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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Ava DuVernay
written by
Isabel Wilkerson
inspired by "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents"

Cast

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Isabel Wilkerson
Jon Bernthal
Brett Hamilton
Niecy Nash
Marion Wilkerson
Emily Yancy
Ruby Wilkerson
Finn Wittrock
August Landmesser
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Elizabeth Davis
Isha Blaaker
Allison Davis
Blair Underwood
Amari Selvan
Nick Offerman
Dave the Plumber
Myles Frost
Trayvon Martin
Suraj Yengde
Suraj Yengde, Ph.D.
Donna Mills
Mrs. Copeland
Mike Topoozian
Sales Executive
Cristin König
Nazi Librarian
Franz Hartwig
Erich Kastner
Matthias Miller
Berlin Librarian
Daniel Lommatzsch
Joseph Goebbels
Max Schimmelpfennig
Nazi Student Organizer
Bryan Terry Snell
Pest Control Guy
Ann-Sophie Heier
Museum Curator
Ingo Hülsmann
Eduard Kohlrausch
Holger Handtke
Fritz Grau
Felix Goeser
Bernhard Lösener
Luis Lüps
Achim Gercke
Konstantin Lindhorst
Roland Freisler
David Bredin
Karl Klee
Matthew Zuk
Burleigh Gardner
Hannah Pniewski
Mary Gardner
Steven Allen
Red Haired Man
Monica Patankar
Conference Leader
Zing Ashford
Cousin Patrice
Akil Jackson
Cousin Andre
Malachi Malik
James Hale
Gissette Valentin
Gina the Realtor
Prakash Dhingra
Tuk-Tuk Driver
Abhishek Bhalerao
Professor Ram Kamble
Shahid Khan
Scarf Vendor
Jyotsana Siddarth
Museum Docent
Ishaan Yadav
Young Ambedkar
Sangeeta Verma
Young Ambedkar's Teacher
Gaurav J. Pathania
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Dhrubo Jyoti
Dhrubo Jyoti
Snehalata Siddarth Tagde
Dr. Jajula Z. Valicharla
Sarah Navratil
German Lady in Powder Room #1
Tatiana Harman
German Lady in Powder Room #2
Abigail London
August & Irma's Daughter
Billie Roy
Girl at Picnic
Danielle Burr
Jewish Mother
Raphael Allan
Jewish Son
Lennox Simms
Al Bright
Emerson Smith
Young Al's Friend
Avery Gibson
City Champ #3
Allan Wilayto
Adult Al's Friend
Bryan McClure
Park Worker
Keller Fornes
Lifeguard
Jordan Lloyd
Friend #1
Zander Ash
Concentration Camp Kid / Boy at Pool / Little League Boy
Caleb Dausch
German Doc Worker
Eryka Del Gaizo
Picnic Attendee / Natchez Resident / Gala Attendee
Hosea DeMarzino
Passenger 6
Ari Friedman
Toddler on the Plane
Yosef Friedman
Toddler on the Plane
Roxy Graham
Airport Traveler
Linda D Gaines
Family Reunion Auntie
Carmen Cecilia Halphen
Airplane Passenger
Kagan Herndon
Brett's Daughter / Pool Tormentor
Claire Louise Huder
Pharmacy Tech
Jequan Jackson
TSA Officer Jones
Malik Jubal
Airport Traveler
Ashley Kings
Nightclub Patron / Neighbor
Dawn Lasusky
Gala Attendee / Berlin Nightclub Patron
William Matthew Mang
German Border Guard / Lecture Attendee / Gala Attendee / NYC Driver
Art Newkirk
Gestapo Agent / Brown Shirt / Nazi Officer
Seth O'Herin
Concentration Camp Prisoner / Modern Day Traveler / Gala Attendee NYC
Ryan Pimentel
Modern Day Traveler / Lecture Attendee
Brian T Shirley
Pool Attendee
John Eric Lee Smith
German Soldier / Bartender
Steven Smith
SS Officer
Mark Williams
Shoe Shiner
Marty Yackel
Gala guest
Jena Ziomek
Working Class Woman

Produced By

Malcolm Brogdon
co-executive producer
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
executive producer
Paul Garnes
producer
Melinda Gates
executive producer
Tilane Jones
executive producer
Matthew J. Lloyd
co-executive producer
Marcus Loges
line producer: Berlin
Cheryl Miller
co-executive producer
Regina Miller
executive producer
Chris Paul
co-executive producer
Laurene Powell-Jobs
executive producer
Pranav Sahni
line producer: Delhi
Pravesh Sahni
line producer: Delhi
Rakesh Singh
associate producer: Delhi, Itop
Kimberly Steward
executive producer
Mike Topoozian
co-producer
Thane Watkins
co-executive producer
Anne Wojcicki
executive producer
Suraj Yengde
co-executive producer

