Directed by
| Ava DuVernay | ||
Writing Credits
| Ava DuVernay | ... | (written by) |
| Isabel Wilkerson | ... | (inspired by "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents") |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Produced by
| Malcolm Brogdon | ... | co-executive producer |
| Ava DuVernay | ... | producer (p.g.a.) |
| Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | ... | executive producer |
| Paul Garnes | ... | producer (p.g.a.) |
| Melinda Gates | ... | executive producer (as Melinda French Gates) |
| Tilane Jones | ... | executive producer |
| Matthew J. Lloyd | ... | co-executive producer |
| Marcus Loges | ... | line producer: Berlin |
| Cheryl Miller | ... | co-executive producer (as Cheryl A. Miller) |
| Regina Miller | ... | executive producer |
| Chris Paul | ... | co-executive producer |
| Laurene Powell-Jobs | ... | executive producer (as Laurene Powell Jobs) |
| Pranav Sahni | ... | line producer: Delhi |
| Pravesh Sahni | ... | line producer: Delhi |
| Rakesh Singh | ... | associate producer: Delhi, Itop |
| Kimberly Steward | ... | executive producer |
| Mike Topoozian | ... | co-producer (as Mike 'Spike' Topoozian) |
| Thane Watkins | ... | co-executive producer |
| Anne Wojcicki | ... | executive producer (as Anne E. Wojcicki) |
| Suraj Yengde | ... | co-executive producer (as Suraj Yengde Ph.D.) |
Music by
| Kris Bowers | ||
Cinematography by
| Matthew J. Lloyd | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Spencer Averick | ||
Casting By
| Aisha Coley | ||
Production Design by
| Ina Mayhew | ||
Art Direction by
| Audra Avery | ||
| Daniel Chour | ... | (Supervising Art Director Germany) |
| Mark Dillon | ... | supervising art director |
| Trish Navarro | ... | assistant art director |
| John Sanchez | ||
| Yasmin Sethi | ... | (art director India) |
Set Decoration by
| Siddhima Dubey | ... | (set decorator India) |
| Ingeborg Heinemann | ... | (Set Decorator Berlin) |
| Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo | ||
Costume Design by
| Dominique Dawson | ||
Makeup Department
| 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 (as Xavier D'Souza) |
| Jerica Edwards | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Wanda Edwards | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Ashton Glasser | ... | assistant hair stylist (as Mary Ashton Glasser) |
| Alister King | ... | barber |
| Colleen LaBaff | ... | key hair stylist |
| Ren Rohling | ... | key makeup artist (as Ren Rohling Kimbrough) |
| Andrea Rosal | ... | hair and makeup artist: Berlin |
| Ashunta Sheriff | ... | makeup artist: Ms. Ellis-Taylor |
| Michaela Capelesso Wentz | ... | hair and makeup artist: Berlin (as Michaela Capelesso-Wentz) |
| Dawn Angeletti | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Randi Owens Arroyo | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Heather Grippaldi | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Pamela McIntyre | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Richard Niermann | ... | hair stylist: Berlin (uncredited) |
| Charlotte Orlove | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Kat L Robertson | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Monique Soto | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
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 |
Second Unit Director or 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 (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Madison Aldrich | ... | set dresser |
| Alvin Ashby | ... | set designer |
| Ian Breslerman | ... | leadman |
| Nick Buck | ... | set dresser |
| Sophia Burkardt | ... | graphic designer: Berlin |
| Ram Milan Choubey | ... | assistant prop master - India |
| Neeraj Chouhan | ... | construction runner |
| Chelsea Rose Collins | ... | set dresser |
| 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 |
| Logan Fujimoto | ... | props |
| Erick Garibay | ... | property master (period segments) |
| Grace Gosson | ... | researcher |
| Schuyler Grimsman | ... | assistant property master |
| Vincent Kastner | ... | prop buyer: Germany |
| Becca Kenyon | ... | property master |
| Ajay Kumar | ... | construction supervisor |
| Vikas Kumar | ... | set dresser - india |
| Tyrone Lee | ... | props |
| 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 Früh Özarikman | ... | set dresser (as Sedef Ozarikman) |
| Narumol Warner | ... | dailies set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Willie D. Burton | ... | sound mixer |
| Katrina Castillou | ... | walla 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 (uncredited) |
| Scott Theakston | ... | Digital Editorial Support (uncredited) |
| Billy Theriot | ... | ADR mixer/recordist (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| 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 |
Stunts
| Tomar Boyd | ... | stunt performer |
| Darcel Danielle | ... | stunt performer |
| Eric Ford | ... | stunts |
| Marian Green | ... | additional stunt coordinator |
| Jason Elwood Hanna | ... | stunt performer |
| Art Newkirk | ... | stunts |
| Christian Petersson | ... | stunts |
| Cannon Smith | ... | stunt actor |
| Wyatt Werneth | ... | stunt driver |
| Judd Wild | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Curtis Bonds Baker | ... | still photographer |
