Written and Directed
by Rodney Evans
Starring
Anthony Mackie
Larry Gilliard, Jr.
Duane Boutte
Daniel Sunjata
Alex Burns
Ray Ford
with Aunjanue Ellis
and Roger Robinson
Produced by
Rodney Evans and Jim McKay
Produced by
Aimee Schoof and Isen Robbins
Co-Producer
Marc Henry Johnson
Co-Producer
Seth Carmichael
Associate Producer
Yoruba Richen
Editor
Sabine Hoffman
Director of Photography
Harlan Bosmajian
Production Designer
Ernesto Solo
Costume Designer
Sarah Beers
Composer
Marc Anthony Thompson
Music Supervisor
Bill Coleman
Casting by
Vince Liebhart, Tom Alberg, Ricki Maslar
Cast
(in order of appearance)
Brad Baily - Subway Cruiser
Brian Everett Chandler - Mr. Williams (Perry’s father)
Kevin Jackson - Isaiah (College Professor)
Shantell Herndon - Chantal (Classroom Girl #1)
Billoah Greene - Rahsan
Ryan Michelle Bathe - Keisha (Classroom Girl #2)
Albert S - Sean (Rahsan’s friend)
Curtis McClarin - Black man on subway platform
Michael Mosley - White Man #1 on subway platform
Daniel Stewart Sherman - White Man #2 on subway platform
Olubunmi Banjoko - Female MC
Lucas Papaelias - Danny
Oni Faida Lampley - Evelyn
James Martinez - Julio(Perry’s boyfriend in flashbacks)
Randy Frazier - Tom
Carlton Smith - Homophobic Subway Preacher
Lance Reddick - James
Chad Coleman - El
Leith Burke - Aaron
Reid Mihalko - Harald
Anthony Briatico - Young Italian Kisser #1
BJ Perlmutt - Young Italian Kisser #2
Richard Bekins - Carl
Dara Coleman - Marine/Police Officer
Adam Wade - Sam (Bartender)
Bradley Cole - MacAllister (Book Publisher)
Raphael Peacock - Newsstand Cashier
Lizan Mitchell - Protesting Woman #1
Laurine Towler - Protesting Woman #2
Toni Lewis - Protesting Woman #3
Adrian Bethea - Protesting Man #1
Stanley Wayne Mathis - Protesting Man #2
Tom Wiggin - Mr. Lewis
J. Kyle Manzay - Attacker #1
Michael Duvert - Attacker #2
Steve Hill - Attacker #3
Kevin Phillips - Attacker #4
Jordan Taylor Alexis - Young Kid on Subway
Tracie Thoms - Mom on Subway
Richard Canzano - Young Student in dorm
Joseph Edwards - Paramedic #1
Quincey Hunter - Paramedic #2
Colleen Corbett - Nurse
Crew
Production Manager
Michael Romero
Additional Production Manager
Yurgi Pele Ganter
Production Coordinator
Cherry Montejo
1st Assistant Director
Michael Moffa
Additional 1st Assistant Director
Patrick Gibbons
2nd Assistant Director
Daniel Hamilton-Lowe
Additional 2nd Assistant Directors
Joel Stewart
Kim Betz
2nd 2nd Assistant Director
Kurt Lustgarten
Additional 2nd 2nd Assistant Directors
Jack Ricchiuti
Jason Messeri
Additional Production Design
Ann McKinnon
Art Director
Claire Falkenberg
Additional Art Directors
Nyna Sargent
Mak
Jennifer Ward
Prop Master
Yolan Fisher
Additional prop masters
Kadijah Britton
Andrew Steever
Set Dressers
Alexis Croucher
Beth Cole
Adam Mock
Art Dept. Production Assistants
Anna Mercedes Hadlock
Creel Brown
Storyboard Artist
Troy Lambert
1st Assistant Camera
Laura Varela
Additional 1st Assistant Camera
Manuel Billeter
2nd Assistant Camera
Danna Feintuch
Loader
Demian Barba
Steadicam Operator
George Bianchini
Additional 2nd Unit Photography
Rodney Evans
Hillevi Loven
Alberto Orso
Still Photographer
Constanza Mirre
Additional Still Photographers
Ira Pfeffer
Mandanna Forough
Kirsten Mogansen
Eric Baudelaire
Extras Casting
Tuffy Questrell
Serena Rosario
Brendon Daw
Casting Assistant
Zaire Baptiste
Gaffers
Tom Guiney
Andreas Lascaris
John Schwartz
Chandler Kaufman
Mathew Canton
Swing
Emiliano Larre
Best Boy Electric
Dan Beedy
Additional Best Boy Electrics
Chris Dixon
Ian McGlocklin
Michael Prisco Jr.
