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13th (2016)

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Director

Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay

Writers

(in alphabetical order)

Spencer Averick
Spencer Averick
written by
Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay
written by

Cast

(in credits order)

Melina Abdullah
Melina Abdullah
Self - Chair, Pan-African Studies, California State University, Los Angeles
Michelle Alexander
Michelle Alexander
Self - Educator and Author, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
Self - U.S. Senator (D) New Jersey
Dolores Canales
Dolores Canales
Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist
/Co-Founder of California Families to Abolish Solitary Confinement
Gina Clayton
Gina Clayton
Self - Attorney and Founder, Essie Justice Group
Jelani Cobb
Jelani Cobb
Self - Professor of African-American Studies, University of Connecticut
Malkia Cyril
Malkia Cyril
Self - Executive Director of the Center for Media Justice
Angela Davis
Angela Davis
Self - Professor Emerita, UC Santa Cruz
Craig DeRoche
Craig DeRoche
Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist
/President, Justice Fellowship
David Dinkins
David Dinkins
Self - 106th Mayor of New York City (D)
Baz Dreisinger
Baz Dreisinger
Self - Educator and Author, Incarceration Nations
Kevin Gannon
Kevin Gannon
Self - Professor of History, Grandview University
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Self - Professor of History, Harvard University
Marie Gottschalk
Marie Gottschalk
Self - Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Self - 50th Speaker of the House of Representatives, 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate
Lisa Graves
Lisa Graves
Self - Executive Director, Center for Media and Democracy
Cory Greene
Cory Greene
Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist
/Co-Founder, H.O.L.L.A.
John Hagan
John Hagan
Self - Professor of Sociology and Law, Northwestern University
Michael Hough
Michael Hough
Self - Maryland State Senator (R), American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
Van Jones
Van Jones
Self - Founder, #CUT50
/Founder & President, Dream Corps
David Keene
David Keene
Self - Chairman 1984 - 2011, American Conservative Union
James Kilgore
James Kilgore
Self - Formerly Incarcerated Author, Understanding Mass Incarceration
Glenn E. Martin
Glenn E. Martin
Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist
/Founder, JustLeadershipUSA
Marc Mauer
Marc Mauer
Self - Executive Director, Sentencing Project
Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Self - Professor of History, Race and Public Policy, Harvard University
(as Khalil G. Muhammad)
Pat Nolan
Pat Nolan
Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist
/SVP, Prison Fellowship
Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
Self - Board Member, Americans for Tax Reform
Dorsey Nunn
Dorsey Nunn
Self - Executive Director, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Liza Jessie Peterson
Liza Jessie Peterson
Self - Incarceration Activist and Educator
Charles Rangel
Charles Rangel
Self - Congressman (D), New York 13th District
(as Charles B. Rangel)
Kyung-Ji Rhee
Kyung-Ji Rhee
Self - Center for Nu Leadership on Urban Solutions
(as Kyung-Ji Kate Rhee)
Rashad Robinson
Rashad Robinson
Self - Color for Change
Shaka Senghor
Shaka Senghor
Self - Formerly Incarcerated Activist
/Director of Strategy, #CUT50
Bob Sloan
Bob Sloan
Self - Independent Investigative Journalist
Deborah Small
Deborah Small
Self - Attorney and Founder, Break the Chains
Bryan Stevenson
Bryan Stevenson
Self - Attorney and Author
/Founder, Equal Justice Initiative
Ken Thompson
Ken Thompson
Self - District Attorney - Brooklyn, New York
Nicholas Turner
Nicholas Turner
Self - President, Vera Institute of Justice
Daniel Wagner
Daniel Wagner
Self - Investigative Reporter, Buzzfeed

