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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Bob Motley
- based upon the book 'The Negro Baseball Leagues' by
- Byron Motley
- based upon the book 'The Negro Baseball Leagues' by
Cast
- Hank Aaron
- Self - Baseball Hall of Famer / Indianapolis Clowns
- Monte Irvin
- Self - Baseball Hall of Famer / Newark Eagles
- Sam Pollard
- Bob Motley
- Ernie Banks
- Self
- Willie Mays
- Self
- Jackie Robinson
- Self
- James Brunson III
- Self - Historian
- Andrea Williams
- Self - Journalist
- Gerald Early
- Self - Cultural Critic
- Lawrence D. Hogan
- Self - Historian
- Junius Gaten
- Self - Employee, Chicago American Giants / Assistant to Rube Foster
- Maya Angelou
- Self - Writer
- Donald Spivey
- Self - Historian
- Rob Ruck
- Self - Historian
- Bob Kendrick
- Self - President: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
- Larry Lester
- Self - Negro Leagues Scholar
- Marcus Garvey
- Self
- Shakeia Taylor
- Self - Journalist
- Babe Ruth
- Self
- Phil Dixon
- Self - Negro Leagues Scholar
- Leslie Heaphy
- Self - Historian
- Harold Tinker
- Self - Pittsburgh Crawfords
- Mark Whitaker
- Self - Journalist
- Mal Goode
- Self - Journalist
- Bill Evans
- Self - Homestead Grays
- Wilmer Harris
- Self - Philadelphia Stars
- Chet Brewer
- Self - Kansas City Monarchs
- Odile Posey Striblin
- Self - Sister-in-Law of Cumberland Posey
- Jim Overmyer
- Self - Negro Leagues Scholar
- Andrew Porter
- Self - Baltimore Elite Giants
- Joe Henry
- Self - Memphis Red Sox
- Nolan Ryan
- Self
- Bob Feller
- Self - Cleveland Indians Hall of Famer
- 'Double Duty' Radcliffe
- Self - Pittsburg Crawford
- Amiri Baraka Jr.
- Self - Journalist
- Pamela Paige O'Neal
- Self - Daughter of Satchel Paige
- Dave Malarcher
- Self - Chicago American Giants
- Buck O'Neil
- Self - Kansas City Monarchs
- Max Manning
- Self - Newark Eagles
- Layton Revel
- Self - Founder: Negro Southern League Museum
- Dorothy Harris
- Self - Wife of Player-Manager Vic Harris Homestead Grays
- Richard Stamz
- Self - Negro Leagues Promoter
- Ted Page
- Self - Pittsburgh Crawfords
- Larry Doby
- Self - Newark Eagles
- Dizzy Dean
- Self
- Paul 'Daffy' Dean
- Self
- Jimmie Crutchfield
- Self - Pittsburgh Crawfords
- Judy Johnson
- Self - Pittsburgh Crawfords
- Buck Leonard
- Self - Homestead Grays
- Kenesaw M. Landis
- Self
- Lloyd Brown
- Self - Community Organizer
- Paul Robeson Jr.
- Self
- Myra Taylor
- Self - Jazz Musician, Kansas City
- Effa Manley
- Self - Co-Owner, Newark Eagles
- Joe DiMaggio
- Self
- Ted Williams
- Self
- Stan Musial
- Self
- Rachel Robinson
- Self - Wife of Jackie Robinson
- Richard Wilkinson
- Self - Son of J.L. Wilkinson, Owner of the Kansas City Monarchs
- Lyman Bostock
- Self - Birmingham Black Barons
- Berry Williams Jr.
- Bob Motley
- Frank Robinson
- Self
- Bob Gibson
- Self
- Reggie Jackson
- Self
- Jeff Alphin
- Newspaper Reporter
- Lovell Gates
- Satchel Paige
- Jabari Gray
- Newspaper Reporter
- Christian Hall
- Various
- Kristopher Hicks
- John Jordon 'Buck' O'Neil
- David Julks Jr.
