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Film Credits

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AN ICE LENS PICTURES FILM

A PRODUCTION OF CLINICA ESTETICo
AND FORD MORRISON STUDIOS

A FILM BY RIAN BROWN & GEOFF PINGREE

Executive Producer
JONATHAN DEMME

Produced and Directed by 
RIAN BROWN & GEOFF PINGREE

Executive Producer
JONATHAN DEMME 

Producer
FORD MORRISON

Based on Writings by and Interviews with
TONI MORRISON

Original Score Composed by
JAY ASHBY & PETER V. SWENDSEN

Editing
RIAN BROWN
GEOFF PINGREE
YARI WOLINSKY

Animation
RIAN BROWN

Writing
GEOFF PINGREE

Louvre Cinematography
FORD MORRISON

Additional Cinematography (Grand-View)
DREW DICKLER
JACOB HOCHENDONER
KERVIN MARSEILLE

Additional Cinematography (Antarctica)
RIAN BROWN & GEOFF PINGREE

Sound Recording
OLIVE NWOSU

Production Assistants
JULIA DAVIS
DREW DICKLER
SOPHIE HARARI
NIKKI HEYMAN
JACOB HOCHENDONER
KATHERINE LOMBARDO
OLIVE NWOSU
CLAIRE READ
ASHER SHAY-NEMIROW
LEAH AKI WOOD

Motion Graphics
DRIVE EFFECTS
BILLIE ALEMAN
JUSTIN DIENER
LOUISE BAKER LEE
RICH LEE
MASAN YI

Additional Editing
DREW DICKLER
NIKKI HEYMAN
JACOB HOCHENDONER
OLIVE NWOSU

Post-Production Assistants
EMILY COHN
LEAH AKI WOOD

Post-Production Services
HENNINGER MEDIA, INC.
LAURA HARRELL
JUSTIN RADANO

Re-recording Mixer
DAVID KOWALSKI

Colorist
DAVE MARKUN

Voice Over Recording
PETER MAERZ, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING,
WLRN PUBLIC RADIO AND TELEVISION, MIAMI, FLORIDA

Graphics and Title Design
BARBARA WOLINSKY, TRILLIUM STUDIOS

Translation
BERNADETTE BEROUD
THOMAS CHEVRIER
MONICA GEORGE

Fixers (Paris)
BERTIN LEBLANC
AMY SERAFIN

Make up (Grand-View Shoot)
JACKIE SANCHEZ

Catering (Grand-View Shoot)
CHRIS SPEZIAL, NYACK GOURMET

Production Accounting
PAMELA SNYDER

Legal
CHARLOTTE PERTUISET
GEORGE L. SHEANSHANG
DONICA VARNER

Additional Sound Composition
ISAAC JONES
JOSEPH MISTEROVICH

Drama Section
STEPHEN BECKER
NATHAN MENDELSOHN
DUNCAN STANDISH
CORY TODD

Recorded and mixed by
NATHAN SWEDLOW

 

OBERLIN CONSERVATORY

Conductor & Director
JAY ASHBY

Vocals
REGINALD BOWEN
LA TANYA HALL
KIM NAZARIAN

Piano
SULLIVAN FORTNER

Drums
ZAIRE DARDEN

Acoustic Bass
PETER DOMINGUEZ

Violin
CAMILLE BACKMAN
CAMILLE VOGLEY-HOWES

Viola
CHRIS JENKINS

Cello
ISAIAH BODEN
KARL HENRY

Bass
EMMA ADOMEIT

Clarinet
TIBERIU BAICOIANU

Bass Clarinet
ALEX DERGAL

English Horn
CASEY KEARNEY

Bassoon
CORRINE CROWLEY

Oboe
DAVID VAN BEVEREN

Vibraphone
MATTHEW DIBIASE

Cymbals/BowedEffects
JOHN MINOR

Additional Acoustic Bass
IAN ASHBY

 

ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Archival Research
RICH REMSBERG

Archival Footage
AP ARCHIVE
ASIA SOCIETY
CHARLES BURNETT
F.I.L.M. ARCHIVES
GETTY IMAGES
HISTORIC FILMS
INA
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
ODDBALL FILMS
D.A. PENNEBAKER
REELIN’ IN THE YEARS
STREAMLINE FILMS

Archival Images
BRIDGEMAN IMAGES
CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
EVERETT COLLECTION
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
LORAIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
LORAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY

Additional Archival Material
[fair use items would go here]
ARTE TV
BBC
EURONEWS
LIFE+TIMES
MAKE IT FUNKY (MICHAEL MURPHY, 2005)

The filmmakers have done due diligence to secure permissions
for all archival material used in this film.

 

Made Possible with the generous support of

 
 
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Special Thanks to the Following:

TONI MORRISON
FORD MORRISON

THE LOUVRE MUSEUM

CHARLES BURNETT
EDWIDGE DANTICAT
JONATHAN DEMME
WILLIAM FORSYTHE
MARVIN KRISLOV
PETER WELZ

JEREMY SMITH, THE NEUMANN JAZZ COLLECTION, OBERLIN CONSERVATORY
KEN GROSSI, OBERLIN COLLEGE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

RENE BOATMAN
JENNIFER BRADFIELD

Clinica Estetico
SHANE BISSETT
BONNIE YASKEY

NANCY BAKER CAHILL
LAURA BROWN
MARIE BROWN
RICK BROWN
WYLY BROW
REBECCA CROSS
AMBER CZAPRANSKI
SEAN DECATUR
MEREDITH GADSBY
RASHIN FAHANDEJ
SOPHIE HARARI
MICHA HILLIARD
JOANNE HOWARD
WENDY HYMAN
LIZ MAUGANS
ARTURO ORSO
CLAUDIO ORSO
PAOLO ORSO
CHARLES PETERSON
ALLISON PINGREE
GREG PINGREE
PHYLLIS PINGREE
TOBY PINGREE
GHISLAINE RICHÉ
CHRIS TEAL
CARY WOLINSKY