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By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020)

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By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

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Director

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  • Keith McQuirter
    Keith McQuirter
    • 2020

Writer

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Cast

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  • Jamal Joseph
    Jamal Joseph
    Jamal Joseph
    Self - Activist
    • 2020
  • Courtland Cox
    Courtland Cox
    Self - SNCC Activist
    /Self - SNCC Lead Organizer, March on Washington
    • 2020
  • Herb Boyd
    Herb Boyd
    Herb Boyd
    Self - Journalist and Educator
    • 2020
  • James Small
    James Small
    Self - Pan-African Activist & Scholar
    • 2020
  • Denise Oliver-Velez
    Denise Oliver-Velez
    Denise Oliver-Velez
    Self - Activist
    /Self - Harlem Activist
    /...
    • 2020
  • Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
    /Self - Actor
  • Gary Bartz
    Gary Bartz
    Gary Bartz
    Self - Jazz Saxophonist
    • 2020
  • Warren Smith
    Warren Smith
    Self - Jazz Percussionist
    • 2020
  • Joe Bataan
    Joe Bataan
    Self - Harlem Resident
    /Self - Harlem Resident & Boogaloo Musician
    /...
    • 2020
  • Eunice Townsend
    Eunice Townsend
    Self - Harlem Resident
    • 2020
  • Al Sharpton
    Al Sharpton
    Al Sharpton
    Self - Founder of National Action Network
    • 2020
  • Martha Reeves
    Martha Reeves
    Martha Reeves
    Self - Singer
    • 2020
  • Robin Clark
    Robin Clark
    Self - Singer
    /Self - Harlem Resident
    • 2020
  • Felipe Luciano
    Felipe Luciano
    Felipe Luciano
    Self - Poet & Activist
    /Self - Activist
    • 2020
  • Forest Whitaker at an event for Old Dogs (2009)
    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    Self - Actor, Bumpy Johnson, Godfather of Harlem
    • 2020
  • Billy Mitchell
    Billy Mitchell
    Self - Apollo Theater Historian
    /Self - Apollo Historian
    • 2020
  • Nile Rodgers
    Nile Rodgers
    Nile Rodgers
    Self - Musician
    /Self - Musician and Black Panther
    /...
    • 2020
  • Adger W. Cowans
    Adger W. Cowans
    Self - Photographer
    • 2020
  • Carlos Alomar
    Carlos Alomar
    Self - Harlem Resident
    /Self - Musician
    • 2020
  • A. Peter Bailey
    A. Peter Bailey
    A. Peter Bailey
    Self - Journalist
    /Self - Malcolm X Supporter
    • 2020
  • Taharqa Aleem
    Taharqa Aleem
    Self - Author, Jimi Hendrix and Ghetto Fighters
    • 2020
  • Shana L. Redmond
    Shana L. Redmond
    Self - Professor UCLA, Musicology
    • 2020
  • Mickey Melendez
    Mickey Melendez
    Self - Activist
    /Self - Young Lord
    • 2020
  • Ilfenesh Hadera
    Ilfenesh Hadera
    Ilfenesh Hadera
    Self - Actress, Mayme Johnson, Godfather of Harlem
    • 2020
  • Charles Rangel in Charlie Rose (1991)
    Charles Rangel
    Charles Rangel
    Self - U.S. Congressman 1971-2017
    • 2020
  • Ramón Bryant Braxton
    Ramón Bryant Braxton
    Self - Gospel Choir Conductor, Arranger
    • 2020
  • Gladys Knight
    Gladys Knight
    Gladys Knight
    Self - Singer
    • 2020
  • A$AP Ferg
    A$AP Ferg
    A$AP Ferg
    Self - Hip-Hop Artist
    • 2020
  • Herbie Hancock
    Herbie Hancock
    Herbie Hancock
    Self - Jazz Musician and Composer
    • 2020
  • Berry Gordy
    Berry Gordy
    Berry Gordy
    Self - Motown Creator
    • 2020
  • Sonia Sanchez
    Sonia Sanchez
    Sonia Sanchez
    Self - Poet
    • 2020
  • Harry Belafonte
    Harry Belafonte
    Harry Belafonte
    Self - Musician
    • 2020
  • Chika
    Chika
    Chika
    Self - Hip Hop Artist
    • 2020
  • Markuann Smith
    Markuann Smith
    Markuann Smith
    Self - Actor, Junie Byrd, Godfather of Harlem
    • 2020

