Underground Railroad: The William Still Story

Underground Railroad: The William Still Story

Written, Produced & Directed by

LAINE DREWERY

 

Directors of Photography

MICHAEL ELLIS, csc

MICHAEL GRIPPO, csc

 

Editor

GEOFF MATHESON

 

Production Manager

SUSANNE CUFFE

 

Production Designer

PETER TWIST

 

Associate Producers

RITA KOTZIA

ELEISHA McNEILL

KATE VINER

 

William Still

DION JOHNSTONE

 

Other Performers

SIDNEY STILL . . . . . . . . . .OLUNIKE ADELIYI

HENRY 'BOX' BROWN . . .  BRYAN ANKRAH

PETER STILL . . . . . . . . . .  RUFUS CRAWFORD

JANE JOHNSON . . . . . . . . CHEMIKA BENNETT-HEATH

 

Narrated by

SEAN FRANCIS

 

Music by

BRUCE FOWLER

JOE SEALY

 

Additional Musicians

JACKIE RICHARDSON

KEVIN BREIT

NEIL CHAPMAN

 

Additional Photography

MIKE NOLAN

JOSEPH LIPARI

 

Location Sound

IGAL PETEL

ALISTER BELL

MIKE MYDREN

 

Sudio Mix

MIKE DUNCAN

 

Production Coordinator for WNED-TV

SUFANA WAJED

 

Historical Consultants

SPENCER CREW

JAMES HORTON

BRYAN PRINCE

ROSEMARY SADLIER

 

Extras

YOMI ADESIDA

CLARISSA ANSON

MICHAEL ASHMAN

VERNELL BAKER

P. RODNEY BARNES

KEVIN BRATHWAITE

CHERICE BROWN-HAMMILL

DARIUS BUDDINGTON

CYRUS BUDDINGTON

BEVERLEY BYFIELD

COLIN CARLTON

JESSICA CHARLES-GRAY

WINSOME COOPER

LEONARD R. DUNBAR

RICHARD CARSON DURVEN

DORETT EMANUEL

EVE ENGLISH

D'JANO HENNINGHAM

DESMOND HENNONGHAM

DIAVION HENNINGHAM

MEGAN HENRY

SHAREEN HYLTON

KAYLA JOUBERT JOHNSON

ZION JOUBERT JOHNSON

ROY LONDON

MARK McKAY

CURTIS MORGAN

JOSEPH MUWANGA-SSEEMAMBO

JANEE OLIVIA

ISMAY PASCALL

CLYDED PHILLIPS Sr.

JERMAINE STEVE PREMPEH

BOLA RAYMOND-OLUBOWALE

ANDRE ANTHONY REID

STEPHEN SIMPSON-GRAHAM

DIONNE WARREN

PAUL WILSON

 

Special Skills Extras 

JOHN H. AIKMAN

GILL BIBBYTOM BISHOP Sr.

TOM BISHOP Jr.

JOE CLARK

JAMES ELLIOTT

LAURA GORDON

JANET KNOWLES

R.O. LIVINGSTONE

CHRIS MacKAY

SARAH REAVLEY

CHARLENE ROBERTS

J. PAUL ROBERTS

TOM ROSS

BRAD STOTT

GLENN STOTT

TRUDY WATSON

 

Assistant Director

MIKE SINYI

 

Gaffer

STEPAN SIVKO

 

2nd Assistant Director

ARMEN KAZAZIAN

 

Special Effects

TIM McELCHERAN

 

Casting Director

GAIL CARR

 

Staging/Camera Assistant

SCOTT DREWERY

 

Key Grip

COLIN McKay

 

Lighting

ANDREW SNEYD

SEAN KEAY

 

Electrical

MATTHEW McCALLUM

 

Wardrobe

JENNIFER ROBB

 

Props

PETER TWIST

 

Hair/Makeup

SUE UPTON

LOUISE MCINTOSH

 

Drivers

CHRIS SAMPSON

LIZ HENDERSON

 

Best Boy

MATTHEW WATTS

 

Production Assistants

DAVID DINES

CHRIS SAMPSON

 

Craft Services

SISTER ACT CATERING

 

Assistant Editor

JANE MacRAE

 

Graphics

ELECTRIC SQUARE MEDIA

 

Color Correction

REDLAB DIGITAL

 

Packaging Editor for WNED-TV

CHRIS BOVÈ

 

Promotion for WNED-TV

GWEN MYSIAK

 

Website Design

CHRISTY ANNE MAY

CHRISTOPHER THOMAS

 

Development Research and Treatments

WILLIAM COBBAN

STUART HENDERSON

 

Archival Photos

ARCHIVES OF ONTARIO

BEINECKE RARE BOOK & MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY, YALE UNIVERSITY

BROOKLYN MUSEUM

BUXTON NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE & MUSEUM

CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM

CORBIS IMAGES

DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY

DONALD SCOTT SR.

