Cast & Crew

Directed by

Justin Simien

Writing Credits

Justin Simien
(screenplay)

Cast

Tyler James Williams
Lionel Higgins
Tessa Thompson
Samantha White
Kyle Gallner
Kurt Fletcher
Teyonah Parris
Colandrea 'Coco' Conners
Brandon P Bell
Troy Fairbanks
Brittany Curran
Sofia Fletcher
Justin Dobies
Gabe
Marque Richardson
Reggie
Malcolm Barrett
Helmut West
Dennis Haysbert
Dean Fairbanks
Peter Syvertsen
President Fletcher
Brandon Alter
George
Kate Gaulke
Annie
Brian James
Martin
Keith Myers
Mitch
Bryan Daniel Porter
Gordon
Terry Hempleman
Professor Bodkin
Naomi Ko
Sungmi
Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins
Curls
Jemar Michael
Smoothe
Courtney Sauls
Wild
Casey Millard
Box Office Attendant
Avery Bilz
Sophomore
Michelle Wong
Newscaster #1
Craig Stepp
Newscaster #2
Baratunde Thurston
Newscaster #3
Nia Jervier
Coco's Friend
Randy Baranczyk
Kurt's Attorney
Gregory Bonsignore
Sam's Friend
Mark Christine
Caterer
Bob Cummings
Party Goer
Shawn Davenport
Student
Ross Destiche
College Student
Barry Drones
Party Goer
Mary Ellis
Gala Attendee
Armin Habibovich
Kurt's Friend
Alan Holasek
Newbie
Casper King
Student
Lenne Klingaman
Caterer
Brady Knutson
Flabbergasted Film Student
Punnavith Koy
Asian Student
Kelly Lavasseur
Rich White Girl
Chelsea Anne Lawrence
Party Goer
Briana Rose Lee
Student - Party-Goer
Larissa Lowthorp
Kelly
Andrew Maas
Connor
Ben Mark
History Student
Kayla Pentico
White Face Character
Daniel Pinder
Party Goer
Valerie Rose
College Student
David Otto Simanek
Professor
Michael Sung Ho
Asian Student
Joel Thingvall
Professor
July Vang
Asian College Student
Liz Wandersee
Party Goer
Vee Washington
Armstrong Student
Mitchell Williams
Police Officer #1
Teresa Williams
White Face Character
Annie Zimbel
Waitress

Produced by

Stephanie Allain
executive producer
Effie Brown
producer
Mel Jones
associate producer
Ann Le
producer
Julia Lebedev
producer
Leonid Lebedev
executive producer
Angel Lopez
producer
Justin Simien
producer
Lena Waithe
producer

Music by

Kathryn Bostic

Cinematography by

Topher Osborn

Editing by

Phillip J. Bartell

Casting By

Kim Coleman

Production Design by

Bruton Jones

Art Direction by

Cheri Anderson

Set Decoration by

Melissa Pritchett

Costume Design by

Toye Adedipe

Makeup Department

Robb Kelly
makeup department head
Kimberly Steward
assistant makeup artist / key hair stylist
Tray Styles
makeup and hair assistant

Production Management

Effie Brown
unit production manager (as Effie T. Brown)
Nicole Colombie
unit production manager
Scott Michael Nabat
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Van Hayden
first assistant director
Jacki O'Brien
second assistant director
Jorge L. Rivera
first assistant director: music video
Elaine Wood
second assistant director

Art Department

Aaron Afre
art department assistant
Mike Ascher
art assistant
Ryan Patrick Bartley
p.a.: music video (as Ryan Barley) / set dresser: music video
Kelly Berry
art intern
Clint Bohaty
leadman
Yuri Elvin
p.a.: music video / set dresser: music video
Jahbo Hughes
props assistant
Christopher Jackson
art assistant day player
Pang Maggart
art department coordinator
Andrew Mueller
art department assistant
Ian O'Phelan
graphic designer
Sabrina Osman
assistant art director
Joel Sisson
property master
Nikkolas Smith
illustrator: One Sheet
Kody Wynne
graphics designer

Sound Department

Krysta Biondo
additional audio
Andrew Clark
boom operator
Joe Clark
additional boom operator
Patrick Cyccone Jr.
re-recording mixer
Ricky DeLena
additional audio
Ricky Derr
additional audio
Zack Howard
re-recording mixer
Ashley Jennings
additional audio
Richard Lightstone
sound mixer
Donnie Little
additional audio
Glenn T. Morgan
supervising sound designer & editor
Ian Morland
boom operator
Chris Navarro
adr mixer
David Parker
sound mixer
Matt Reale
additional audio
D. Chris Smith
sound effects editor
Adrian Sosa
foley mixer / sound effects editor
Frederick H. Stahly
dialogue editor
Stella Valente
foley artist (as Stella Valente Wilkins)
Vee Washington
re-recording mixer
Ben Wilkins
sound effects editor

