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A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021)

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A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

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Director

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  • John Maggio
    John Maggio

Writer

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Cast

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(in credits order)
  • Gordon Parks
    Gordon Parks
    Gordon Parks
    Self
    (archive footage)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    Self
  • Muhammad Ali in When We Were Kings (1996)
    Muhammad Ali
    Muhammad Ali
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Devin Allen
    Devin Allen
    Self
  • Maurice Berger
    Maurice Berger
    Self
  • Phillip Brookman
    Phillip Brookman
    Self
  • Lonnie Bunch
    Lonnie Bunch
    Self
    (as Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch III)
  • Stokely Carmichael in The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
    Stokely Carmichael
    Stokely Carmichael
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Eldridge Cleaver
    Eldridge Cleaver
    Eldridge Cleaver
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Kathleen Cleaver
    Kathleen Cleaver
    Kathleen Cleaver
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Jelani Cobb
    Jelani Cobb
    Jelani Cobb
    Self
  • Shea Cobb
    Shea Cobb
    Self
  • Zion Cobb
    Zion Cobb
    Self
  • Anderson Cooper
    Anderson Cooper
    Anderson Cooper
    Self
  • Adger W. Cowans
    Adger W. Cowans
    Self
  • Flavio da Silva
    Flavio da Silva
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Ossie Davis
    Ossie Davis
    Ossie Davis
    Self
    (archive sound)
  • Ava DuVernay at an event for 30th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards (2015)
    Ava DuVernay
    Ava DuVernay
    Self
  • Duke Ellington C. 1930's
    Duke Ellington
    Duke Ellington
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Ralph Ellison
    Ralph Ellison
    Ralph Ellison
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Antonio Fargas
    Antonio Fargas
    Antonio Fargas
    Bunky
    (archive footage)
  • George Floyd
    George Floyd
    George Floyd
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Calvin Ford
    Calvin Ford
    Self
  • David Frost
    David Frost
    David Frost
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Nelson George at an event for Life Support (2007)
    Nelson George
    Nelson George
    Self
  • Dick Gregory in The Hot Chick (2002)
    Dick Gregory
    Dick Gregory
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Joel Grey at an event for Choke (2008)
    Joel Grey
    Joel Grey
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Merv Griffin
    Merv Griffin
    Merv Griffin
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Isaac Hayes in Kill Switch (2008)
    Isaac Hayes
    Isaac Hayes
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Langston Hughes
    Langston Hughes
    Langston Hughes
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Mahalia Jackson in Rejoice and Shout (2010)
    Mahalia Jackson
    Mahalia Jackson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Red Jackson
    Red Jackson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Fat Joe
    Fat Joe
    Fat Joe
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Kyle Johnson in McCloud (1970)
    Kyle Johnson
    Kyle Johnson
    Newt Winger
    (archive footage)
  • Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Shirley Anne Kirksey
    Shirley Anne Kirksey
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Eartha Kitt
    Eartha Kitt
    Eartha Kitt
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Spike Lee
    Spike Lee
    Spike Lee
    Self
  • Malcolm X
    Malcolm X
    Malcolm X
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Mamie Till Mobley
    Mamie Till Mobley
    Mamie Till Mobley
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Elijah Muhammad
    Elijah Muhammad
    Elijah Muhammad
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Herbert Muhammad
    Herbert Muhammad
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Khalil Gibran Muhammad
    Khalil Gibran Muhammad
    Khalil Gibran Muhammad
    Self
  • David Oyelowo
    David Oyelowo
    David Oyelowo
    Dr.. Martin Luther King
    (archive footage)
  • Leslie Parks
    Leslie Parks
    Self
    (as Leslie Parks-Bailey)
  • Rosa Parks
    Rosa Parks
    Rosa Parks
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Wendell Pierce
    Wendell Pierce
    Wendell Pierce
    Rev. Hosea Williams
    (archive footage)
  • Sidney Poitier
    Sidney Poitier
    Sidney Poitier
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
    Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
    Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Questlove
    Questlove
    Questlove
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Rakim
    Rakim
    Rakim
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Michal Raz-Russo
    Michal Raz-Russo
    Self
  • Slick Rick
    Slick Rick
    Slick Rick
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Jackie Robinson in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
    Jackie Robinson
    Jackie Robinson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Paul Roth
    Paul Roth
    Self
  • Richard Roundtree at an event for Shaft (2019)
    Richard Roundtree
    Richard Roundtree
    Self
  • Latoya Ruby Frazier
    Latoya Ruby Frazier
    Self
  • Jimmy Rushing
    Jimmy Rushing
    Jimmy Rushing
    Chappie
    (archive footage)
  • Bill Russell
    Bill Russell
    Bill Russell
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Jamel Shabazz
    Jamel Shabazz
    Self
  • Eugene Simpson
    Eugene Simpson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Doug Smiley
    Doug Smiley
    Self
  • Mario Sprouse
    Mario Sprouse
    Self
  • Bryan Stevenson
    Bryan Stevenson
    Bryan Stevenson
    Self
  • Emmett Till
    Emmett Till
    Emmett Till
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Gloria Vanderbilt
    Gloria Vanderbilt
    Gloria Vanderbilt
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Darren Walker
    Darren Walker
    Self
  • Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    Malcolm X
    (archive footage)
  • Ella Watson
    Ella Watson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Willie D
    Willie D
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Joanne Thornton Wilson
    Joanne Thornton Wilson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Richard Wright
    Richard Wright
    Richard Wright
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Genevieve Young
    Genevieve Young
    Self

