Directed by
Bao Nguyen |
Cast (in credits order)
Lionel Richie | ... | Self | |
Harriet Sternberg | ... | Self - Head of Creative Services, Kragen & Co | |
Wendy Rees | ... | Self - Creative Services, Kragen & Co | |
Harry Belafonte | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
Steven Ivory | ... | Self - Music Journalist | |
Ken Kragen | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Quincy Jones | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
Larry Klein | ... | Self - Producer, American Music Awards | |
Cyndi Lauper | ... | Self | |
Bruce Springsteen | ... | Self | |
David Breskin | ... | Self - Author, 'We Are The World' Book | |
Kenny Loggins | ... | Self | |
Humberto Gatica | ... | Self - Recording Engineer | |
Huey Lewis | ... | Self | |
Smokey Robinson | ... | Self | |
Tom Bähler | ... | Self - Vocal Arranger | |
Bob Dickinson | ... | Self - Lighting Engineer | |
Dionne Warwick | ... | Self | |
Sheila E. | ... | Self | |
Ken Woo | ... | Self - Cameraman | |
Kenny Rogers | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
USA for Africa | ... | Themselves (archive footage) | |
Dan Aykroyd | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Philip Bailey | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Stephen Bishop | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Christie Brinkley | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Lindsey Buckingham | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
David Byrne | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Kim Carnes | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Ray Charles | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Mario Cipollina | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Dick Clark | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Johnny Colla | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
James Darren | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Bob Dylan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Lola Falana | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Bob Geldof | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Bill Gibson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Daryl Hall | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Brenda Harvey-Richie | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Chris Hayes | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Sean Hopper | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
James Ingram | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Jackie Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
La Toya Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Marlon Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Michael Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Randy Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Tito Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Al Jarreau | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Waylon Jennings | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Billy Joel | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Martin Luther King | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Madonna | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Bette Midler | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Willie Nelson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
John Oates | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Billy Ocean | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Jeffrey Osborne | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Steve Perry | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Greg Phillinganes | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Anita Pointer | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
June Pointer | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Ruth Pointer | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Prince | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Diana Ross | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Paul Simon | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Tina Turner | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Van Halen | ... | Themselves (archive footage) | |
Sarah Vaughan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Stevie Wonder | ... | Self (archive footage) |
Produced by
Paul Brownstein | ... | executive producer: for USA for Africa |
Lina Caicedo | ... | archive producer |
Jackie Clary | ... | additional archive producer |
Amit Dey | ... | executive producer |
Rich Eckersley | ... | story producer |
Erin Elliott | ... | field producer: LA |
Bruce Eskowitz | ... | producer |