Producers

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  • James Acheson
    James Acheson
    co-executive producer
    • 2020
  • Kate Albers
    Kate Albers
    Digital Intermediate Producer
    • 2020
  • Sam Aleshinloye
    Sam Aleshinloye
    archival producer
    • 2020
  • Nina Yang Bongiovi
    Nina Yang Bongiovi
    executive producer
    • 2020
  • Chris Brancato
    Chris Brancato
    co-executive producer
    • 2020
  • Jill Burkhart
    Jill Burkhart
    executive producer
    • 2020
  • Paul Eckstein
    Paul Eckstein
    co-executive producer
    • 2020
  • Rebecca Ehrhardt
    Rebecca Ehrhardt
    line producer
    • 2020
  • Kevin Garnett
    Kevin Garnett
    associate producer
    • 2020
  • Leslie Asako Gladsjo
    Leslie Asako Gladsjo
    senior producer
    • 2020
  • Ariel Kay
    Ariel Kay
    archival associate producer / Archival Associate Producer
    • 2020
  • Melissa Leardi
    Melissa Leardi
    associate producer
    • 2020
  • Keith McQuirter
    Keith McQuirter
    executive producer
    • 2020
  • Pilar McQuirter
    Pilar McQuirter
    associate producer
    • 2020
  • Cyndee Readdean
    Cyndee Readdean
    series producer
    • 2020
  • Markuann Smith
    Markuann Smith
    co-executive producer
    • 2020
  • Jun Stinson
    Jun Stinson
    field producer
    • 2020
  • Swizz Beatz
    Swizz Beatz
    executive producer
    • 2020
  • Rachel Watanabe-Batton
    Rachel Watanabe-Batton
    consulting producer
    • 2020
  • Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    executive producer
    • 2020
  • Michael Wright
    Michael Wright
    executive producer
    • 2020
  • Michelle Budnick
    Michelle Budnick
    line producer
    • 2020
  • Kawan Prather
    Kawan Prather
    music supervising producer / Music Supervising Producer
    • 2020
  • Natalie Shmuel
    Natalie Shmuel
    archival producer
    • 2020
  • Danielle Dabney
    Danielle Dabney
    story producer
    • 2020

Composer

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  • Roger Suen
    Roger Suen
    • 2020

Cinematographer

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  • Derek Wiesehahn
    Derek Wiesehahn
    • 2020

Editors

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  • Lucas Groth
    Lucas Groth
    • 2020
  • Yasu Inoue
    Yasu Inoue
    • 2020
  • A.M. Peters
    A.M. Peters
    • 2020
  • Mariah Rehmet
    Mariah Rehmet
    • 2020
  • Kimberly Tomes
    Kimberly Tomes
    • 2020

Art Director

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  • Daniel de Graaf
    Daniel de Graaf
    • 2020

Production Management

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  • April Cejrowski
    April Cejrowski
    post-production supervisor
    • 2020
  • Ellen Stafford
    Ellen Stafford
    executive in charge of post production
    • 2020
  • Marco Nerlini
    Marco Nerlini
    production manager
    • 2020
  • Linda Saffire
    Linda Saffire
    production supervisor
    • 2020

Sound Department

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  • Arjun G. Sheth
    Arjun G. Sheth
    re-recording mixer
    • 2020
  • Nikola Chapelle
    Nikola Chapelle
    sound mixer
    • 2020
  • Kevin Crawford
    Kevin Crawford
    sound mixer
    • 2020
  • Michael Rusty Eagle-Hall
    Michael Rusty Eagle-Hall
    sound mixer
    • 2020
  • Aaron Eschenburg
    Aaron Eschenburg
    sound mixer
    • 2020
  • Pasquin Mariani
    Pasquin Mariani
    sound mixer
    • 2020
  • David Sickles
    David Sickles
    sound mixer
    • 2020
  • Emily Strong
    Emily Strong
    sound mixer
    • 2020

Visual Effects

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  • Chris King
    Chris King
    visual effects
    • 2020

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Eusebio Cabrera
    Eusebio Cabrera
    assistant camera
    • 2020
  • Allen Hrynick
    Allen Hrynick
    assistant camera
    • 2020
  • Allen Thorogood
    Allen Thorogood
    assistant camera
    • 2020
  • Shane McMurphy
    Shane McMurphy
    camera operator
    • 2020
  • Mike Abela
    Mike Abela
    camera operator
    • 2020
  • John Arturo
    John Arturo
    assistant camera
    • 2020
  • Matt Barth
    Matt Barth
    camera operator
    • 2020
  • Lorna Daniel
    Lorna Daniel
    camera production assistant
    • 2020
  • Matt Garland
    Matt Garland
    camera operator
    • 2020
  • Jendra Jarnagin
    Jendra Jarnagin
    camera operator
    • 2020

Animation Department

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  • Ryan Frost
    Ryan Frost
    animator
    • 2020

Editorial Department

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  • Jon Branden
    Jon Branden
    associate editor
    • 2020
  • Emily A. Freeman
    Emily A. Freeman
    assistant editor
    • 2020
  • Mia Milosevic
    Mia Milosevic
    assistant editor
    • 2020
  • Esme Rogers Smith
    Esme Rogers Smith
    colorist
    • 2020
  • Allie Keefer
    Allie Keefer
    assistant editor
    • 2020
  • Allea Ortega
    Allea Ortega
    associate editor
    • 2020
  • Sarah Gittins
    Sarah Gittins
    post-production coordinator
    • 2020
  • A.M. Peters
    A.M. Peters
    additional editing
    • 2020
  • Jason Pollard
    Jason Pollard
    additional editor
    • 2020
  • Mariah Rehmet
    Mariah Rehmet
    additional editor
    • 2020

Additional Crew

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  • Anthony Giffen
    Anthony Giffen
    Archival Assistant
    • 2020
  • Anna Louie
    Anna Louie
    Post Production Assistant
    • 2020
  • Erica Sarmiento
    Erica Sarmiento
    Post Production Assistant
    • 2020
  • Amy Stein
    Amy Stein
    production & legal delivery counsel
    • 2020
  • Seth M. Beabout
    Seth M. Beabout
    production assistant
    • 2020
  • Brenten Brandenburg
    Brenten Brandenburg
    Photography
    • 2020
  • Tim Burk
    Tim Burk
    production assistant
    • 2020
  • Stephen de Ropp
    Stephen de Ropp
    media manager
    • 2020
  • Max Grudzinski
    Max Grudzinski
    Photography
    • 2020
  • B Kelley
    B Kelley
    media manager
    • 2020

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