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Cast & Crew
Directed By
- Malcolm D. Lee
- Director
Written By
- Erica Rivinoja
- story by
- Kenya Barris
- story by / screenplay by
- Tracy Oliver
- story by / screenplay by
Cast
- Regina Hall
- Ryan Pierce
- Queen Latifah
- Sasha Franklin
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Lisa Cooper
- Tiffany Haddish
- Dina
- Larenz Tate
- Julian Stevens
- Mike Colter
- Stewart Pierce
- Kate Walsh
- Elizabeth Davelli
- Kofi Siriboe
- Malik
- Lara Grice
- Bethany
- Deborah Ayorinde
- Simone
- Janeline Hayes
- Print Reporter
- Wild Wayne
- DJ
- Sunny Hostin
- Sunny Hostin
- Nick Mundy
- Tow Truck Driver
- Ricky Wayne
- Ted
- Shrey Vyapari
- Vikram
- Donna Biscoe
- Delores
- Aadyn Encalarde
- Riley
- Cayden K. Williams
- Austin
- Rachel G. Whittle
- Flight Attendant
- Ann McKenzie
- Elderly White Woman
- John Wilmot
- Elderly White Man
- Sherri Marina
- Woman Fan
- Mikki Val
- Woman Fan
- Tonea Stewart
- Aunt Marion
- Anthony Michael Frederick
- Security Guard
- Robert Miano
- Hobo Bob
- Ralph E. Tresvant
- Ralph Tresvant
- Johnny Gill
- Johnny Gill
- Ricky Bell
- Ricky Bell
- Michael Bivins
- Michael Bivins
- Ronnie DeVoe
- Ronnie DeVoe
- Maxwell
- Maxwell
- Iyanla Vanzant
- Iyanla Vanzant
- Estelle
- Estelle
- Common
- Common
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs aka Puff Daddy
- Mase
- Ma$e
- Faith Evans
- Faith Evans
- Ne-Yo
- Ne-Yo
- Terry McMillan
- Terry McMillan
- Morris Chestnut
- Morris Chestnut
- Gabrielle Dennis
- Gabrielle Dennis
- Jaina Lee Ortiz
- Jaina Lee Ortiz
- Lorraine Toussaint
- Lorraine Toussaint
- Charreah Jackson
- Charreah Jackson
- Ava DuVernay
- Ava DuVernay
- Melissa Harris-Perry
- Melissa Harris Perry
- D-Nice
- D-Nice
- Carla Hall
- Carla Hall
- Mike Epps
- Absinthe Dealer
- Jaren Mitchell
- Vendor
- William Levy
- William Levy
- Jessica Johnson
- Ciroc Waitress
- Mannie Fresh
- Nightclub DJ
- Tamika Jett
- Simone's Crew
- Brianna Nowlin
- Simone's Crew
- Wanetah Walmsley
- Young Chick / Simone's Crew
- Kyle Clements
- Officer Sims
- Michaela Harrison
- Ne-Yo Backup Singer
- Mykia Jovan
- Ne-Yo Backup Singer
- Kevin Frazier
- Kevin Frazier
- Damon Lipari
- Bartender
- Mariah Carey
- Mariah Carey
- Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds
- Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds
- Doug E. Fresh
- Doug E. Fresh
- MC Lyte
- MC Lyte
- Lalah Hathaway
- Lalah Hathaway
- Charles Adams
- Essence Fest Security Guard
- Zailand Adams
- Boy
- John L. Armijo
- VIP Security
- Tony Beard
- NOPD Police Officer
- Larry Bourne Jr.
- Malik's Frat Brother
- Kenneth Kynt Bryan
- Second Line Dancer
- Judy McGee Burley
- Airplane Passenger / Fest Goer
- Patrice Campbell
- Party Goer
- Devin Lord Chachere
- Bar Patron
- Richard Chattmon
- Bystander getting peed on
- Rebecca Chulew
- Reveler
- Kyle Crawford
- Barista / Graduate / Bookstore Fan / Airport Traveler
- Tyrone J. Criss
- Party Goer
- Chelsea Cierria Davis
- Essence V.I.P.