Lindsey Michelle Gardner | ... | line producer: NY (as Lindsey Gardner) |
Piper Gates | ... | associate producer |
Eden Hastings | ... | post producer |
George Hencken | ... | producer |
Melissa Jacobson | ... | additional archive producer |
Larry Klein | ... | producer |
Kent Kubena | ... | co-producer |
Terry Leonard | ... | co-producer |
Joyce Liu | ... | associate producer (as Joyce Liu-Countryman) / associate producer |
Danielle Mandel | ... | field producer |
Lena Mesiano | ... | line producer: LA |
Julia Nottingham | ... | producer |
Reed Penney | ... | field producer |
Becky Read | ... | executive producer |
Lionel Richie | ... | producer |
Matthew Sanderson | ... | post producer |
Richard Sterling | ... | field producer |
Harriet Sternberg | ... | producer |
Lisa Stevens | ... | story producer |
Angus Wall | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Darren Morze | ||
Goh Nakamura |
Cinematography by
Caleb Heller | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
David Brodie | ||
Nic Zimmermann | ||
Will Znidaric |
Art Direction by
Hanrui Wang |
Makeup Department
Sarah Ault | ... | hair stylist |
Maxine Christians | ... | hair & make up artist: LA |
Nil Muir | ... | hair & make up artist: LA |
Torsten Witte | ... | glam to Lionel Richie |
Production Management
Ella Cook | ... | head of production |
Donna Ferry | ... | executive in charge of production |
Kara Rozansky | ... | production executive |
Louise Shrimpton | ... | production manager (as Lou Shrimpton) |
Art Department
Mauricio Marces | ... | art production assistant |
Kristen Nelson | ... | art production assistant |
Heather Uroff | ... | Art Assistant / art production assistant |
Sound Department
Gavin Allingham | ... | re-recording mixer |
Delroy Cornick | ... | sound recordist |
Richard Gallagher | ... | dialogue editor |
Adam Grass | ... | audio supervisor |
Filip Stefanowski | ... | foley mixer |
Michal Wilczewski | ... | foley mixer |
Jacek Wisniewski | ... | foley artist |
Visual Effects by
Chris Chalklen | ... | motion graphics designer |
Elliot Riella | ... | flame artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Justin Bennett | ... | lighting director |
Kevin Chiu | ... | best boy grip |
Nausheen Dadabhoy | ... | camera operator |
Sunil Devadanam | ... | first assistant camera |
Rob Exner | ... | key grip |
Eric Fahey | ... | gaffer |
Tom Fenaille | ... | second assistant camera |
John Fisher | ... | g&e swings |
Joe Kosty | ... | g&e swings / gaffer |
Felipe Larrondo | ... | first assistant camera |
Jun Li | ... | camera operator |
Adam LoNigro | ... | best boy |
Hayden Miller | ... | grip |
Kenneth Nguyen | ... | still photographer |
Luke Peckham | ... | second assistant camera |
Jake Reeder | ... | key grip |
Andres Reynoso | ... | g&e swings |
Rich Robles | ... | key grip |
Nobuyoshi Sakurai | ... | first assistant camera |
Brandon Taylor | ... | key grip |
Isaak van der Meulen | ... | gaffer |
Brandon W. Ziegenfuss | ... | camera operator |
Editorial Department
Emma Comans | ... | post production supervisor |
Ric Crossley | ... | first assistant editor |
Michael Engelken | ... | additional editor |
Steve Erdmann | ... | assistant editor |
Tom Fenaille | ... | digital imaging technician |
George Geanopulos | ... | assistant editor |
Katy Gorman | ... | di assistant |
Carlos Haynes | ... | additional editor |
Caroline Hodge | ... | additional editor |
Stacy Kessler-Aungst | ... | post production supervisor: US |
Jennie Millar | ... | di assistant |
Luke Peckham | ... | digital imaging technician |
Mohammed Rahman | ... | additional editor |
Elliot Riella | ... | on-line editor |
Eli Schwartz | ... | post-production coordinator |
Joe Stabb | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
David Weitzel | ... | post-production assistant: US |
Dora Wu | ... | assistant editor |
Music Department
Greg Ansin | ... | original music recording engineer |
Tim Bulkley | ... | musician: drummer & percussionist |
Karen Crossan | ... | music coordinator |
Art Hirahara | ... | musician: keyboardist |
Shin Kawasaki | ... | audio assistant |
Masaru Koga | ... | musician: saxophonist & flutist |
Anthony J. Resta | ... | opening title production & mix engineer |
Karyadi Sutedja | ... | opening title production & mix engineer |
Gary Welch | ... | music supervisor |
Gretchen O'Neal | ... | music research: 818 Music Group (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Anfernee Aguado | ... | production assistant: LA |
Josh Braun | ... | sales agency: Submarine |
David Breskin | ... | archival materials courtesy of: Cassette Tapes |