Electrics
William Hughes
William Dixon
Rocco Nisivoccia Jr.
Key Grips
Steven Capitano Calitri
Bernard Brongniart
Eric Ulrich
Matt Watts
Best Boy Grip
Jeff Niggemeyer
Grip & Electric Intern
Oziomo Egwuonwu
Locations Manager
John Perez
Additional Locations Manager
Courtney Wilder
Assistant Locations Manager
Ryan Ferguson
Stunt Coordinator
Roy Farfel
Choreographer
Ken Roberson
Parking Coordinator
Jose Tejada
Key Hair /Makeup Artists
Persefone Karakosta
Loretta Alston
Julia Lallas
Sheri Kornhaber
Additional Hair/Makeup Artists
Veronica Miller
Theodora Katsoulogiannakis
Belen Sheppard
Assistant Hair/Makeup
Marie Alcindor
T’rah Veal
Script Supervisor
Ariel Levy
Additional Script Supervisors
Massoumeh Emami
Anil Baral
Sharon Watt
Sound Recordist
Joshua Anderson
Additional Sound Recordist
Andre Strummer
Boom Operator
Sebastian Lipszyc
Additional Boom Operators
Josh Isaac
Anne-Marie Palopoli
Key Production Assistant
Matt Burns
Set Production Assistants
Nadia Ahwal
Will Paley
Pornsac Pichetshote
Vincent Scordino
Wen-Ting Yang
Aaron Dunsay
Kenny Stevenson
Bruce Hall
Production Interns
Eboni S. Cooper
Sarah Feinberg
Priscilla Grim
Colin Howie
Paul Kennedy
Esther De Rothchild
Makisha Marshall
Nic Mevoli
Office Assistants
June Sung
Mikal Wazeerud-Din
Wardrobe Supervisor
Lorraine Coppin
Wardrobe PA’s
Sassi Windisch-Graetz
Tiffany Porter
Christina Natividad
Production Counsel
Robert L. Seigel, Esq.
Cowan
DeBaets, Abraham, and Shepherd, LLP
Production Accountant
Steve Guilbaud
Additional Editor
Rodney Evans
First Assistant Editor
Stefanie Dworkin
Assistant Editors
Lisa Siegel
Regan Chase
Savannah Roberts
Apprentice Editor
Caroline Dacunah
AVID Editing Equipment
Pivotal Post
AVID Technical Support
Ryan Murphy
Dailies Syncing
Joe Difonzo
Editing Facility
Cyclops Pictures and Sound
Post Production Sound Facility
Caterini Studios
Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer
Joe Caterini
Dialogue and FX Editors
Daniel Perlin
David Wilson
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeff Rowe
Film Laboratory
Technicolor
Video Dailies
Image Group Post
On-Line Editor
Bill McDonald
Colorist
Martin Zeichner
Title Design
Marlene McCarty for Bureau
Music Coordinators
Angelo 'Pepe' Scordos
Imelda Abuin
Score composed, produced and performed by
Marc Anthony Thompson for Chocolate Genius, Inc.