- Various
- Gavin Lewis
- Various
- Zaylen Perry
- Various
- Donovan Price
- Rube Foster
- James Price
- Various
- Lester Rodney
- Self
- Dhane Ross
- Paul Robeson
- David Scott
- Various
- JC Sewell
- Various
- Clayton B. Stevens
- C.I Taylor
- Jakkar Thompson
- Ruben Foster
- Mayes White
- Various
- Berry Williams
- Various
Produced By
- Dori Begley
- executive producer
- Chris Bongirne
- supervising producer
- Eamonn Bownes
- executive producer
- Lindsey Clemmer
- archival associate producer
- Mark Cuban
- executive producer
- Nina Dobrev
- executive producer
- Robin Espinola
- producer
- Nickson Fong
- producer: Egg Story Studios
- Shawn Gee
- executive producer
- Joshua A. Green
- executive producer
- Marie Therese Guirgis
- executive producer
- Alexandra Günther
- associate producer: Play/Action Pictures
- Shayla Harris
- development producer
- Jen Isaacson
- producer
- Haley Jones
- executive producer
- Jon Kamen
- executive producer
- Martin Klemes
- associate producer: 2929 Productions
- Chloe Kurabi
- archival associate producer
- Jeffrey Lurie
- executive producer
- Byron Motley
- executive producer / producer
- Samantha Mustari
- development associate producer
- Questlove
- executive producer
- Helen R. Russell
- archival producer
- Dave Sirulnick
- producer
- Tariq Trotter
- executive producer
- Todd Wagner
- executive producer
- Karla Zambrano
- supervising producer
- Zarah Zohlman
- executive producer
Music
Cinematography
Sound
- Kyle Arnold
- sound mixer
- Joe Baptiste
- sound mixer
- Jeremy Burns
- sound mixer
- Gautam Choudhury
- sound mixer
- Aramis Davies
- sound mixer
- Ross Garren
- song mixer
- Nils Jiptner
- score mixer
- Trokon Nagbe
- sound mixer
- R. Hollis Smith
- re-recording mixer / sound editor / supervising sound editor
Editing
Casting Director
- Craig T. Williams
- Casting Director
Art Direction
Makeup
- Darrius Peace
- hair department head
- Somica Spratley
- makeup department head
Visual Effects
- Sean Donnelly
- graphics
- Dave Tecson
- graphics
- Peter Tomsiri
- animation/rigging
Production Management
- Chris Bongirne
- unit production manager
- Tasha McCrory
- production supervisor
- Kyle Sullivan
- production supervisor
Art Department
- Louis Caldarola
- lead graphics artist
- Jeff Pugh
- art assistant
Animation
- Daniel Cheung
- production manager: egg story studios
- Callen Desmond
- modeling/technical animation
- James Fong
- general manager: egg story studios
- Glen James
- rendering & compositing
- Thongchai Khosungnoen
- rendering & compositing
- Fong Nickson
- animation lead creative/producer
- Ng ShiKian
- storyboarding/technical animation
Editorial
- Daniel Agüera
- assistant editor
- Brandon Cuicchi
- post production supervisor
- Dan Hacker
- post production supervisor
- Jennifer Honn
- additional editor
- Aidan Kelley
- assistant editor
- Patrick Morrissey
- on-line editor
- Mike Nuget
- colorist
- Joshua L Pearson
- additional editor
- Todd Webb
- Lead Assistant Editor
- Todd Webb
- assistant editor
- Jessica Zheng
- post-production coordinator
Other
- Ani Akpan
- executive assistant: radicalmedia
- Stephen Barnes
- post production engineer: outpost digital ny
- Tai-Chen Bassin
- head of communications: radicalmedia
- Jason Beekman
- RadicalMedia VP, Business & Legal Affairs/Production Counsel
- Meredith Bennett
- executive in charge of production: radicalmedia
- Aden Berger
- production intern
- Ethan Berger
- development consultant
- Ninoos Betthious
- video production: archival interviews
- Kara Bittman
- transcriber
- Garry Brewer
- video production: archival interviews
- Ron Carter
- video production: archival interviews
- Erinn Cawthon
- counsel: legal & business affairs: radicalmedia
