Directed by
Spike Lee |
Cast (in credits order)
Michael Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Jackson 5 | ... | Themselves (archive footage) | |
Berry Gordy | ... | Self | |
Suzanne De Passe | ... | Self | |
Katherine Jackson | ... | Self | |
Valerie Simpson | ... | Self | |
Steven Manning | ... | Self | |
Joe Jackson | ... | Self | |
Marlon Jackson | ... | Self | |
Jackie Jackson | ... | Self | |
Joe Vogel | ... | Self | |
Scott Osborn | ... | Self - TV show host (archive footage) | |
Lee Daniels | ... | Self | |
Sammy Davis Jr. | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Leon Huff | ... | Self | |
Kenny Gamble | ... | Self | |
John Leguizamo | ... | Self | |
Questlove | ... | Self | |
Walter Yetnikoff | ... | Self | |
Ron Alexenburg | ... | Self | |
Steve Popovich | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Kobe Bryant | ... | Self | |
John Branca | ... | Self | |
Bobby Colomby | ... | Self | |
Jason King | ... | Self | |
Greg Phillinganes | ... | Self | |
Jonathan Moffett | ... | Self | |
Dick Clark | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Verdine White | ... | Self | |
Fred Astaire | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Gene Kelly | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Rosie Perez | ... | Self | |
Misty Copeland | ... | Self | |
Fatima Robinson | ... | Self | |
Karen Langford | ... | Self | |
Spike Lee | ... | Self | |
Barry Michael Cooper | ... | Self | |
Rob Cohen | ... | Self | |
Joel Schumacher | ... | Self | |
Sidney Lumet | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Harry Weinger | ... | Self | |
Quincy Jones | ... | Self | |
Jane Pauley | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Liza Minnelli | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Maurice Warfield | ... | Self | |
Steven Ivory | ... | Self | |
Bruce Swedien | ... | Self | |
Rodney Jerkins | ... | Self | |
DJ Spinna | ... | Self | |
Mark Ronson | ... | Self | |
Mali Music | ... | Self | |
The Weeknd | ... | Self | |
David Byrne | ... | Self | |
John Legend | ... | Self | |
Siedah Garrett | ... | Self | |
Lemon Andersen | ... | Self | |
Bob Birch | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Louis Johnson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Esperanza Spalding | ... | Self | |
Tom Bähler | ... | Self | |
L.A. Reid | ... | Self | |
Eddie Murphy | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Stevie Wonder | ... | Self | |
Susaye Greene | ... | Self | |
Pharrell Williams | ... | Self | |
David Foster | ... | Self | |
Carole Bayer Sager | ... | Self | |
Larkin Arnold | ... | Self | |
Dan Beck | ... | Self | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Patti Austin | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
David Berkowitz | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Nadia Boulanger | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Sylvia Chase | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Frankie Crocker | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Steve Dahl | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Paris Eley | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Dream Hampton | ... | Self | |
La Toya Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Randy Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Tito Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Paul McCartney | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Don Myrick | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Diana Ross | ... | Self / Dorothy (archive footage) | |
Brooke Shields | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Justin Timberlake | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
David Williams | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Jackie Wilson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Nick Ashford | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Burt Bacharach | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Chuck Berry | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
James Brown | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Irene Cara | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Cher | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Miles Davis | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Barry Diller | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Jane Fonda | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Redd Foxx | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Marvin Gaye | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Margaux Hemingway | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Lena Horne | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Jermaine Jackson | ... | Self (uncredited) | |
Jim Lange | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Little Richard | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Curtis Mayfield | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Linda McCartney | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Stephanie Mills | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Tatum O'Neal | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Valerie Perrine | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Johnny Ramone | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Lou Reed | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Martha Reeves | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Lionel Richie | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Steve Rubell | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Paul Simon | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Patti Smith | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Rod Temperton | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Philip Michael Thomas | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Steven Tyler | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Diane von Fürstenberg | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Andy Warhol | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Tina Weymouth | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Demond Wilson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Produced by
John Branca | ... | executive producer |
Barrington Giles Kirven | ... | associate producer (as Barrington G. Kirven) |
Heather Parish | ... | line producer |
Cinematography by
Kerwin DeVonish |
Editing by
Ryan Denmark |
Sound Department
Philip Stockton | ... | supervising sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
Lanchel Brutus | ... | camera operator |
Ernest Dickerson Jr. | ... | camera operator |
Wayne A. Goring | ... | camera operator (as Wayne Goring) |
Cinqué Lee | ... | camera operator |
Alex Lim | ... | additional assistant camera |
Spirit Tawfiq | ... | assistant camera |
Editorial Department
Dylan Ball | ... | digital intermediate assist |
Barry Alexander Brown | ... | additional editor |
Matt Caruso | ... | digital intermediate producer |
Mark Anthony Dellas | ... | digital intermediate engineer |
Christian G. Farfan | ... | conform editor |
Roman Hankewycz | ... | colorist |
David Carlos Valdez | ... | assistant editor (as a different name) |
Kevin Vale | ... | senior digital intermediate producer |
Music Department
Craig Huxley | ... | Producer Synclavier Sound Package, Blaster Beam |
Additional Crew
Jessica Berman Bogdan | ... | archival clearances |
Cathy Carapella | ... | archival clearances |
Yves Hofer | ... | production coordinator |
Jon Marin | ... | staff: 40 Acres |
Tim Merrill | ... | archival researcher |
Bob Pfeifer | ... | archival researcher |
Eden Marie Picazo | ... | archivist |
Chris Robertson | ... | archival clearances |