Visual Effects by

Patrick Clancey
digital opticals
Chris Taft
digital supervisor

Stunts

Justin Dobies
fight coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Craig Hanson
best boy electric
Corrin Hodgson
gaffer
Ryan S. Johnson
second assistant camera
Matthew Kane
grip
Steven Kimble
electrician
Alaina L Lewis
bts footage (as Alaina L. Lewis)
Chris Malone
best boy electric
Lowell A. Meyer
first assistant camera
Keith Moechnig
additional dit
Matt Muegge
grip
Andrew Murphy
lighting technician
Ashley B. Nguyen
still photographer (as Ashley Nguyen)
Don Nguyen
digital imaging technician
Elliot Surber
grip
Gary Surber
best boy: grip
Von Thomas
digital imaging technician: pick-up unit
Layton Umpleby
grip
Jeff Villars
key grip
Michael Winn
electric

Casting Department

Lynn Blumenthal
casting: Minnesota
Jeremy Gustafson
extras casting
John Hawkins
extras casting
Lee Jordan
extras wrangler
Vanessa Toll
casting assistant
Anne Westcott
extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Symone Blomlie
wardrobe intern
Steven Hoff
wardrobe intern
Imani James
wardrobe intern
Byron Javar
wardrobe intern (as Bryon Javar)
Nick McHenry
wardrobe intern
Deesha Miller
wardrobe intern
Jovonta Patton
wardrobe intern (as Javonta Patton)
Raslyn Wooten
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

Larry Ferguson Jr.
post production consultant
Samuel w. Gailey
post-production coordinator
Johnny Griese
assistant editor
Scott Hatcher
assistant editor
Élodie Ichter
digital colorist
Curtis Lindersmith
digital intermediate editor
Jeremy Stapleton
software engineer

Location Management

April Garland
location manager
Brady Knutson
assistant location manager

Music Department

The Co-Stars
composer: additional music
Vito A. Colapietro II
additional music
Erika Conner
music consultant
Neely Dinkins Jr.
additional music
Jessica Harrison
music editor
Nils Jiptner
score mixer
Vitaly Shenderovsky
music assistant
Paul Stewart
music supervisor
Samantha Storch
music consultant

Script and Continuity Department

Brandon Lohstreter
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Richard Anderson
driver
Michael Arnold
transportation coordinator (as Michael Hallett-Arnold)
Frank Ketchum
driver (as Frank L Ketchum)
George Lundquist
driver
Lee Mitchell
driver
Rajiv Sarin
driver
Leonard Schneider
driver
Leo Skudlarek
driver (as Leo Matthew Skudlarek)
Ryan Smith
driver
Sammy St. Croix
driver

Additional Crew

Angela L. Barrett
key set production assistant (as Angela Barrett)
Joni Becker
production accountant
Laurent Boyé
international publicist / international publicity
Alex Bringham
set production assistant
Jason Chorba
set production assistant
Ladonna Craelius
assistant: to Mr. Simien
Marcos Davalos
delivery coordinator
Ashley Greyson
marketing
Daniel Gusman
marketing and publicity: international sales
Jen Haberman
assistant: to Ms. Brown
DeMille Halliburton
insurance provided by
Linda Harley
office production assistant
Christina Igoe
office production assistant
Tiffany Johnson
set production assistant
Wellington Love
publicity consultant
Nat McCormick
world sales executive
Colton Mehrhof
set production assistant
Teresa L.E. Meyer
production coordinator (as Teresa Meyer)
Kati Milewski
office production assistant (as Katie Milewski)
Mary Moga
assistant production office coordinator
Andrew Mueller
craft service
Karsten Nelson
set medic
Brian O'Shea
world sales executive
Ciera Payton
adr: voice
Brandon Piety
Social Marketing
Christian Popham
production assistant
Kyle Rambeau
legal services: Law Offices of Vince Ravine
Irwin M. Rappaport
distribution counsel
Vince Ravine
legal services: Law Offices of Vince Ravine
Deborah Ricketts
stock footage (as Deb Ricketts)
Mitchell Williams
production assistant
Phylicia Wissa
adr voice: Voice
Pete Wong
Production Coordinator PA
Ashton Fontana
publicist (uncredited)
Brittny Garrett
additional set production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

Mark Ankner
special thanks
Ned Ehrbar
special thanks
Bryan Stamp
special thanks
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