Written and Directed by
YVONNE SMITH

Produced by
HARLENE FREEZER

Co-Producers
YVONNE SMITH
SHARON P. DAVIS

Line Producer
ELLIN BAUMEL

Associate Producer
ALAN ROTH

Voice of Animated Character/Narrator
EDDIE GRIFFIN

Editors
SIKAY TANG
SCOTT DONIGER
SUSAN SKOOG

Director of Photography
HENRY ADEBONOJO

Animated Character Design
KEVIN LOFTON

CG Animation
PAUL COLLINS

Digital Artist
GARY LEIB

Backdrop Artist
FRED HOLLAND

Digital Graphics
MARC THOMAS

Assistant Editors
CATHERINE OBERG
ALEIGH BRACKEN

Additional Photography
DASAL BANKS
CINDY CHASTAIN
RONALD K. GRAY
JOHN SIMMONS

Gaffers
SCOTT BRINSON
CLIFFORD CHARLES
DALE EMMINGER
DEREK WELLS
GEORGE WELLS

Sound Recordists
MARK ADAMS
MARK ANDERSON
SAMANTHA HEILWEIL
JOHN MCDANIEL
ROSA HOWELL-THORNHILL
J.T. TAKAGI
RUSSELL WILLIAMS

Production Photographers
JOHN ENGELMAN PHOTOGRAPHY
LEROY HAMILTON
PAT LOVELACE
SETH NEBLETT
ARLENE SANDLER
TAR
MYCHAL WATTS

Consultants
TIM KINLEY
HARVEY MCGEE
DAVID MILLS
GREG TATE

Film Researcher
KATHY BLAKE

Researchers
OLAIYA DEEN
JEANNE DASILVA

Production Coordinators
OLIVETTE BROWN
JENNIFER COMBS
GRANT NIEPORTE
MAUREEN REID

Production Assistants
PAUL CARTER
THOMAS DENNIS
CLARENCE GASKEN
RICK GREENBERG
LIZ KYLER
AARON DEKAR LAWSON
ANTHONY OGBURN

Interns
JUSSI EKOLA
NICHOLAS GANSER
SAMEER KAPOOR
SANDRA MOY

Video Post-Production
FULL CIRCLE POST

Additional on-line editor
ROBERT BURGOS

Audio Post-Production
HOTWAX RECORDING, INC.
POINT. 360 / WOODHOLLY STUDIOS

Sound Editor and Mixer
DAVID HUBER
LYNNE FELDMAN

Animation Studio
GALAXY WORLD

Photo Motion Effects
VALKHN FILM & VIDEO

Motion Effects Operator
GEORGE PANOS

Archival Film & Photo Sources
KEN AMBROSE
DAVID A. ALEXANDER
ALL STOCK
ARISTA RECORDS
RICHARD BALZER
LON BEACH
HAROLD BEANE, SR.
JOYCE BOGART
CAPITOL EMI RECORDS
LEANDRO CORREA
RICHARD CREAMER
DEFENSE VISUAL INFO CENTER
RONALD “STOZO” EDWARDS
FERNSEH ALLIANZ GMBH STUDIO HAMBURG
GETTY IMAGES
F.I.L.M. ARCHIVES
GLOBE PHOTOS
GRACE HAZEL
GROOVE MANEUVERS ARCHIVES
CLARENCE “FUZZY HASKINS
HISTORIC FILMS ARCHIVE
THE INSTITUTE OF JAZZ STUDIES, NEWARK, NJ
ISLAND DEF JAM
DIEM JONES/SUFI WARRIOR PUBLISHING
MTV NETWORKS
SHUSEI NAGAOKA
SETH NEBLETT
MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIVES.COM
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
AL PEREIRA
POLYGRAM/UNIVERSAL
PRIORITY RECORDS
RESEARCH VIDEO
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION
RAYMOND ROSS
RON SCRIBNER
MIKE SLOAT
SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
JAMES SPOONER
TELMONDIS
TOM VICKERS
DAMIEN VIVONA
WARNER BROTHERS RECORDS
COURTESY OF WGBH-TV BOSTON
TIME-LIFE INTERVIEW FOOTAGE LICENSED THROUGH DIAMOND TIME, LTD.,
COURTESY OF TIME-LIFE TELEVISION AND VIDEO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Locations
APRICOT ENTERTAINMENT
BLACK UNITED FUND
ENTERPRISE RECORDING STUDIO
GRACE & WILD STUDIOS
LENCH MOB PRODUCTIONS
LOLA RESTAURANT
SOUNDABOUT STUDIOS
TRIBECA FILM CENTER
UNITEL STUDIOS

Fiscal Sponsors
WOMEN MAKE MOVIES
PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION

Legal Counsel
LISA E. DAVIS, ESQ.
VICTORIA S. COOK, ESQ.
SABRINA I. PADWA, ESQ.
FRANKFURT KURNIT KLEIN & SELZ, P.C.

Accountants
ANTHONY ORLANDO
CHARLES PYE
FEUER ORLANDO PYE & CO.

Special Thanks
PEDRO BELL
DAVID BYRNE
JIM CALLON
SAMMY CAMPBELL
KAREN CARIANI
STEPHANIE CLINTON
NETTIE COLLINS
DUBS, INC.
EASTMAN KODAK DIGITAL CAMERAS
MALLIA FRANKLIN
SHIRLEY HAYDEN
ARCHIE IVY
DANIEL LEMELLE
ALAN LEEDS
CALVIN LINCOLN
OVERTON LOYD
LONNIE MARSHALL
MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS
MAYHEW-BREEN
SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
STEADI SYSTEMS
DANI TSUDA
FRED WESLEY
PATTI WILLIS
JUDIE WORRELL

Executive Producer for ITVS
SALLY JO FIFER

Funding for this program was provided by
NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

A co-production with the INDEPENDENT TELEVISON SERVICE (ITVS)
in association with the NATIONAL BLACK PROGRAMMING CONSORTIUM (NBPC)

This program was produced by
BRAZEN HUSSY PRODUCTIONS, INC.,
which is solely responsible for its content.

© 2005 Brazen Hussy Productions, Inc.
All rights reserved.