- Terrell D Davis
- Diddy V.I.P Attendee
- Arthur Dean
- Reveler
- Tanner Ellis
- College graduate
- Ladonesty Fowlkes
- Bourbon Street Guest
- Juan Gaspard
- Festival goer
- Carlos Ramónne Graham
- Bookstore patron
- Victoria Hardway
- Essence Fest Goer VIP
- Sadie Hebert
- CÎROC Girl / VIP Bartender
- Joykenia Hill-Williams
- Fest Goer / Graduate
- Rhondreka Hughes
- August Alsina V.I.P Guest
- Jacquelyn Twodat Jackson
- Girl at Bar
- Jackie Jenkins Jr.
- Bourbon Tourist
- Steven Johnson
- Festival Goer
- Jillian Jones
- Balcony guest / Essence party guest
- Alona Leoine
- Sonya
- Lamar Lott
- Street Dancer
- LaToya Longette Lucien
- Bourbon St. Guest
- Logan Masters
- Reveler
Produced By
- Shayla Cowan
- associate producer
- Preston L. Holmes
- executive producer
- Malcolm D. Lee
- producer
- James Lopez
- executive producer
- Will Packer
- producer
Music
- David Newman
- Composer
Cinematography
- Greg Gardiner
- director of photography
Sound
- Michael Barry
- re-recording mixer
- Jack Bigelow
- boom operator
- Micah Blaichman
- foley mixer
- Rick Chefalas
- first assistant sound editor
- Alessandro Chimento
- sound utility
- Patrick Christensen
- adr mixer
- Greg Crawford
- adr mixer: Atlanta
- Mitch Dorf
- adr mixer
- Elliott Elsey
- adr recordist
- Dave Flynch
- supervising foley editor
- Larry Ford Jr.
- assistant adr recordist
- Kenneth Gombos
- adr mixer
- Dick Hansen
- production sound mixer
- Gavin Hecker
- foley mixer
- Kenton Jakub
- adr editor
- Nick Jimenez
- adr recordist
- Bobby Johanson
- adr mixer
- Michael Miller
- adr mixer
- Matthias Neumann
- dubbing recordist
- Jay Peck
- foley artist
- Jac Rubenstein
- dialogue editor
- Roger J. Sacdalan
- mix technician: theatrical trailer
- Lee Salevan
- mix stage recordist
- Derek A. Schwebel
- additional sound utility
- Wyatt Sprague
- sound effects editor
- Lidia Tamplenizza
- supervising sound editor
- Paul Urmson
- supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer
- Rachel Wardell
- apprentice sound editor
- Dave Wilson
- adr mixer
- Lawrence Zipf
- sound effects editor
- Aaron D. Kelly
- assistant adr mixer
Editing
Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
Set Design
Costumes
- Provi Fulp Ramphal
- assistant costume designer
Makeup
- Brian Badie
- hair department head
- Kamaura Eley
- key hair stylist
- Anita Gibson
- makeup department head
- Oscar James
- hair stylist
- Wayne Jolla Jr.
- first team master barber
- Iasia Merriweather
- hair stylist
- Vonda K. Morris
- makeup artist
- Terez Ordon
- hair stylist
- Lesley Rodriguez
- makeup artist
- Dionne Wynn
- key makeup artist
- Mia Goff
- makeup artist
- Darryl Lucas
- makeup artist
- Annabelle MacNeal
- makeup artist
- Yolanda Mercadel
- hair stylist
- Porshawna Mosely
- assistant hair stylist
- Shandrea Williams
- hair stylist
Special Effects
- Ty Abrahams
- special effects technician
- Troy Collins Jr.
- special effects technician
- Donnie Dean
- special effects coordinator
- Elias Duhe Jr.
- special effects technician
- Justin B. Johnson
- special effects technician
- Matt Kutcher
- special effects supervisor
- Justin Kane Miller
- special effects technician
- Wayne Rowe
- special effects technician
- Juli Van Brown
- special effects technician
Visual Effects
- Peter Bas
- compositor
- Mike Borrett
- visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc.
