Directed by
| Isaac Julien | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| Pam Grier | ... | Self | |
| Fred Williamson | ... | Self | |
| Melvin Van Peebles | ... | Self | |
| Elvis Mitchell | ... | Self | |
| Gloria Hendry | ... | Self | |
| Quentin Tarantino | ... | Self | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Self | |
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Afeni Shakur | ... | Self |
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Ed Guerrero | ... | Self |
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Armond White | ... | Self |
| bell hooks | ... | Self | |
| Richard Roundtree | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Tamara Dobson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ron O'Neal | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jim Brown | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Ron Finley | ... | Self |
| Larry Cohen | ... | Self | |
| Jim Kelly | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Gordon Parks | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Max Julien | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Yaphet Kotto | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Isaac Hayes | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Curtis Mayfield | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Roy Innis | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jesse Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) | |
Produced by
| Alison Palmer Bourke | ... | executive producer |
| Paula Jalfon | ... | producer |
| Caroline Kaplan | ... | executive producer |
| Colin MacCabe | ... | producer |
| Jonathan Sehring | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Andy Cowton | ||
Cinematography by
| Neal Brown | ||
| Gary Kinkead | ||
| Jonathan Partridge | ||
Editing by
| Adam Finch | ||
Makeup Department
| Denise Pugh-Ruiz | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Heather Keenleyside | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| David Ballard | ... | sound recordist |
| Steve Jankowski | ... | sound recordist |
| John Quinn | ... | sound recordist |
| Ben Young | ... | sound mixer |
Music Department
| Patricia Joseph | ... | soundtrack producer |
Additional Crew
| Ava DuVernay | ... | publicity consultant |
| Heather Keenleyside | ... | researcher |
| Elvis Mitchell | ... | consultant |
| Amy Ongiri | ... | consultant |
| Melvin Van Peebles | ... | source |
Thanks
| Mary Lea Bandy | ... | special thanks |
| Susan V. Berresford | ... | special thanks |
| Susan Cahan | ... | special thanks |
| Gertrude Fraser | ... | special thanks |
| Henry Louis Gates Jr. | ... | special thanks |
| Christine Giraud | ... | special thanks |
| Julie Heath | ... | special thanks |
| Fred Henry | ... | special thanks |
| Rebecca Herrera-Barch | ... | special thanks |
| Eileen Harris Norton | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Norton | ... | special thanks |
| John Phillip Santos | ... | special thanks |
| William J. Wilson | ... | special thanks |