Cinematography

Matthew J. Lloyd
director of photography

Sound

Willie D. Burton
sound mixer
Brian Chumney
Supervising Sound Editor
David A. Cohen
dialogue/ADR editor
Sean England
foley artist
Chris Frazier
foley editor
Andrea Gard
foley artist
Sanal George
sound mixer: India
Mitchell Haigley
Sound Utility
Etienne Haug
boom operator: Berlin
Pete Horner
re-recording mixer
Al Nelson
sound designer
Douglas Shamburger
boom operator
Steve Slanec
Supervising Sound Editor
Lisa Strohbehn
sound utility: Berlin
Doug M. Thomas
apprentice sound editor
Patrick Veigel
sound mixer: Berlin
Tony Villaflor
re-recording mixer
Doug Winningham
sound effects editor
Dawit Zemene
Assistant Supervising Sound Editor
Mark DeSimone
adr mixer
Scott Theakston
Digital Editorial Support
Billy Theriot
ADR mixer/recordist

Casting Director

Production Design

Art Direction

Daniel Chour
Art Director
Mark Dillon
supervising art director
Trish Navarro
assistant art director
Yasmin Sethi
Art Director

Makeup

Powla Baginski
hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Parul Banerjee
hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Christina Birnbaum
hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Sabine Bolognini
hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Kate Carlton
barber: Berlin
Guerdy Casimir
hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Ina Charanza
hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Xavier Peter D'Souza
hair and makeup assistant: Delhi
Jerica Edwards
assistant hair stylist
Wanda Edwards
assistant hair stylist
Ashton Glasser
assistant hair stylist
Colleen LaBaff
key hair stylist
Ren Rohling
key makeup artist
Andrea Rosal
hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Ashunta Sheriff
makeup artist: Ms. Ellis-Taylor
Michaela Capelesso Wentz
hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Dawn Angeletti
additional makeup artist
Randi Owens Arroyo
additional makeup artist
Heather Grippaldi
additional makeup artist
Pamela McIntyre
additional makeup artist
Richard Niermann
hair stylist: Berlin
Charlotte Orlove
additional makeup artist
Kat L Robertson
additional makeup artist
Monique Soto
additional makeup artist

Visual Effects

Nicholas Ashe Bateman
visual effects supervisor: maere studios
Jessica Catalan
visual effects artist
Ger Condez
CG Lead: Maere Studios
Zachary Goodson
visual effects supervisor
Alex Harvey
cg lead: Maere Studios
John Kesig
fx artist: Maere Studios
Federico La Tona
visual effects supervisor: maere studios
Mel Lyman
visual effects coordinator
Richard McBride
visual effects supervisor
Ben Moran
cg lead: Maere Studios
Travis Reinke
head of operations
Wyatt Winborne
cg supervisor

Assistant Director

Udayan Baijal
first assistant director: India Unit
Pooja Kumari
third assistant director
Tracey Poirier
Key Second Assistant Director
Kanak Raju
assistant director
Shubhank Rishi
second assistant director
Henriette Rodenwald
third assistant director
Vera Schmidt
Base Camp PA German Unit
Mohit Silswal
second assistant director
Mike Topoozian
first assistant director
Amar Vaswani
second assistant director: India Unit
Richard Wilson
second assistant director: Berlin

Production Management

Tom Carson
production supervisor
Chineza Lynn Ezinkwo
supervising production coordinator
Sunny Goswami
base manager
Sanjay Kumar
production manager
Saurabh Mishra
production manager: India
Thane Watkins
unit production manager
Pamela Winn-Barnett
Post Production Producer

Art Department

Madison Aldrich
set dresser
Alvin Ashby
set designer
Nick Buck
set dresser
Sophia Burkardt
graphic designer: Berlin
Ram Milan Choubey
assistant prop master - India
Neeraj Chouhan
construction runner
Daphne Colson
set decoration assistant
Kristen Crouch
graphic designer
Andres D. Davila
assistant property master
Andréa Dawson
set decoration coordinator
Mallory DeGolian
food stylist
Siddhima Dubey
art department researcher - India
Eckart Friz
stand-by prop: Germany
Erick Garibay
property master
Grace Gosson
researcher
Schuyler Grimsman
assistant property master
Nicholas Hatfield
scenic artist
Vincent Kastner
prop buyer: Germany
Becca Kenyon
property master
Ajay Kumar
construction supervisor
Vikas Kumar
set dresser - india
Muskan Malhotra
set dresser
Shalmolee Mukherjee
onset dresser - India
Hannu Oberoi
prop master - India
Fanny Pereire
fine art coordinator
Daniel Rivera-Aponte
art production assistant
Niklas Schmidt
art department coordinator: Berlin
Martin Schultz
property master: Germany
Neeraj Kumar Singh
associate art director - India
Ambika Subra
assistant art director
Raymond Talley
location foreman
Tiya Tejpal
swing gang
Sarah True
art department coordinator
Parth Varshney
lead set dresser: India
Joe Watson
construction buyer
Christopher Wicker
construction foreman
Simon Wisniewski
assistant property master: Germany
Samita Wolfe
set decoration buyer
Sedef Ozarikman
set dresser
Narumol Warner
dailies set dresser