- Jeff Butler
- digital compositor
- Andrew Carruthers
- visual effects coordinator
- Colleen Catton
- roto/prep
- Yuting Chen
- digital compositor
- Gabriele Ciaccio
- digital compositor
- Nick Fairhead
- visual effects supervisor
- Jaime Fok
- visual effects editor
- Junyoung Han
- digital compositor
- Sumit Singh Jaswal
- compositing supervisor
- Ji Hye Kim
- compositor
- Chris Lyons-Uhlenbrauck
- compositor
- Rajendra Maharana
- Compositing lead
- Christopher Mosiadz
- digital compositor
- Ramesh Petwal
- digital compositor
- Mike Portoghese
- digital compositor
- Eric Robinson
- visual effects supervisor
- Paul Schaefer
- visual effects coordinator
- Ryan Sonderegger
- compositor
- Luke Stevens
- visual effects
- Conner Stirling
- visual effects editorial
- Bill Tlusty
- visual effects executive: Universal
- Anil Kumar Verma
- digital compositor
Assistant Director
- Stephen E. Hagen
- first assistant director
- Kevin Lum
- key second assistant director: Essence Festival
- Peter McGrew
- additional second assistant director: Essence Fest
- Mary Anne Olinsky
- Additional 2nd AD / additional second assistant director
- Cali Pomes
- second second assistant director
- Mark C. Stevens
- first assistant director: second unit
- Desiree Stevenson
- second assistant director
- Eric Scott Williamson
- additional second assistant director
Production Management
- Ann Gray
- post-production supervisor
- Paul A. Levin
- post-production supervisor
- Dwight Williams
- production manager
- Sean T. Stratton
- post-production executive
Art Department
- Doug Bernard
- shop foreman
- Paul Blanchard
- lead man
- Edward J. Borasch Jr.
- property master
- Gregory Chauffe Jr.
- carpenter
- Todd Clevenger
- key scenic
- Melisa Coby
- scenic artist
- Randall S. Coe
- construction coordinator
- Warren Drummond
- storyboard artist
- Sonia L. Garcia
- scenic foreman
- Christy Gray
- graphic designer
- Drew Guajardo
- assistant property master
- Joseph Cassady Harris
- gang boss/set dressing
- Calvin Hue Jr.
- Labor Foreman
- Camile Kelsey
- on-set scenic
- Chris Kibler
- construction purchaser
- Nicole Reed LeFevre
- set designer
- Kristin Lekki
- assistant art director
- Twig Leveque
- assistant property master
- Brian Mccolgan
- set dresser
- Bron Moyi
- on-set dresser
- Kimberly Murphy
- set decoration buyer
- Jessica Alejandra Ochoa
- set designer
- Jed Pendergrass
- assistant property
- Brad Quintana
- construction gang-boss
- George Sanchez
- plaster foreman
- Brian Schuyler
- set dresser
- Girls Trip
- lead man
- Taylor Weeks
- painter
- Matt Zaff
- set dresser
Stunts
- Andy Abele
- stunt performer
- Raven-Danielle Baker
- stunts
- Tim Bell
- stunt rigger
- Shellita Boxie
- stunt double: Tiffany Haddash
- Sean Paul Braud
- stunts
- Scheryl W Brown
- utility stunts
- Jwaundace Candece
- stunt double: Sasha
- Jay Caputo
- stunt rigger
- Troy Collins Jr.
- stunt player
- Lex D. Geddings
- stunt coordinator
- Travis Gomez
- fight coordinator
- Damita Jane Howard
- stunt double: Regina Hall
- Isaac Hughes
- stunts
- Michael Jamorski
- utility stunts
- Matt Kutcher
- stunt rigger
- Deven MacNair
- utility stunts
- Met Salih
- stunt double: Jada Pinkett Smith
- Austin Seifert
- stunts
Editorial
- Grace Barcenas
- post-production crew
- Zana Bochar
- first assistant editor
- Pete Conlin
- post-production crew / post production
- Patrick DeVine
- digital intermediate conform editor
- Bill Feightner
- imaging scientist
- Michael Robinson Fleming
- second assistant editor
- Andrew Francis
- supervising digital colorist
- Olivier Girard
- colorist: dailies / digital dailies supervisor
- Jonathan Hoffman
- post-production crew / post production
- Christopher Kenneally
- digital intermediate producer
- Charles Leighton
- digital intermediate support colorist
- Patrick Shewmaker
- colorist: dailies
- Ben Sottak
- post-production assistant
- Bill Ceresia
- post-production coordinator
- Heather Goodwillie
- post production
Other
- Erin Harris
- the filmmakers gratefully thank
- Kevin Hart
- the filmmakers gratefully thank
Music Department
- Jonathan Beard
- music department
- Rob Brophy
- musician: viola
- Jeff Carson
- music editor
- Celeste Chada
- scoring consultant
- Deonte Fly Deezy Chambers
- theme music composer
- Jordan Cox
- music department
- Andre Smith Dj Dummy
- performer
- Mike Finnegan
- featured musician
- Art Ford
- music consultant
- Madeline Frick
- music department
- Misha Kachkachishvili
- Score Engineer / Score Mixer
- Annette Kudrak
- music editor
- Patty Macmillan
- composer agent
- Tony Mandracchia
- featured musician
- Harvey Mason Jr.
