Directed by
| Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| Toni Morrison | ... | Self | |
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Hilton Als | ... | Self |
| Oprah Winfrey | ... | Self | |
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Russell Banks | ... | Self |
| Angela Davis | ... | Self | |
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Robert Gottlieb | ... | Self |
| Walter Mosley | ... | Self | |
| Fran Lebowitz | ... | Self | |
| Peter Sellars | ... | Self | |
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Farah Griffin | ... | Self |
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Paula Giddings | ... | Self |
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David Carrasco | ... | Self |
| Sonia Sanchez | ... | Self | |
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Richard Danielpour | ... | Self |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Muhammad Ali | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Dick Cavett | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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June Jordan | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Bill Moyers | ... | Self | |
| Barack Obama | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Charlie Rose | ... | Self | |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Produced by
| Johanna Giebelhaus | ... | producer |
| Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | ... | producer |
| Michael Kantor | ... | executive producer |
| Chad Thompson | ... | producer |
| Tommy Walker | ... | producer |
Music by
| Kathryn Bostic | ||
Cinematography by
| Graham Willoughby | ||
Editing by
| Johanna Giebelhaus | ||
Makeup Department
| Jackie Sanchez | ... | makeup artist |
Art Department
| Mickalene Thomas | ... | graphic designer: Opening Credits Art by |
Sound Department
| Vinny Alfano | ... | additional sound effects editor |
| Lewis Goldstein | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Nils Jiptner | ... | score mixer |
| Tom Ryan | ... | dialogue editor |
| Jerrell Suelto | ... | vo recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Declan Zimmermann | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gus Sacks | ... | additional director of photography |
Editorial Department
| Ryan Cunningham | ... | d.i. executive producer |
| Keith Haskel | ... | d.i. producer |
| Troy Thompson | ... | supervising colorist |
| Christopher Young | ... | colorist |
Music Department
| Johanna Giebelhaus | ... | music supervisor |
| Nils Jiptner | ... | guitarist |
Additional Crew
| Annie Avlon | ... | sales assistant |
| Jamie Courville | ... | archival researcher |
| Elisha Gustafson | ... | publicist |
| Sandra Guzman | ... | interviews by |
| Roland Hablesreiter | ... | archival researcher |
| David Magdael | ... | publicist |
