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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
Cast
- Whitney Houston
- Self
- Ellen White
- Self - Family Friend / Employee
- Michael Houston
- Self - Brother / Employee
- Cissy Houston
- Self - Mother
- Aretha Franklin
- Self
- Gary Houston
- Self - Brother / Backup Singer
- Donna Houston
- Self - Former Sister-in-Law
- Kenneth Gibson
- Self - First Black Mayor of Newark
- Deforest B. Soaries Jr.
- Self - Family Friend
- Drinkard Singers
- Themselves
- Dionne Warwick
- Self - Whitney's Cousin
- Dee Dee Warwick
- Self - Whitney's Cousin
- Keith Kelly
- Self - Family Friend / Employee
- John Houston III
- Self - Half-Brother
- Patricia Houston
- Self - Sister-in-Law / Manager 2000-2012
- Steven Gittelman
- Self - Management Team, 1981-1988
- Bette Sussman
- Self - Pianist with Cissy Houston / Keyboard Player, 1986-1989
- Rickey Minor
- Self - Bass Player, 1983-1989 / Musical Director 1989-1999
- Clive Davis
- Self - Founder, Arista Records
- Ellin Lavar
- Self - Stylist and Friend
- Robyn Crawford
- Self
- Brad Johnson
- Self - Ex-Boyfriend
- Lynne Volkman
- Self - Publicist
- Debra Martin Chase
- Self - Whitney's Production Company
- Bobby Brown
- Self - Ex-Husband
- Laurie Badami
- Self - Family Friend / Employee
- Bobbi Kristina Brown
- Self
- Marvin Gaye
- Self
- Cinque Henderson
- Self - Writer
- Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds
- Self - Songwriter / Producer
- Nicole David
- Self - Film Agent
- Kevin Costner
- Self - Actor
- Nelson Mandela
- Self
- Saddam Hussein
- Self
- Mary Jones
- Self - Personal Assistant
- Steve Lapuk
- Self - Brownhouse Productions
- Joseph Arbagey
- Self - Arista Records, 2000-2004
- L.A. Reid
- Self - CEO and President, Arista Records 2000-2004
- Ray Watson
- Self - Bodyguard, 2002-2012
- Irene Cara
- Sparkle
- Brad Johnson
- Self - Ex Boyfriend
- Byron Allen
- Self
- Michael Bearden
- Self (archival footage)
- Whitney Blake
- Self
- George Bush
- Self
- Bill Clinton
- Self
- Randall Cunningham
- Self
- Carmen Ejogo
- Self
- Jimmy Fallon
- Self
- Tina Fey
- Self
- Jane Fonda
- Self
- Merv Griffin
- Self
- Arsenio Hall
- Self
- Lester Holt
- Self
- Michael Jackson
- Self
- Alan Jacobs
- Self - Bodyguard
- Peter Jennings
- Self
- Matt Lauer
- Self
- Don Lemon
- Self
- Julian Lennon
- Self
- David Letterman
- Self
- Madonna
- Self
- René Mioch
- Self
- Tracy Morgan
- Self
- David Muir
- Self
- Eddie Murphy
- Self
- Des O'Connor
- Self
- Princess Diana
- Self
- Nancy Reagan
- Self
- Ronald Reagan
- Self
- Joan Rivers
- Self
- Maya Rudolph
- Self
- Diane Sawyer
- Self
- Jordin Sparks
- Self
- John Tesh
- Self
- Mike Tyson
- Self
- Barbara Walters
- Self
Produced By
- Jonathan Chinn
- producer
- Simon Chinn
- producer
- Will Clarke
- executive producer
- Nicole David
- executive producer
- Zanne Devine
- executive producer
- Sam Dwyer
- archive producer
- Lisa Erspamer
- producer
- Patricia Houston
- executive producer
- Rosanne Korenberg
- executive producer
- Ann Lofgren
- associate producer
- Andy Mayson
- executive producer
- Joe Patrick
- executive producer
- Charlotte Rodrigues
- associate producer
- Mike Runagall
- executive producer
- Vanessa Tovell
- co-producer
Music
Cinematography
Sound
- Niv Adiri
- re-recording mixer
- Patrick Boland
- additional sound
- Danny Freemantle
- sound effects editor
- Glenn Freemantle
- sound designer
- Nick Freemantle
- assistant sound editor
- Dayo James
- sound effects editor
- Robert Malone
- sound effects editor
- Caleb Mose
- production sound mixer
- E. Benjamin Posnack
- additional sound
- John Skehill
- mix technician
- Sven Taits
- dialogue editor / re-recording mixer
Editing
Makeup
- Tammy Dube
- hair and make-up
- Malika James
- hair and make-up
- Janina Lee
- hair and make-up
- Samantha J. Reese
- hair and make-up
- Tae Rene
- hair and make-up
Visual Effects
- Charles Gillett
- visual effects producer
- Fi Kilroe
- VFX executive producer
- Judy Roberts
- flame artist
Production Management
- Helena Lewis
- production manager
Editorial
- Joan Gill Amorim
- assistant editor
- Andrew Daniel
- digital intermediate colourist
- Matt James
- digital intermediate manager
- Gemma Lyons
- digital intermediate operator
- Katie McCulloch
- digital intermediate coordinator
- Sean McMorris
- digital intermediate producer
- Des Murray
- digital intermediate on-line editor
Other
- Thomas Ankner
- special thanks
- Gina Balian
- special thanks
- Jane Campion
- special thanks
- Clive Davis
- special thanks
- Allison Milgard
- special thanks
- Sheila Stepanek
- special thanks
- Julie Winokur
- special thanks
- Justine Wright
- special thanks
Music Department
- Michael Bearden
- keyboards whitney houston band / musician
- Jellybean Benítez
- additional production & remix: "How Will I Know"
- Taku Hirano
- music
- Gary Welch
- music supervisor
- Bree Winwood
- co-music supervisor
Camera Department
- Richard Auth
- grip
- Warren Buckingham
- assistant camera
- Russell Burger
- gaffer
- Alaric Campbell
- assistant camera / still photographer
- Neve Cunningham
- additional camera
- Benjamin Dewey
- assistant camera
- Stan Fyfe
- grip
- Peter Gregory
- gaffer
- Martin Hoffman
- drone operator
- Robert Ko
- assistant camera
- Benjamin Kroll
- drone operator
- Zach Kuperstein
- gaffer
- Kira Murdock
- assistant camera
- Dan Parker
- drone operator
- Matthew Rivera
- gaffer
- Scott Sans
- steadicam operator
- Dillon Schneider
- gaffer
- Bela Trutz
- steadicam operator
- Josh Salzman
- additional cinematography
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