Directed by
| Kasi Lemmons | ||
Writing Credits
| Langston Hughes | ... | (based on the play by) |
| Kasi Lemmons | ... | (written for the screen by) |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Produced by
| Joy Goodwin | ... | executive producer |
| William Horberg | ... | producer |
| T.D. Jakes | ... | producer |
| T.K. Knowles | ... | associate producer |
| Galt Niederhoffer | ... | producer |
| John O'Grady | ... | associate producer |
| Celine Rattray | ... | producer |
| Chuck Ryant | ... | associate producer |
| Trudie Styler | ... | executive producer |
| Bergen Swanson | ... | co-producer |
| Derrick Williams | ... | executive producer (as Derrick M. Williams) |
Music by
| Laura Karpman | ||
| Raphael Saadiq | ||
Cinematography by
| Anastas N. Michos | ||
Editing by
| Terilyn A. Shropshire | ||
Casting By
| Tracy 'Twinkie' Byrd | ... | (as Twinkie Byrd) |
Production Design by
| Kristi Zea | ||
Art Direction by
| Doug Huszti | ||
Set Decoration by
| Diane Lederman | ||
Costume Design by
| Gersha Phillips | ||
Makeup Department
| Anita Gibson | ... | makeup department head |
| Daniel Green Jr. | ... | key makeup artist |
| Lisa Hazell | ... | hair stylist |
| Erin Hicks | ... | hair department head |
| Kym Lee | ... | makeup artist |
| Duane Moody | ... | barber (as Duane 'Sharky' Moody) |
| David Presto | ... | key makeup artist |
| Barbara Roman | ... | key hair stylist (as Barbara L. Roman) |
| Ellen Bodkins-Klass | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Donyale McRae | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Liz Ramos-Reilly | ... | background hair (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Danielle Blumstein | ... | production supervisor |
| Sarah Connors | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Bergen Swanson | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Scott Duskin | ... | second second assistant director |
| Adam Escott | ... | first assistant director |
| Jason Hightower | ... | additional second assistant director |
| Nick Vanderpool | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| I. Javier Ameijeiras | ... | concept illustrator |
| Joe Bird | ... | foreman / leadman |
| Michael G. Bird | ... | set dresser |
| Jack Brandt | ... | set dresser |
| Michael Bruno | ... | set dresser |
| Robert Castillo | ... | storyboard artist |
| Tracy Crim | ... | painter |
| Tim Davies | ... | construction grip |
| Jennifer Engel | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Gilbert Gertsen Jr. | ... | set dresser |
| Sheyam Ghieth | ... | art department coordinator |
| Phoebe Glave | ... | shop production assistant |
| Eric Helmin | ... | graphic designer |
| Diem Hoang | ... | art department production assistant |
| Jason Hylton | ... | set dresser |
| John R. Johnston | ... | foreman carpenter |
| Heather Danielle Kane | ... | property master |
| Eoin V. Lambe | ... | props |
| Steven E. Lawler | ... | key carpenter |
| Kim Lessing | ... | art department production assistant |
| Lynn Maffessoli | ... | camera scenic |
| Shannon Mallan | ... | set dresser |
| Dan Melchiorri | ... | set dresser |
| Jamie Moore | ... | scenic industrial |
| Michael Nallan | ... | set dresser |
| Mike Nallon | ... | set dresser |
| Ken Nelson | ... | construction coordinator |
| John Pollard | ... | assistant art director |
| Thomas Hudson Reeve | ... | on-set dresser |
| Paul Robotti | ... | charge scenic |
| Sam Rosedietcher | ... | set dresser |
| Bryan Scanlon | ... | set dresser |
| Elizabeth Schlitten | ... | assistant property master |
| Bonnie Thompson | ... | set dresser |
| Marc Vranesich | ... | key construction grip |
| Patricia Walker | ... | scenic charge |
| Tonero Williams | ... | props |
| Perry Grebin | ... | graphic designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Nick Bozzone | ... | adr mixer |