Marc Ribot - solo guitar
Jeff Kazee - solo piano
Renaissance score composed by
Marc Anthony Thompson and Anthony Coleman
Arranged and conducted by
Anthony Coleman
Performed by
Steven Bernstein - Trumpet
Art Baron - Trombone
Doug Weiselman - Clarinet, Baritone Sax, Tenor Guitar
Brad Jones - Bass
Anthony Coleman - Piano
Roberto Rodrigues - Drums
Engineered by
Dan Bora
Neil Dorfsman
Marc Anthony Thompson
Mixed by
Neil Dorfsman
Dan Bora
Assisted by
Christian Rutledge
Ichiho Nishiki
Recorded at Looking Glass Studios and The Whisper Factory
Special Thanks
Kara Bilof
Bruce and Perry’s paintings by
Troy Lambert
Research materials and original Bruce Nugent artwork provided by
Thomas Wirth
Gallery artwork provided by
Dann Vilbar
Mak
Francesca Nocera
Dan Rushton
Maurice Wingfield
Archival Footage Researcher
Joan Mathys
Archival Footage
Miles Educational Film Production
National Archives
Third World Newsreel
Getty Images
ABC News
Karen Thorsen
Fiscal Sponsor
Film/Video Arts, Inc.
Music
'Take The L Train (To 8th Ave)'
Performed by Brooklyn Funk Essentials
Written by L. Kronlund
Courtesy of Black Plastic Magick
'The Unknown Warrior (Song For My Forefathers)'
Performed by Courtney Pine
Written by C. Pine
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group
under license from Universal Music Enterprises
'Risk'
Performed by GoodandEvil
Written by B. Perry
'Live From The Nuyorican'
Performed by GoodandEvil
Written by B. Perry
'Lament'
Performed By Dave Warrin
Written by Dave Warrin
Courtesy of Peace Bisquit
'Good Times'
Performed by Barney McAll
Written by B. McAll
'Wide Open'
Performed by GoodandEvil
Written by B. Perry
'No Home Training' featuring 710
Performed by GoodandEvil
written by B. Perry
'Mek Money' (Sound Conspiracy Remix)
Performed by Cantankerous
Written by C. Geary, I. Wallman, A. Clark
'Catechism' (Runaways Ward 29 Remix Instrumental)
Performed by Spooky featuring Killah Priest
Written by Paul D. Miller, Walter Reed
courtesy of Synchronic Records
'33'
Performed by Barney McAll
Written by B. McAll
'Monk's Dream'
Performed By Dave Warrin
Written by Dave Warrin
Courtesy of Peace Bisquit
'Sang-Lien'
Performed by DJ Cam
Written by DJ Cam, Smooth 1
Courtesy of DJ Cam
'USSR Repertoire'
Performed by DJ Vadim
Written by Vadim Peare
Courtesy of Ninja Tunes
By arrangement with Media Creature Music
'Route 666'
Performed by Barney McAll
Written by B. McAll
'I've Known Rivers' featuring. Cassandra Wilson
Performed by Courtney Pine
Written by Gary Bartz
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Funding Provided by:
The New York State Council on the Arts
The Jerome Foundation
The Independent Feature Project/NY
The Frameline Completion Fund
The New Festival
Rodney Walker
Melissa Kern
Jen Chapin & Stefan Crump
The Andrew Goodman Foundation
Mark Glick
Deborah A. Batts
Chris Talbott
Tom Martin & Ed Shepherd
Bill Woodson
Wayne Braunskill
Philip Reed
Shari L. Carpenter
John & Christina Hanhardt
Yoruba Richen
Kit Shapiro
William Perkins
Eleana Kim
Rod Risbrook
Aubrey Jackson, Jr.
Blane Roberts
Roland King
Cassandra Ritas
Denise Batts
James A. Jefferson
Robert Cullins
David Martin
Rajendra Roy
Yvonne Welbon
Mildred Gerestant
Produced in association with The Independent Television Service (ITVS)
and The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC)
This program was produced by Brother To Brother Productions, LLC.
Who is solely responsible for its content.
Copyright 2004 Brother To Brother Productions, LLC