| Rubb Bhungdawala | ... | gaffer / light equipment provider |
| Breyaan Bolling | ... | gaffer |
| Jermaine Brantley | ... | rigging electric |
| Ryan Byrd | ... | grip |
| 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 |
| Mazi Mitchell | ... | gaffer |
| Laura Nathalie Naschlenas | ... | second assistant camera: Berlin Unit |
| Sarah Marin Nelson | ... | grip |
| 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 |
| Sajid Shaikh | ... | gaffer |
| John Slade | ... | technocrane operator |
| Gerald 'Trey' Sorrow | ... | lighting technician (credit only) |
| Bennett Todd | ... | grip |
| Alex Traumann | ... | steadicam operator: Berlin part |
| Josua Weber | ... | assistant grip: berlin part |
| Cassidy Minarik | ... | additional film loader (uncredited) |
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 and Wardrobe Department
| Kathy Alderman | ... | Ager Dyer |
| Barbra Araujo | ... | Costume Illustrator |
| Leslie Bellamy | ... | costumer |
| Tanisha Bennett | ... | add'l background costumer/fitter |
| Brianna Black | ... | Background Costumer |
| Safowa Bright Bitzelberger | ... | costume supervisor (as Safowa Bright-Asare) |
| Bria Coney | ... | Cutter/Tailor |
| Mary Elizabeth Danner | ... | key costumer |
| Ali Foster | ... | costume assistant |
| Gary Graham | ... | additional ager/dyer: additional costumer |
| Jeffrey Hall | ... | Ager/Dyer |
| Xania Jackson | ... | costumer: Ms. Ellis-Taylor |
| Ashley Brooke Jones | ... | costumer |
| Simone Kreska | ... | costume supervisor: Germany/Berlin |
| Erin LaRoche | ... | set costumer |
| Karina Lopez | ... | key costumer |
| Kriti Malhotra | ... | costume supervisor india |
| Casey Nguyen | ... | Key Bg Costumer |
| Margaret Palmer | ... | costumer |
| Critter Pierce | ... | costumer |
| Tenia Taylor | ... | Cutter/Tailor |
| Caitlin Webb | ... | costumer |
| Andrea Williams | ... | head of tailor workroom/lead pattermaker fitter |
| Andrea Williams | ... | Lead Cutter Fitter |
| Rosana Lucia | ... | Add'l Costumer (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| 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 |
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 |
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 (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Alicia Accardo | ... | script supervisor |
| Stephani DeLuca | ... | researcher |
Transportation Department
| Sheri B. Burton | ... | Driver: Cast |
| Richard Draper | ... | picture car coordinator |
| Jared Penny | ... | lunchbox driver |
| Cara Sachse | ... | driver |
| John Valenti | ... | van captain |
| Christina Whisenant | ... | dot compliance coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Robert Abramoff | ... | production legal |
| April Aguilera | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Sarah E. Alpert-Gillis | ... | assistant to producer |
| Yashvita Bhasin | ... | assistant: Ms. DuVernay, Delhi |
| Ziya Bhathena | ... | production coordinator |
| Alonzo Boschulte | ... | dance consultant |
| Malcolm Brogdon | ... | this film was generously funded by |
| Victoria Brogdon | ... | this film was generously funded by |
| Jada Crawley | ... | this film was generously funded by (as Jada Paul) |
| Ian Cross | ... | assistant payroll accountant |
| Ava Cuturic | ... | stand-in |
| Allannise Diaz-Velez | ... | production assistant |
| Melinda Esquibel | ... | travel: visas & passports |
| Andres Fernandez | ... | assistant: Ms. DuVernay, Savannah |
| Kristen Fernandez | ... | office production assistant |
| Dana Fisher | ... | production assistant |
| Noelle Gentile | ... | acting coach |
| Emma Gillian | ... | production assistant |
| Grant Grabowski | ... | international travel coordinator/visa coordinator |
| DeMille Halliburton | ... | production insurance |
| Leah Holmes | ... | post production accountant |
| Teresa-Michelle Walker Jackson | ... | producers' assistant / production secretary |
| Shanna Jacobs | ... | Intimacy Coordinator |
| Sibel Koyuncu | ... | assistant: Ms. DuVernay, Berlin |
| Audrey LeCrone | ... | dialect coach: Isha Blaaker |
| Max Loelius | ... | additional production assistant |
| Sarah Marie McGovern | ... | executive assistant: Paul Garnes |
| Cait McRoze | ... | production assistant |
| Kerrigan Newman | ... | health and safety |
| Nick Palatucci | ... | Lawyer: Finance |
| Chris Paul | ... | this film was generously funded by |
| Anthony Peznola | ... | production assistant |
| Tarah Phillippi | ... | assistant accountant |
| Joseph Prass | ... | historical consultant (as Rabbi Joseph Prass) |
| Ryen Rosario | ... | health and safety manager |
| Matthew Payne Saverance | ... | stand-in (as August) |
| Brian T Shirley | ... | stand-in |
| Kelly Stultz | ... | payroll accountant |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | ... | this film was generously funded by |
| Nariel Tribble | ... | covid-19 compliance assistant |
| Raeann Turner | ... | locations |
| Zoe Vatekeh | ... | health & safety covid officer |
| Kova Walker | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Dipo Ziwa | ... | production legal |
| Crystal Butler | ... | stand-in- connie nielsen (uncredited) |
| Sarah Morisano | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Amanda Ramsaran | ... | festival publicist (uncredited) |
Thanks
| 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 |