| Shaun Brennan | ... | foley artist |
| David Briggs | ... | dialogue editor |
| Sean Garnhart | ... | re-recording mixer / sound effects editor |
| Lewis Goldstein | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Jose Carlos Gorritti | ... | epk sound mixer (as Jose C. Gorritti) |
| Max Greene | ... | dialogue editor |
| Kyle D. Krajewski | ... | adr recordist |
| Sebastien Lacheray | ... | dialogue editor |
| George Leong | ... | boom operator |
| Michael Miller | ... | adr mixer |
| Carol Mintz | ... | sound editorial manager |
| Cate Montana | ... | adr supervisor |
| Derek Pacuk | ... | protools playback mixer |
| Egor Panchenko | ... | pro tools playback mixer |
| Tom Ryan | ... | adr mixer / foley editor |
| William Sarokin | ... | sound mixer |
| Timothia Sellers | ... | sound utility |
| Alex Soto | ... | assistant supervising sound editor |
| John Soukup | ... | sound transfer recordist |
| Jerrell Suelto | ... | adr recordist |
| Wen Hsuan Tseng | ... | foley editor |
| John St. Denis | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Edward Drohan IV | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Mike Hartney | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Drew Beekler | ... | roto artist |
| Alex Cheparev | ... | senior modeler |
| Chi-Chang Chu | ... | texture artist |
| Christopher DeVito | ... | cg animator/rigger |
| Bryan T. Evans | ... | lead matchmove artist |
| Greg Groenekamp | ... | senior compositor |
| Jep Hill | ... | cg supervisor |
| da Suel Kim | ... | visual effects artist |
| Randy Krueger | ... | digital compositor |
| Gong Myung Lee | ... | cg supervisor |
| Jina Lee | ... | texture painter |
| Mark Lieberman | ... | lead paint & roto artist |
| Johnathan Nixon | ... | effects technical director: Mr. X Gotham |
| Jennifer Ramos | ... | VFX coordinator: Mr X Gotham |
| Eric J. Robertson | ... | senior visual effects supervisor |
| Justin Rogers-CdeBaca | ... | visual effects production assistant |
| Alek Vacura | ... | modeler |
| Christina Garberson | ... | visual effects executive (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Roy Farfel | ... | stunt driver |
| Asia Hernandez | ... | stunt woman |
| Manny Siverio | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Joseph Abbatecola | ... | best boy grip |
| Micael Albrecht | ... | electrician: press conference |
| Rebecca Arndt | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Christian Baldi | ... | rigging best boy electric |
| Ayana Baraka | ... | camera production assistant |
| Daniel Beaman | ... | dolly grip: "a" camera |
| Thomas Beczynski | ... | rigging electrician |
| Phil Bray | ... | still photographer |
| Kelly Britt | ... | moving light technician |
| Shaka Brookes | ... | grip |
| DJ Carroll | ... | camera |
| Randolph Carty | ... | grip (as Rudolph Carty) |
| Rashad Clinton | ... | dolly grip: "b" camera |
| Peter Colavito | ... | best boy electric |
| Luis Contreras | ... | lighting technician |
| Pedro Corcega | ... | second assistant "a" camera |
| Lamont Crawford | ... | key grip |
| James Daly | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Arthur Herman | ... | video assist operator / video playback operator |
| John Herron | ... | best boy rigging grip |
| Roberto Jiménez | ... | shop electrician |
| John Luton | ... | moving light programmer / programmer |
| Michael Mullen | ... | best boy rigging electric |
| John Nasta | ... | grip |
| Ben Noftzger | ... | camera production assistant |
| Thomas O'Connor | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Tod Olivieri | ... | rigging electrician |
| Craig Pressgrove | ... | "a" camera first assistant |
| Malcolm A. Purnell | ... | additional first assistant |
| Matthew Rohn | ... | generator operator |