Stunts

Tomar Boyd
stunt performer
Darcel Danielle
stunt performer
Marian Green
additional stunt coordinator
Jason Elwood Hanna
stunt performer
Cannon Smith
stunt actor
Wyatt Werneth
stunt driver
Judd Wild
stunt coordinator

Editorial

Alan Baumgarten
Additional Editor
Claire Breed
second assistant editor
Chase Commins
lead dailies operator: Company 3
Emily Freund
first assistant editor
Hunter Furnish
dailies workflow specialist: Company 3
Vanessa Galvez
Finishing Producer: Company 3
Jason Maydick
color assistant
Matt Osborne
Additional Colorist
Tom Poole
colorist
John Reyes-Nguyen
additional editor
Ray Ruotolo
finishing editor
Karli Windischmann
colorist: dailies

Other

J.J. Abrams
the director wishes to thank
Ryan Coogler
the director wishes to thank
Guillermo del Toro
the director wishes to thank
Colman Domingo
the director wishes to thank
Katie McGrath
the director wishes to thank
David Oyelowo
the director wishes to thank
Peter Roth
the director wishes to thank
Steven Spielberg
the director wishes to thank
Roeg Sutherland
the director wishes to thank
Robin Swicord
the director wishes to thank
Oprah Winfrey
the director wishes to thank

Music Department

Ava DuVernay
music supervisor
Gregory Jamrok
Orchestrator
Sahil Jindal
score coordinator
Nicolle Johnson
Music Clearance
Thomas Kotcheff
Additional Arrangement
Abraham Libbos
Orchestrator
Arokiamanoj Martin
soloist: Dalit violin
Julie Pearce
music editor
Andrew Rowan
orchestrator
Jared Smith
Composer Assistant
Perumal Vissou
soloist: Dalit flute
Joe Zimmerman
Orchestrator
Jaimee Jimin Park
Music Preparation

Casting Department

Lakshay Arora
casting associate: India
Chris Bowe
extras casting
Jason D'Aquino
extras casting
Kelly Carita Finn
casting assistant
Anissa Garcia
casting associate
Bianca Kummrow
casting assistant
Bill Marinella
extras casting director
Sanjeev Maurya
casting director: India
Vanessa Toll
casting associate

Costume Department

Barbra Araujo
Costume Illustrator
Tanisha Bennett
add'l background costumer/fitter
Brianna Black
Background Costumer
Safowa Bright-Asare
costume supervisor
Bria Coney
Cutter/Tailor
Ali Foster
costume assistant
Gary Graham
additional ager/dyer: additional costumer
Jeffrey Hall
Ager/Dyer
Xania Jackson
costumer: Ms. Ellis-Taylor
Simone Kreska
costume supervisor: Germany/Berlin
Erin LaRoche
set costumer
Karina Lopez
key costumer
Kriti Malhotra
costume supervisor india
Casey Nguyen
Key Bg Costumer
Tenia Taylor
Cutter/Tailor
Andrea Williams
head of tailor workroom/lead pattermaker fitter
Andrea Williams
Lead Cutter Fitter
Rosana Lucia
Add'l Costumer

Camera Department

Curtis Bonds Baker
still photographer
Rubb Bhungdawala
gaffer / light equipment provider
Jermaine Brantley
rigging electric
Daniel Erb
first assistant camera: Berlin unit
Alexander Hooper
second assistant camera
Sebastian Lumme
stabilized head technician
Oren Malik
second assistant camera: additional
Connor Meccay
Rigging Electrician
Laura Nathalie Naschlenas
second assistant camera: Berlin Unit
Christine Ng
camera operator
Atsushi Nishijima
still photographer
Josefin Porstner
second assistant camera: berlin unit
Thomas Rodgers
lamp operator
Sanjay Sami
key grip
Fabio Seyding
first assistant camera: berlin unit
John Slade
technocrane operator
Gerald 'Trey' Sorrow
lighting technician
Alex Traumann
steadicam operator: Berlin part
Josua Weber
assistant grip: berlin part
Cassidy Minarik
additional film loader

Location Management

RaShawn Cash
key assistant location manager
Tonya Hartz
location scout / location scout: Vancouver BC unit
Benjamin Löbbert
set manager: berlin
Kellie Morrison
location manager
Anthony Paderewski
key location scout
Willard Pennington
key assistant location manager
David Pieper
location manager: Team Berlin, Germany
Steffen Schweizer
location production assistant
Jeremy Tan
key assistant location manager
Ryan Watterson
location scout
Jeff D Williams
assistant location manager

Script Department

Alicia Accardo
script supervisor
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