Rest of cast listed alphabetically

Joe Atkins
Joe Atkins
Self - Minnesota (DFL)
(archive footage) (as State Rep. Joe Atkins)
Lee Atwater
Lee Atwater
Self - Campaign Strategist to Ronald Reagan
(archive footage)
Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw
Self - Host, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
(archive footage)
Kalief Browder
Kalief Browder
Self - Inmate Held Without Trial, 2010 - 2013
(archive footage)
Carolyn Bryant
Carolyn Bryant
Self - Wife of Roy Bryant
(archive footage)
Roy Bryant
Roy Bryant
Self - Acquitted of Lynching Emmett Till
(archive footage)
George Bush
George Bush
Self - 41st President of the United States
(archive footage)
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
Self - 43rd President of the United States
(archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Self - 39th President of the United States
(archive footage)
Philando Castile
Philando Castile
Self - Murdered by Police
(archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Self - 42nd President of the United States
(archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Self - 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate
(archive footage)
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
Self - Host, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Self - Host, CBS Evening News
(archive footage)
Richard Allen Davis
Richard Allen Davis
Self - Convicted Murderer
(archive footage)
Bob Dole
Bob Dole
Self - Former U.S. Senator (R-KS)
(archive footage)
Sam DuBose
Sam DuBose
Self - Murdered by Police
(archive footage)
Michael Dukakis
Michael Dukakis
Self - 1988 Democratic Presidential Candidate
(archive footage)
John Ehrlichman
John Ehrlichman
Self - Chief Domestic Advisor to Richard Nixon
(archive footage)
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Self - 38th President of the United States
(archive footage)
Eric Garner
Eric Garner
Self
(archive footage)
Steve Gottwalt
Steve Gottwalt
Self - Minnesota (R)
(archive footage) (as State Rep. Steve Gottwalt)
Oscar Grant
Oscar Grant
Self - Murdered by Police
(archive footage)
Freddie Gray
Freddie Gray
Self - Murdered by Police
(archive footage)
Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton
Self - Chairman, Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party
(archive footage)
Eric Courtney Harris
Eric Courtney Harris
Self - Murdered by Police
(archive footage)
Jason Harrison
Jason Harrison
Self - Murdered by Police
(archive footage)
Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann
Self - Progressive Political Commentator
(archive footage)
Marc Lamont Hill
Marc Lamont Hill
Self - Huffington Post Live
(archive footage)
Willie Horton
Willie Horton
Self - Convicted Murderer
(archive footage)
Peter Jennings
Peter Jennings
Self - Host, ABC Nightly News with Peter Jennings
(archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self - 36th President of the United States
(archive footage)
Sharanda Jones
Sharanda Jones
Self - Received Mandatory Minimum Sentence of Life in Prison on First Offense
(archive footage)
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
Self - Civil Rights Leader
(archive footage)
Polly Hannah Klaas
Polly Hannah Klaas
Self - Murder Victim
(archive footage)
Ed Koch
Ed Koch
Self - 105th Mayor of New York City
(archive footage)
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
Self - Host, The Rachel Maddow Show
(archive footage)
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Self - Civil Rights Leader
(archive footage)
Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Martin
Self
(archive footage)
Laquan McDonald
Laquan McDonald
Self - Murdered by Police
(archive footage)
Zebulon Miletsky
Zebulon Miletsky
Self - Author, Before Busing: Boston's Long Freedom Movement in the 'Cradle of Liberty'
Mamie Till Mobley
Mamie Till Mobley
Self - Mother of Emmett Till
(archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self - 37th President of the United States
(archive footage)
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Self - 44th President of the United States
(archive footage)
John Oliver
John Oliver
Self - Host, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
(archive footage)
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
Self - Governor of Texas 2000 - 2015 (R)
(archive footage)
Dan Rather
Dan Rather
Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
(archive footage)
Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan
Self - Former First Lady
(archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Self - 40th President of the United States
(archive footage)
Harry Reasoner
Harry Reasoner
Self - Journalist, 60 Minutes
(archive footage)
Diamond Reynolds
Diamond Reynolds
Self - Partner Murdered by Police
(archive footage)
Tamir E. Rice
Tamir E. Rice
Self - Murdered by Police
(archive footage)
Ronnie C. Rouse
Ronnie C. Rouse
Self - Film and Music Producer
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
Self - U.S. Senator (I-VT)
(archive footage)
Assata Shakur
Assata Shakur
Self - Member of Black Panther Party & Black Liberation Army
(archive footage)
Emmett Till
Emmett Till
Self - Victim of Lynching
(archive footage)
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Self - New York City Real Estate Businessman
(archive footage)
Jerry Watson
Jerry Watson
Self - Chief Legal Counsel, American Bail Coalition
(archive footage)
Paul Weyrich
Paul Weyrich
Self - Co-Founder, ALEC
(archive footage)
Larry Wilmore
Larry Wilmore
Self - Host, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
(archive footage)
George Zimmerman
George Zimmerman
Self
(archive footage)