| Rachael Saltzman | ... | electrician |
| Gerard Sava | ... | a camera/steadicam |
| Robert Sciretta | ... | gaffer |
| George Selden | ... | electrician |
| Joshua Solson | ... | electrician |
| Vanessa Sweet-Alexis | ... | grip (as Vanessa Alexis) |
| Nicky 'Nuckles' Vaccaro | ... | rigging key grip |
| Yves Wilson | ... | additional grip |
Casting Department
| Melanie Block | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Cynthia Degros | ... | casting assistant |
| Riley Fee | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Allison Hall | ... | extras casting associate |
| Sherlan N. Koloi | ... | casting associate |
| Susanne Scheel | ... | casting associate |
| Devin Shacket | ... | casting assistant |
| Grant Wilfley | ... | extras casting |
| Bruce Winant | ... | adr voice casting |
| Zach Zatet | ... | extras casting assistant (as Zach Z. Zatet) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Olivia Barrand | ... | head tailor |
| Keia Bounds | ... | shopper |
| Kimberly Butler-Gilkeson | ... | costumer (as Kimberly Butler) |
| Kyle B. Cunningham | ... | costume assistant |
| Trenton Dallas | ... | set costumer |
| Monika Darby | ... | costumer |
| Deirdra Elizabeth Govan | ... | assistant costume designer (as Deidra E. Govan) |
| Ted Graham | ... | costume production assistant |
| Charlese Antoinette Jones | ... | costume shopper |
| Shahnaz Khan | ... | tailor |
| Lain Kienzle | ... | costume production assistant |
| Kyle LaColla | ... | costume assistant |
| Liam O'Brien | ... | Additional Tailor |
| Vikki Paschetto | ... | costume assistant |
| Antoinette Scherer | ... | key costumer |
| Samantha L. Seda | ... | costume coordinator |
| Angie Smith | ... | set costumer |
| Laura Steinman | ... | costume supervisor |
| Paul Thompson | ... | costumer: Mary J. Blige / set costumer |
| Jeffrey Wirsing | ... | ager/dyer |
Editorial Department
| Aida Artieda | ... | editorial production assistant |
| Ernest Leif Boyd | ... | assistant editor |
| Molle DeBartolo | ... | senior digital intermediate producer |
| Christian G. Farfan | ... | conform editor |
| Joe Gawler | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Mia Katherine Iverson | ... | post-production assistant (as Mia Iverson) |
| John Kleber | ... | chief technologist |
| Taylor Levy | ... | apprentice editor |
| Tim Maxwell | ... | digital transfer |
| T.J. Seiler | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Perri Silver | ... | post-production assistant |
| Pete Conlin | ... | post production (uncredited) |
| Heather Goodwillie | ... | post production (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Hoffman | ... | post production (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Douglas Armitage | ... | location assistant |
| Alex Berard | ... | location assistant |
| Michael DeRoker | ... | location manager |
| Daniel McCarthy | ... | assistant location manager (as Dan McCarthy) |
| Brad Reichel | ... | location assistant |
| David Velasco | ... | location manager |
| Vanessa Weiss | ... | location coordinator |
Music Department
| Jamelle Adisa | ... | musician |
| John Aspinall | ... | score mix assistant |
| Steven Baker | ... | music supervisor |
| Laurhan Beato | ... | playback singer |
| Nelson Beato | ... | playback singer |
| Jessiline Berry | ... | music production assistant |
| Tom Brown | ... | music preparation |
| John M. Davis | ... | music editor |
| Charity Daw | ... | playback singer |
| Josh Edmondson | ... | producer: additional music |
| Jody Elff | ... | live music recording engineer |
| Richard Furch | ... | music mixer |
| Peter Gary | ... | recording engineer |
| Daniel Gold | ... | music preparation |
| M.B. Gordy | ... | musician / musician: percussion |
| Brad Haehnel | ... | score mixer |
