by Georg Stanford Brown.

Plot

William Campbell (James Earl Jones) is a wealthy businessman who has just lost his wife. He decides to make good on a promise he made her by opening a free reading room in an inner-city neighborhood where he grew up. Despite his good intentions, problems in the neighborhood threaten his establishment, especially from local gang members and a preacher (Georg Stanford Brown) who questions Campbell's motives.

Cast

James Earl Jones as William Campbell
Georg Stanford Brown as Rahim
Joanna Cassidy as Diana Weston
Keith Robinson as Darrel
Douglas Spain as Javier
Monique Coleman as Leesha
Jessica Szohr as Dayva
Gabby Soleil as Majoli
Austin Marques as Edgar
Tim Reid as Douglas

Awards

Camie (2006) Won
Image Award (2006) Nominated for Outstanding TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Vision Award (2006) Nominated for Best Drama
WGA Award (TV) (2006) Nominated

External links

The Reading Room on IMDb
The Reading Room at AllMovie

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