Producers

Spencer Averick
Spencer Averick
producer
Howard Barish
Howard Barish
producer (produced by)
Mercedes Yolanda Cooper
Mercedes Yolanda Cooper
associate producer
Ben Cotner
Ben Cotner
executive producer
Adam Del Deo
Adam Del Deo
executive producer
Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay
producer (produced by)
Danny Hirsch
Danny Hirsch
associate post producer
Tilane Jones
Tilane Jones
co-producer
Michael Nell
Michael Nell
associate producer
Lisa Nishimura
Lisa Nishimura
executive producer
Jason Sterman
Jason Sterman
executive producer
Tessa Treadway
Tessa Treadway
Post Production Executive
Angus Wall
Angus Wall
executive producer

Composer

Jason Moran
Jason Moran
composer (music by)

Cinematographers

Hans Charles
Hans Charles
director of photography
Kira Kelly
Kira Kelly
director of photography

Editor

Spencer Averick
Spencer Averick

Makeup Department

Shawntay Fisher
Shawntay Fisher
key makeup artist
Jacob Geraghty
Jacob Geraghty
key makeup artist

Production Management

Christiana Hooks
Christiana Hooks
post-production supervisor
Al Smith
Al Smith
production supervisor

Sound Department

M. Scott Blynder
M. Scott Blynder
sound
Scott Blynder
Scott Blynder
additional sound mixer
Tim Boggs
Tim Boggs
supervising sound editor
Noyan Cosarer
Noyan Cosarer
re-recording mixer
Dwayne Dell
Dwayne Dell
sound mixer
Craig Henighan
Craig Henighan
additional mixing
Jesse Johnstone
Jesse Johnstone
sound recordist
Alex Lee
Alex Lee
sound effects editor
Matt Miller
Matt Miller
additional re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Perkins
Jeffrey Perkins
re-recording mixer

Visual Effects

Leanne Dare
Leanne Dare
art director
Jamie McBriety
Jamie McBriety
post producer

Camera and Electrical Department

James Allen
James Allen
Gaffer San Diego
Nick Berry
Nick Berry
electrician
Bliss Bussant
Bliss Bussant
key grip: New York
Tom Cherry
Tom Cherry
assistant camera
Jay Coakley
Jay Coakley
dolly grip: San Francisco/Oakland
Andrew Crighton
Andrew Crighton
swing: New York
Christine Hodinh
Christine Hodinh
first assistant camera: Los Angeles
Ja-Mar Jones
Ja-Mar Jones
key grip
Sammy Leonard
Sammy Leonard
first assistant camera: New York
J. Carlos Lopez
J. Carlos Lopez
key grip: San Francisco & Oakland (as Carlos Lopez)

Animation Department

Ekin Akalin
Ekin Akalin
animator
Frank Lin
Frank Lin
animator
Dan Meehan
Dan Meehan
animator

Editorial Department

Lauren Dellara
Lauren Dellara
title sequence editor
Hoppy Hopkinson
Hoppy Hopkinson
editor
Alex Ivany
Alex Ivany
assistant editor
Zach Marshall
Zach Marshall
assistant editor: EPK
Chris Riley
Chris Riley
on-line editor
Paul Yacono
Paul Yacono
digital intermediate colorist

Music Department

Tera DuVernay
Tera DuVernay
music supervisor
Julie Pearce
Julie Pearce
music editor
Petr E.C. Rice
Petr E.C. Rice
additional music
Lise Richardson
Lise Richardson
music editor

Additional Crew

James W. Arrington
James W. Arrington
production assistant
Kate Coe
Kate Coe
archival research and clearances
Katy Crain
Katy Crain
production assistant
Tera DuVernay
Tera DuVernay
Lead Researcher
Eric Feig
Eric Feig
production: legal
Joe Heth
Joe Heth
production assistant
Alex Ivany
Alex Ivany
archival footage researcher
Matthew A. Jacobs
Matthew A. Jacobs
legal counsel
Roxanne Mayweather
Roxanne Mayweather
archival research and clearances
Joshua Nowak
Joshua Nowak
production assistant

Thanks

Robyn Aronson
Robyn Aronson
special thanks
Rand Holston
Rand Holston
special thanks
Bill Jacks
Bill Jacks
special thanks
Carolyn Javier
Carolyn Javier
special thanks
Franklin Leonard
Franklin Leonard
special thanks
Jonathan Mussman
Jonathan Mussman
special thanks
David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo
special thanks
Roya Rastegar
Roya Rastegar
special thanks
Denise Sexton
Denise Sexton
special thanks
Tessa Treadway
Tessa Treadway
special thanks

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