DR. JAMES SPINA

FOTO MARBURG/ART RESOURCE NY

ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY

PRINT & PICTURE COLLECTION, FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA

LIBRARY & ARCHIVES CANADA

LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY

NATIONAL ARCHIVES, USA

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

THE FRIENDS HISTORICAL LIBRARY OF SWARTHMORE COLLEGE

THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL LIBRARIES

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LIBRARY

U.S. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

 

Special Thanks

Hamilton Conservation Authority

Westfield Heritage Village

Cambell House

Shane Duncan

 

Executive Producer

GORDON HENDERSON

 

U.S. Executive Producer

JOHN GRANT

 

Executive in Charge of Production for WNED-TV Buffalo/Toronto

DAVID ROTTERMAN

 

Executive in Charge of Production for Rogers Broadcasting Limited

ALAIN STRATI

 

With participation of The Government of Canada--Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Program, and The Ontario Media Development Corporation--Tax Credit Program

 

Underground Railroad: The William Still Story

is produced by

90th PARALLEL PRODUCTIONS LTD

in association sith

RODGERS BROADCASTING LIMITED

and

WNED-TV BUFFALO/TORONTO

who are solely responsible for its content.

 

Underground Railroad: The William Still Story is a production of 90th Parallel Productions Ltd in association with Rogers Broadcasting Limited and WNED-TV Buffalo/Toronto. Funding was provided by CN Railway, Rogers Cable Network, Canada Media Fund and the Rogers Documentary Fund. Additional support by David W. Pretty, Vernon Achber and Phil Lind, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

 
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    "They were determined to have liberty even at the cost of life."
    Dion Johnstone as William Still
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    Dion Johnstone as William Still
    Director Laine Drewery discusses a scene with actor Dion Johnstone (William Still)
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    Director Laine Drewery discusses a scene with actor Dion Johnstone (William Still)
    Cameraman Michael Ellis and sound recordist Igal Peterl shoot a scene with Dion Johnstone
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    Cameraman Michael Ellis and sound recordist Igal Peterl shoot a scene with Dion Johnstone
    ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND. TWO YOUNG MOTHERS, EACH WITH BABES IN THEIR ARMS—ANNA ELIZABETH YOUNG AND SARAH JANE BELL—WHIPPED TILL THE BLOOD FLOWED.
    Production Crew sets up the Henry "Box" Brown SceneProduction Crew sets up the Henry "Box" Brown Scene
    Director Laine Drewery and actor Bryan Ankrah
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    Director Laine Drewery and actor Bryan Ankrah
    Setting up the Henry "Box" Brown scene
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    Setting up the Henry "Box" Brown scene
    Executive Producer Gordon Henderson with Actor Bryan Ankrah (Henry "Box" Brown)
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    Executive Producer Gordon Henderson with Actor Bryan Ankrah (Henry "Box" Brown)
    ARRIVAL FROM VIRGINIA, 1858. NANCY GRANTHAM.
    "Ran Away" newspaper article
    Gilder Lehrman
    "Ran Away" newspaper article
    Cameraman Michael Grippo shoots a night scene
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    Cameraman Michael Grippo shoots a night scene
    Executive Producer Grdon Henderson and Director Laine Drewery reviewing a scene
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    Executive Producer Grdon Henderson and Director Laine Drewery reviewing a scene
    TWELVE MONTHS IN THE WOODS, 1860. HENRY COTTON.
    Night scene
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    Night scene
    Actor Dion Johnstone with Dorett Emanuel and other extras
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    Actor Dion Johnstone with Dorett Emanuel and other extras
    Cameraman Michael Ellis and sound recordist Igal Peterl shoot a scene with Dion Johnstone
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    Cameraman Michael Ellis and sound recordist Igal Peterl shoot a scene with Dion Johnstone
    ARRIVAL FROM BALTIMORE COUNTY, 1857. ELIZABETH WILLIAMS.
    William Still keeps meticulous records of the Freedom Seekers who pass through his station
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    William Still keeps meticulous records of the Freedom Seekers who pass through his station
    Title page from William Still's book, The Underground Railroad
    Published by Porter & Coates, Philadelphia 1872
    Title page from William Still's book, The Underground Railroad. Note: this link will exit the PBS.org site.
    ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND, 1859. JAMES BROWN. A more giant-like looking passenger than the above named individual had rarely ever passed over the road. He was six feet three inches high, and in every respect, a man of bone, sinew and muscle. Jim owed service
    Actors Dion Johnstone and Rufus Crawford re-enact the moment when William Still discovers his brother Peter
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    Actors Dion Johnstone and Rufus Crawford re-enact the moment when William Still discovers his brother Peter
    Olunike Adeliyi portrays Sidney Still
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    Olunike Adeliyi portrays Sidney Still
    ARRIVED FROM ALEXANDRIA, VA., 1857. TOWNSEND DERRIX. Townsend had been a married man for about seven months only. In his effort to obtain his own freedom he sought diligently to deliver his young wife. They were united heart and hand in the one great purp
    Actors Dion Johnstone and Chenika Bennett-Heath re-enact William Still helping Jane Johnson escape
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    Actors Dion Johnstone and Chenika Bennett-Heath re-enact William Still helping Jane Johnson escape