| Jim Hoffman | ... | music preparation |
| Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum | ... | score cordinator |
| Blake Leyh | ... | music editor |
| Lisa Liu | ... | musician: violin |
| Stephanie Lowry | ... | music editor |
| Rebecca Morellato | ... | music production executive |
| Contrella Patrick-Henry | ... | vocal director |
| Suzana Peric | ... | music editor |
| Victor Pesavento | ... | music preparation |
| Ryan Robinson | ... | scoring technical support engineer |
| Peter Rotter | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Raphael Saadiq | ... | executive music producer |
| Bart Samolis | ... | musician |
| Marni Sanders | ... | copyist |
| Linnea Snyder | ... | music preparation |
| David Stal | ... | music preparation |
| Sally Stevens | ... | singer/vocal contractor |
| Steven Taylor | ... | musician: on-set piano player (as Steven Taylor) |
| Camilla Uboldi | ... | music assistant / music assistant: composer |
| Rich Wheeler | ... | scoring stage crew |
| Thomas Cavanaugh | ... | music business & legal affairs (uncredited) |
| Patrick Houlihan | ... | music executive (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Renee Burke | ... | script supervisor (as Renée Foley-Burke) |
Transportation Department
| Vinny Ameruoso | ... | driver |
| David Conelli | ... | camera car driver |
| Kevin Flynn | ... | transportation captain |
| Charles Hoffmann | ... | driver |
| Peter Kreinbihl | ... | transportation co-captain (as Peter Krienbihl) |
Additional Crew
| Fajer Al-Kaisi | ... | adr voice |
| Patrick Allen | ... | office production assistant |
| Jackie Bazan | ... | publicist / unit publicist |
| Kiarash Behain | ... | Social Media Consultant |
| Bruce Bell | ... | set medic |
| Stephanie Blackwood | ... | assistant production office coordinator |
| Clay Broaddus | ... | additional production staff |
| Ashley Buonanno | ... | payroll accountant |
| Rachel V. Byrd | ... | title sequence producer (as Rachel Byrd) |
| Jared Cauliffe | ... | set production assistant |
| Kevin Chang | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Nicholas DeWitt | ... | stage manager |
| Charlie Dibe | ... | production coordinator |
| Dolyn Dobro | ... | assistant: Mr. Horberg (as Gwendolyn Dobro) |
| Sarah Karas | ... | production secretary |
| Tiffany Kirkland | ... | key craft service |
| Yana Collins Lehman | ... | post production accountant |
| Liz Logan | ... | stand-in |
| Cisco Marcial | ... | parking coordinator |
| Kiki Martin | ... | accounting clerk |
| Ademola McMullen | ... | key set production assistant |
| Taylor McNulty | ... | production assistant |
| Bonnie Munoz | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Sara Neuffer | ... | production assistant |
| Sharika Niles | ... | production assistant |
| Philiane Phang | ... | assistant: Ms. Lemmons |
| Stephan Prevost | ... | epk production assistant |
| Kim Rideout | ... | paperwork production assistant |
| Allison Robin | ... | clearance/product placement coordinator |
| Otis Sallid | ... | choreographer |
| Evelyn Santana | ... | unit publicist |
| Kelsey Schuyler | ... | assistant post-production accountant |
| Tony Scott | ... | marketing: TDJ Enterprises |
| Jeiron Session | ... | production assistant |
| Cian Smith | ... | unit p.a. |
| Jason Samuels Smith | ... | tap choreographer |
| Judine Somerville | ... | assistant choreographer |
| Louie Tremblay | ... | office production assistant |
| Lesley Wise | ... | legal & business affairs: Ingenious Media |
| Eja Wong | ... | choreography production assistant/runner |
| P. Obediah Wright | ... | assistant choreographer |
| Derek Yip | ... | production accountant |
| Christie Christl | ... | VP Feature Estimating (uncredited) |
| Mark J. Woods | ... | clearance supervisor (uncredited) |