Producers

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  • Nancy Abraham
    Nancy Abraham
    executive producer
  • Monica Berra
    Monica Berra
    producer
  • Jelani Cobb
    Jelani Cobb
    executive producer
  • Jacqueline Glover
    Jacqueline Glover
    executive producer
  • Lisa Heller
    Lisa Heller
    executive producer
  • Matthew O. Henderson
    Matthew O. Henderson
    producer
  • Donsha Jones
    Donsha Jones
    Coordinator
  • Alicia Keys
    Alicia Keys
    executive producer
  • George Kunhardt
    George Kunhardt
    producer
  • Peter W. Kunhardt
    Peter W. Kunhardt
    executive producer (as Peter Kunhardt)
  • Teddy Kunhardt
    Teddy Kunhardt
    producer
  • Richard Lowe
    Richard Lowe
    producer
  • John Maggio
    John Maggio
    producer
  • Angela Plazas-Rodriguez
    Angela Plazas-Rodriguez
    associate producer
  • Sara Rodriguez
    Sara Rodriguez
    senior producer
  • Swizz Beatz
    Swizz Beatz
    executive producer (as Kasseem 'Swizz Beatz' Dean)

Composer

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  • Gary Lionelli
    Gary Lionelli

Cinematographers

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  • Joe Arcidiacono
    Joe Arcidiacono
  • Clair Popkin
    Clair Popkin

Editor

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  • Richard Lowe
    Richard Lowe

Sound Department

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  • Veralucia Quispe Chirinos
    Veralucia Quispe Chirinos
    sound recordist
  • Will Denson
    Will Denson
    sound recordist
  • Mielle Ezra
    Mielle Ezra
    sound recordist
  • Aisha Hallgren
    Aisha Hallgren
    sound recordist
  • Ronald James
    Ronald James
    sound recordist
  • Mike Jones
    Mike Jones
    sound recordist
  • Chris Kellett
    Chris Kellett
    sound recordist
  • John Mathie
    John Mathie
    sound recordist
  • Redd Reynolds
    Redd Reynolds
    sound recordist
  • Drake Roy
    Drake Roy
    sound

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Eric Branco
    Eric Branco
    additional cinematography
  • Graham Deneen
    Graham Deneen
    first assistant camera
  • Nancy Serna Guerrero
    Nancy Serna Guerrero
    first assistant camera
  • Omar Guinier
    Omar Guinier
    camera operator: "b" camera
  • Eric Hoffman
    Eric Hoffman
    first assistant camera
  • John Keating
    John Keating
    first assistant camera
  • Jason Mitchneck
    Jason Mitchneck
    first assistant camera
  • Christine Ng
    Christine Ng
    additional cinematography
  • Chris Oeurn
    Chris Oeurn
    "b" camera operator
  • Antonio Rossi
    Antonio Rossi
    additional cinematography

Animation Department

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  • Chris King
    Chris King
    motion graphics

Editorial Department

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  • Allie Ames
    Allie Ames
    colorist
  • Edgardo Cervano-Soto
    Edgardo Cervano-Soto
    co-editor
  • Leanne Cherundolo
    Leanne Cherundolo
    director of post production
  • Jeff Cornell
    Jeff Cornell
    digital intermediate conform editor
  • Shaheen Nazerali
    Shaheen Nazerali
    post production supervisor
  • Elizabeth Niles
    Elizabeth Niles
    digital intermediate producer
  • Karina Vidal
    Karina Vidal
    assistant editor

Music Department

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  • F.A.M.E.'S. Project
    F.A.M.E.'S. Project
    orchestra and studio contractor

Additional Crew

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  • Logan Adler
    Logan Adler
    director of finance and administration
  • David Parks
    David Parks
    production consultant
  • Leslie Parks
    Leslie Parks
    production consultant (as Leslie Parks-Bailey)

Thanks

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  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    thanks
  • Devin Allen
    Devin Allen
    thanks
  • Todd Boyd
    Todd Boyd
    thanks
  • Lonnie Bunch
    Lonnie Bunch
    thanks (as Lonnie G. Bunch III)
  • Anderson Cooper
    Anderson Cooper
    thanks
  • Adger W. Cowans
    Adger W. Cowans
    thanks
  • David Dinkins
    David Dinkins
    thanks
  • Ava DuVernay
    Ava DuVernay
    thanks
  • Nelson George
    Nelson George
    thanks
  • Jesse Jackson
    Jesse Jackson
    thanks

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