Matt Burke | ... | sales agency: Submarine |
Laura Centeno | ... | production accountant |
Natalia Christabelle | ... | re-creation supporting artist |
Marisa Cole | ... | re-creation supporting artist |
Jay Cooper | ... | attorney: USA for Africa |
Tae Daaz | ... | production assistant: LA |
Rashpal Dhaliwal | ... | production executive |
Henry Diltz | ... | archival materials courtesy of |
Mehmet Edip | ... | re-creation supporting artist |
Sam Emerson | ... | archival materials courtesy of (as Sam Emerson/Polaris) |
Cameron Farmer | ... | re-creation supporting artist |
Jonathan G. Fisher | ... | production legal services: Donaldson Callif Perez, LLP (as Jonathan Fisher) |
Danielle Goking | ... | re-creation supporting artist (as Danielle 'Nellie' Goking) |
Lloyd Grieg | ... | chair of board (as Dr. Lloyd Greig) (USA for Africa) |
Fergus Haycock | ... | head of legal & business affairs |
Jerry Johnson | ... | production coordinator: LA |
Malik Jubal | ... | re-creation supporting artist |
Jvar | ... | re-creation supporting artist |
James Kay | ... | production legal services: Sheridans |
Sami Kelly | ... | archival researcher |
Telma Lima | ... | production accountant |
Eric Lipmann | ... | archival materials courtesy of |
Serena Lung | ... | office production assistant |
Mauricio Marces | ... | production assistant: LA |
Don Marin | ... | pass van & set production assistant |
Sonny Melendrez | ... | archival materials courtesy of |
Bennett Melley | ... | eq truck & set production assistant |
Logan Michelle | ... | production assistant: LA |
Dale Nelson | ... | production legal services: Donaldson Callif Perez, LLP |
Kenneth Nguyen | ... | production assistant: LA |
Tanya Perera | ... | exec. committee member & board legal advisor: USA for Africa |
Chris Polito | ... | production coordinator: LA |
Ed Rada | ... | treasurer & exec. committee member: USA for Africa |
Isabelle Rivera | ... | production assistant: LA |
Ann Scharnhorst | ... | production assistant: LA |
Tara Smith | ... | production legal services: Sheridans |
Marcia Thomas | ... | director: USA for Africa |
Uriel Uribe | ... | production assistant: LA |
Syd Walsh | ... | producer's assistant: NY |
Katie Witt | ... | production assistant: LA |
Thanks
Mark Aguilar | ... | special thanks |
Zemetah Alemayo | ... | very special thanks |
S.A. Baron | ... | thanks: archival materials |
Harry Belafonte | ... | in loving memory of |
Samantha Benson | ... | special thanks |
Jeremy Berney | ... | special thanks |
Nina Bombardier | ... | special thanks |
Josh Braun | ... | special thanks |
Christopher Buchanan | ... | thanks: archival materials |
Chuong Bui | ... | special thanks |
Ray Charles | ... | in loving memory of |
Christina Chou | ... | special thanks |
Amaya Crump | ... | special thanks |
Emma Crump | ... | special thanks |
Mika Crump | ... | special thanks |
Taro Crump | ... | special thanks |
Sam Emerson | ... | very special thanks |
Bruce Eskowitz | ... | special thanks |
Faryal Ganjehei | ... | special thanks |
Craig Golin | ... | very special thanks |
Mike Guastella | ... | special thanks to (credit only) / very special thanks |
James Ingram | ... | in loving memory of |
Michael Jackson | ... | in loving memory of |
Kim Jakwerth | ... | special thanks |
Al Jarreau | ... | in loving memory of |
Michael Jensen | ... | special thanks |
Rick Korn | ... | thanks: archival materials |
Emma Kragen | ... | thanks: archival materials |
Ken Kragen | ... | in loving memory of |
Mark Kraus | ... | special thanks |
Jon Landau | ... | special thanks |
Aidan Vu Le | ... | special thanks |
Anderson Le | ... | special thanks |
Jenni Trang Le | ... | special thanks |
Amanda Lebow | ... | special thanks |
Duke Leonard | ... | special thanks |
Lindsay Leonard | ... | special thanks |
Phan Gia Nhat Linh | ... | special thanks (as Phan Nhat Linh) |
April Grebb Malley | ... | very special thanks (as April Malley) |
Kristin Malley | ... | special thanks |
Mary Jo Mennella | ... | very special thanks |
Giang Nguyen | ... | special thanks |
Kenneth Nguyen | ... | special thanks |
Lich Nguyen | ... | special thanks |
Anita Pointer | ... | in loving memory of |
June Pointer | ... | in loving memory of |
Kelsey Porter | ... | special thanks |
Phil Quartararo | ... | special thanks (as Phil Quateraro) |
Kenny Rogers | ... | in loving memory of |
Dawn Saltzman | ... | special thanks |
Ham Tran | ... | special thanks |
Mai Tran | ... | special thanks |
Tom Trbovich | ... | very special thanks |
Tina Turner | ... | in loving memory of |
John Tynan | ... | special thanks |
Cathy Worthington | ... | thanks: archival materials |