Directed by
| Davis Guggenheim | ||
Writing Credits (WGA)
| Davis Guggenheim | ... | (written by) & |
| Billy Kimball | ... | (written by) |
Cast
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Charles Adams | ... | Self |
| Jonathan Alter | ... | Self | |
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Robert Balfanz | ... | Self |
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Harriet Ball | ... | Self |
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Steve Barr | ... | Self |
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Celeste Bell | ... | Self (as Ms. Celeste Bell) |
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The Black & McGee Family | ... | Themselves |
| Geoffrey Canada | ... | Self | |
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James Carter III | ... | Self |
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Todd Dickson | ... | Self |
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The Esparza Family | ... | Themselves |
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Mike Feinberg | ... | Self |
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Adrian M. Fenty | ... | Self (as Adrian Fenty) |
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Howard Fuller | ... | Self |
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The Garcia Regalado Family | ... | Themselves |
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Lester Garcia | ... | Self |
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The Guy Family | ... | Themselves |
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Eric Hanushek | ... | Self |
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The Hill Family | ... | Themselves |
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Lance Izumi | ... | Self |
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The Jones Family | ... | Themselves |
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Jason Kamras | ... | Self |
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The Leanse Family | ... | Themselves |
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Dave Levin | ... | Self |
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The Lewis Family | ... | Themselves |
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The Martinez & Gonzalez Family | ... | Themselves |
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Jay Matthews | ... | Self |
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The Ordon Family | ... | Themselves |
| Michelle Rhee | ... | Self | |
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Bill Strickland | ... | Self |
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Dennis Van Roekel | ... | Self |
| Randi Weingarten | ... | Self | |
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The Whitfield & Hill Family | ... | Themselves |
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The Zell Family | ... | Themselves |
Produced by
| Michael Birtel | ... | producer |
| Lesley Chilcott | ... | producer |
| Micheal Flaherty | ... | production executive |
| Eliza Hindmarch | ... | co-producer |
| Michelle Katz | ... | field producer |
| Jeff Skoll | ... | executive producer |
| Shari Tavey | ... | line producer |
| Diane Weyermann | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Christophe Beck | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert Richman | ||
| Erich Roland | ||
Editing by
| Jay Cassidy | ||
| Greg Finton | ||
| Kim Roberts | ||
Production Management
| Don Coppola | ... | production supervisor |
| Jeannette Heindel | ... | production manager: Texas |
| Trevor Herrick | ... | production supervisor |
| Susan E. Novick | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lesley Chilcott | ... | second unit director |
Sound Department
| Phil Barrie | ... | sound effects editor |
| Gerald Beg | ... | sound mixer |
| John Bentley | ... | sound mixer |
| Brian James Buckley | ... | sound mixer |
| James Castro | ... | sound mixer |
| Stan Chan | ... | sound mixer |
| Dwayne Dell | ... | sound mixer |
| Joel Dougherty | ... | sound effects editor |
| Nathan Dubin | ... | voice over sound mixer |
| Julius Evans | ... | sound mixer |
| Chuck Fitzpatrick | ... | sound mixer |
| Richard Fleming | ... | sound mixer |
| Dan Gleich | ... | sound mixer |
| David Hocs | ... | sound mixer |
| Skip Lievsay | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Peter Miller | ... | sound mixer |
| Tony Moller | ... | re recording mixer vf |
| Lincoln Morrison | ... | sound mixer |
| Eddie O'Connor | ... | sound mixer (as Eddie O'Conner) |
| Brian C. Peterson | ... | sound mixer |
| Glen Piegari | ... | sound mixer |
| Mike Primmer | ... | sound mixer |
| Theresa Radka | ... | sound mixer |
| Brenda Ray | ... | sound mixer |
| Chris Ripper | ... | sound mixer |
| Paul Rusnak | ... | sound mixer |
| Hilary Stewart | ... | sound mixer |
| Seth Talley | ... | sound mixer |
| Charles Tomaras | ... | sound mixer |
| Paul Trautman | ... | sound mixer |
| Byron Wilson | ... | dialogue editor |
Visual Effects by
| Sarah Coatts | ... | visual effects producer: yU+co |
| Kaya Thomas | ... | main titles |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Eli Born | ... | camera operator |
| Jac Cheairs | ... | camera operator |
| Lesley Chilcott | ... | camera operator |
| Steve Condiotti | ... | camera operator |
| Jay Feather | ... | camera operator |
| Doug Gritzmacher | ... | camera operator |
| Davis Guggenheim | ... | camera operator |
| Owen Hooker | ... | gaffer |
| Ronan Killeen | ... | camera operator |
| David Layton | ... | camera operator |
| Ernesto Lomeli | ... | camera operator |
| Vic Losick | ... | cinematographer |
| Nick Paige | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| John Paulson | ... | camera operator |
| John M. Roche | ... | gaffer |
| Guido Ronge | ... | camera operator |
| Jonathan Schell | ... | camera operator |
| Logan Schneider | ... | camera operator |
| Joia Speciale | ... | camera operator |
| Wyatt Troll | ... | camera operator |
| George Tur | ... | camera operator |
| Mark Walpole | ... | camera operator |
| Brett Wiley | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
| Jordan Bruner | ... | animator |
| Sean Donnelly | ... | animation director |
Editorial Department
| Mike Azevedo | ... | first assistant editor |
| J. Cody Baker | ... | digital intermediate assistant |
| Susan Bliss | ... | post script services |
| Gilbert Carreras | ... | color timer |
| Salvatore Catanzaro | ... | on-line editor |
| Sam Citron | ... | additional editing |
| Dan Goslee | ... | digital intermediate assistant |
| Annie Johnson | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Stephen Nakamura | ... | digital film colorist |
| Alexander B. Rubinow | ... | second assistant editor |
| Jason Sikora | ... | editor: main title |
Music Department
| John Houlihan | ... | music supervisor |
| Matthew Janszen | ... | score coordinator |
| Paul Katz | ... | music consultant |
| John Legend | ... | Writer and Performer of "Shine" |
| Jake Monaco | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Orr Rebhun | ... | music editor (as Orr Ravhon) |
| Erica Weis | ... | music editor |
Additional Crew
| David Beaubaire | ... | Production Executive |
| Steve Berman | ... | completion guarantor: Film Finances |
| Sebastien Betsch | ... | digital cinema supervisor |
| Rochelle T.A. Brown | ... | intern (as Rochelle Brown) |
| Lisa Callif | ... | legal counsel |
| Samantha Casey | ... | assistant to davis guggenheim (as Samantha Kerzner) / assistant to director (as Samantha Kerzner) |
| Shannon Costello | ... | rights and clearances |
| Michael Donaldson | ... | legal counsel |
| Kimberly Edwards | ... | production accountant |
| Ryan Gallagher | ... | researcher |
| Carrie Gay | ... | production assistant |
| Cody Heller | ... | assistant to director |
| Rachel Coursey Holmes | ... | production coordinator |
| Chris Perez | ... | clearance counsel |
| Deborah Ricketts | ... | archive researcher |
| Chris Ruscillo | ... | production assistant |
| Heather Tinnerstet | ... | production coordinator |
| David Vogel | ... | set production assistant: Washington D.C. |
| Ryan Wilk | ... | coordinator: main titles, yU+co |
| Winnie Wong | ... | insurance |
| Garson Yu | ... | main titles |
| Nick Petrie | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Chris Kirk | ... | special thanks |
| Adam Ohl | ... | thanks |