- additional music production by / music producer
- Reggie McBride
- featured musician
- Max Mueller
- orchestrator
- Ryan Robinson
- scoring technical support engineer
- Peter Rotter
- music contractor
- Jed Smith
- composer: trailer music
- Billy Sullivan
- featured musician
- Edward Trybek
- music department
- E. Gedney Webb
- music editor
- Angela Leus
- music supervisor: universal pictures
- Bridget Ward
- music coordinator: Universal Pictures
Casting Department
- Amelia Chen Miley
- casting associate
- Elizabeth Coulon
- location casting
- Dann Fink
- adr voice casting
- Adam Hochfeld
- extras casting
- Mary Huber
- extras casting
- Alyssa Jacobson
- extras casting
- Rebecca Llorella
- casting assistant
- Blossom Peters
- extras casting assistant
- Pricilla Rodgers
- extras casting
- Adam Stephenson
- casting assistant
Costume Department
- Shareen Chehade
- additional set costumer
- Malikka Coston
- key costumer
- Maura 'Maude' Cusick
- costume coordinator
- Isaiah Klepper
- costume assistant
- Kizzie Autumn Martin
- costumer
- David Moyer
- additional tailor
- Tyrin Niles
- costume pa
- Chloe Philbert
- set costumer
- Candace Roane
- costumer
- Darolyn Robertson
- buyer
- Laura Faye Sirkin-Brown
- cutter/fitter
- Matt Spears
- costume production assistant
- Kazli Sullivan
- seamstress
- Britany Viguerie
- set costumer
- Emma Villere
- costumer
- Jen Wasson
- key costumer
Camera Department
- Dave Anglin
- camera operator: "c" camera
- Kareem Audain
- grip
- Grayson Austin
- camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
- Robert Baird
- first assistant: a camera
- Jacob Borck
- lighting technician
- Dwayne Brown
- rigging electrician
- Sean Brown
- grip
- Sharelle Brown
- grip
- Victor Brunette
- hd video assist operator / hd video assist
- Mark A. Davis
- lighting technician
- Eric DePoorter
- rigging grip
- Chris Ekstrom
- key grip
- Brigitte Faucheaux
- playback operator
- Bradley Floyd
- lighting technician
- Bryan Freed
- electrician
- Mick Froehlich
- camera operator: "a" camera
- Morgan Gardiner
- camera trainee
- Cody Gautreau
- second assistant camera: b camera
- Kevin Gazdik
- best boy electric
- Everett Grant
- set lighting
- Ted Gregg
- grip
- Gary Harvill
- grip
- Darcy Lynne Jamison
- dimmer board operator
- Kendell Joseph
- dolly grip: "a" camera
- Dan Lacy
- additional grip
- James Langdon
- electrician
- Ronnie LeBlanc
- lighting technician
- Michael McGlaughlin
- gaffer
- Mike McLaughlin
- gaffer
- Chris Moten
- grip
- Moses Mott
- key rigging grip
- Chad Naremore
- best boy grip
- Josh Oliver
- rigging electric
- Jeremy Paige
- still photographer
- D.J. Phillips
- second assistant camera: d camera
- Lewis 'Duck' Pieratt
- rigging grip
- Paul Rahfield
- second assistant camera
- Paul Reynoso
- company grip
- Mike Satterfield
- best boy rigging grip
- Nathan M. Schindler
- grip
- James Allen Sheppard
- video assist utility
- Michele K. Short
- still photographer
- Zachary Sieffert
- first assistant camera: "b" camera
- David Stellhorn
- camera utility
- Joe Sökmen
- dolly grip: "b" camera
- Chad Taylor
- loader
- Richard Van Coutren
- lighting technician
- Marvin Wright
- rigging electric
Location Management
- Ashley Bunge
- key assistant location manager
- Erica A. Day
- location assistant
- Katherine Dolese
- location coordinator
- Charlie French
- locations
- Elston Howard
- locations manager
- Paul Kobetz
- location assistant
- Shiela O'Neill
- location assistant
- Keith Rubin Jr.
- location assistant
- Shanna Vincent
- location assistant
Script Department
- Brooke Satrazemis
- script supervisor
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