- Doss Cleveland
- production assistant
- Pedro Cortes
- media assest specialist: outpost digital ny
- Nadira Danticat
- executive assistant: radicalmedia
- Joe Decarvello
- archival interviews
- Justin Dwyer
- post production engineer: outpost digital ny
- Jennifer Echols
- transcriptions
- Jim Foley
- video production: archival interviews
- Ross Garren
- production coordinator
- Phillip Ghee
- video production: archival interviews
- Miles Ghormley
- video production: archival interviews
- Lloyd Goldschmidt
- video production: archival interviews
- Christian Jordan Grier
- key production assistant
- Lee Grover
- video production: archival interviews
- Lior Haas
- head of business affairs: radicalmedia
- Craig Hammill
- transcriber: archival interviews
- Henry Harjes
- chief technical engineer: outpost digital ny
- Nate Harris
- production assistant
- Nathan Harris
- production assistant
- Brendan Hermes
- executive producer: outpost digital ny
- Andy Hersh
- Interviewer: archival interviews
- Chiara Hollender
- production intern
- Eric Holtz
- production controller: radicalmedia
- Natalie Justus
- production assistant
- Graig Kreindler
- artist for additional player paintings
- Larry Lester
- historical consultant
- David Lightner
- video production: archival interviews
- Hannah Macdonald
- post producer: outpost digital ny
- Jesse Manning
- production coordinator
- Jeffery Miller
- video production: archival interviews
- Caroline Mislove
- senior manager: rights and clearances: radicalmedia
- Carlos Morales
- production assistant
- Mike Moran
- archival interviews
- Mariah Moss
- executive assistant: radicalmedia
- Byron Motley
- Interviewer: archival interviews / video production: archival interviews
- Veronica Ng
- accounting: egg story studios
- Maureen Paglia
- senior production supervisor: radicalmedia
- Daniel Paiano
- video production: archival interviews
- Scott Peterson
- archival interviews
- Anthony Pilizota
- post production engineer: outpost digital ny
- Rebecca Popple
- production coordinator: radicalmedia
- Billy Rich
- video production: archival interviews
- Dennis Rowe
- transcriber: archival interviews
- Frank Scherma
- president: radicalmedia
- Rachel Slade
- development consultant
- Adam Sosnick
- production assistant
- Naomi Straus
- executive assistant: radicalmedia
- Maureen Sullivan
- production controller: radicalmedia
- Nina Sundermeyer
- archival production assistant
- James Uminowicz
- senior producer: outpost digital ny
- Kris Valeriano
- archival interviews
- Charles Whitmill
- production assistant
- Garry Willis
- video production: archival interviews
- Warren Wolf
- video production: archival interviews
- George Young
- production accountant
Music Department
- Kathryn Bostic
- musician: keys & piano
- Johnny Britt
- musician: trumpet
- Caroline Mislove
- music supervisor
- Michael Parlett
- musician: Saxophone
- Jake Reed
- musician: drums & percussion
Costume Department
- Elizabeth Chapman
- costume assistant
- Rachel Stringfellow
- costumer
Camera Department
- Lucky Cheng
- first assistant camera
- Allen Dobbins
- first assistant camera
- Austin Doster
- key grip
- Nathan Harris
- second assistant camera
- Casey Holliman
- second assistant camera
- Daniel Thomas King
- first assistant camera
- Kevin McKinney
- gaffer
- Eric Napier
- drone operator
- Dave Ranghelli
- grip
- Blake Raymond
- gaffer
- Max Thomas
- gaffer
- Chris Varga
- gaffer
- Alejandro Villegas
- first assistant camera
- Ellis Wallace
- grip
- Lucas Wassner
- gaffer
- Breanna Watson
- grip
- Shawn Wright
- first assistant camera
Location Management
- Eric Napier
- location manager
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