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The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.

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Isabel Wilkerson
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Brett Hamilton
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Marion Wilkerson (as Niecy Nash-Betts)
Emily Yancy ...
Ruby Wilkerson
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August Landmesser
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Irma Eckler
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Elizabeth Davis
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Allison Davis (as Isha Carlos Blaaker)
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Kate
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Miss Hale
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Sabine
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Amari Selvan
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Dave the Plumber
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Binky
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Trayvon Martin
Suraj Yengde ...
Suraj Yengde, Ph.D. (as Suraj Yengde PhD)
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Mrs. Copeland
Mike Topoozian ...
Sales Executive (as Mike 'Spike' Topoozian)
Cristin König ...
Nazi Librarian
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Erich Kastner
Jakob Von Eichel ...
Pastor
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Teddy
Matthias Miller ...
Berlin Librarian
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Joseph Goebbels
Max Schimmelpfennig ...
Nazi Student Organizer
Mieke Schymura ...
Nigella
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Ulrich
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Nathan
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Pest Control Guy
Ann-Sophie Heier ...
Museum Curator
Ingo Hülsmann ...
Eduard Kohlrausch
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Fritz Grau
Felix Goeser ...
Bernhard Lösener
Luis Lüps ...
Achim Gercke
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Roland Freisler
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Karl Klee
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Burleigh Gardner
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Mary Gardner
Jessica Fontaine ...
Essie
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Red Haired Man
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Sheriff
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Conference Leader
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Cousin Patrice
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Cousin Andre
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James Hale
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Gina the Realtor
Prakash Dhingra ...
Tuk-Tuk Driver
Abhishek Bhalerao ...
Professor Ram Kamble (as Abishek Arun Bhalerao)
Shahid Khan ...
Scarf Vendor
Jyotsana Siddarth ...
Museum Docent
Ishaan Yadav ...
Young Ambedkar
Sangeeta Verma ...
Young Ambedkar's Teacher
Gaurav J. Pathania ...
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (as Gaurav J. Pathania PhD)
Dhrubo Jyoti ...
Dhrubo Jyoti
Snehalata Siddarth Tagde ...
Dr. Jajula Z. Valicharla
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German Lady in Powder Room #1
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German Lady in Powder Room #2
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August & Irma's Daughter
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Girl at Picnic
Shena Verrett ...
Asantewa
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Jewish Mother
Raphael Allan ...
Jewish Son
Lennox Simms ...
Al Bright
Allan Jones ...
Coach
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Young Al's Friend
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City Champ #3
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Adult Al's Friend
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Park Worker
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Lifeguard
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jordan Lloyd ...
Friend #1
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Concentration Camp Kid / Boy at Pool / Little League Boy (uncredited)
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Gala Attendee (uncredited)
Vanity Daniel ...
Ship Slave (uncredited)
Caleb Dausch ...
German Doc Worker (uncredited)
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Picnic Attendee / Natchez Resident / Gala Attendee (uncredited)
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Toddler on the Plane (uncredited)
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Toddler on the Plane (uncredited)
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Airport Traveler (uncredited)
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Family Reunion Auntie (uncredited)
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Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Kagan Herndon ...
Brett's Daughter / Pool Tormentor (uncredited)
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Pharmacy Tech (uncredited)
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TSA Officer Jones (uncredited)
Ashley Kings ...
Nightclub Patron / Neighbor (uncredited)
Tim Kudlock ...
NYC Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Gala Attendee / Berlin Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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German Border Guard / Lecture Attendee / Gala Attendee / NYC Driver (uncredited)
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Gestapo Agent / Brown Shirt / Nazi Officer (uncredited)
Seth O'Herin ...
Concentration Camp Prisoner / Modern Day Traveler / Gala Attendee NYC (uncredited)
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Clerk (uncredited)
Ryan Pimentel ...
Modern Day Traveler / Lecture Attendee (uncredited)
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Pool Attendee (uncredited)
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German Soldier / Bartender (uncredited)
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SS Officer (uncredited)
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Coach (uncredited)
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Shoe Shiner (uncredited)
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Gala guest (uncredited)
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Working Class Woman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ava DuVernay

Written by

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Ava DuVernay ... (written by)
 
Isabel Wilkerson ... (inspired by "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by)

Produced by

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Malcolm Brogdon ... co-executive producer
Ava DuVernay ... producer (p.g.a.)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor ... executive producer
Paul Garnes ... producer (p.g.a.)
Melinda Gates ... executive producer (as Melinda French Gates)
Tilane Jones ... executive producer
Matthew J. Lloyd ... co-executive producer
Marcus Loges ... line producer: Berlin
Cheryl Miller ... co-executive producer (as Cheryl A. Miller)
Regina Miller ... executive producer
Chris Paul ... co-executive producer
Laurene Powell-Jobs ... executive producer (as Laurene Powell Jobs)
Pranav Sahni ... line producer: Delhi
Pravesh Sahni ... line producer: Delhi
Rakesh Singh ... associate producer: Delhi, Itop
Kimberly Steward ... executive producer
Mike Topoozian ... co-producer (as Mike 'Spike' Topoozian)
Thane Watkins ... co-executive producer
Anne Wojcicki ... executive producer (as Anne E. Wojcicki)
Suraj Yengde ... co-executive producer (as Suraj Yengde Ph.D.)

Music by

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Kris Bowers

Cinematography by

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Matthew J. Lloyd ... director of photography

Editing by

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Spencer Averick

Editorial Department

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Alan Baumgarten ... Additional Editor
Claire Breed ... second assistant editor
Raymond Calderon ... lead: dailies operations - Company 3
Chase Commins ... lead dailies operator: Company 3
Emily Freund ... first assistant editor
Hunter Furnish ... dailies workflow specialist: Company 3
Vanessa Galvez ... Finishing Producer: Company 3
Jason Maydick ... color assistant
Timi Oladeji ... scan operator: Digital Orchard Group
Matt Osborne ... Additional Colorist
Tom Poole ... colorist
John Reyes-Nguyen ... additional editor
Ray Ruotolo ... finishing editor
Karli Windischmann ... colorist: dailies

Casting By

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Aisha Coley

Production Design by

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Ina Mayhew

Art Direction by

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Audra Avery
Daniel Chour ... (Supervising Art Director Germany)
Mark Dillon ... supervising art director
Trish Navarro ... assistant art director
John Sanchez
Yasmin Sethi ... (art director India)

Set Decoration by

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Siddhima Dubey ... (set decorator India)
Ingeborg Heinemann ... (Set Decorator Berlin)
Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo

Costume Design by

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Dominique Dawson

Makeup Department

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Powla Baginski ... hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Parul Banerjee ... hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Christina Birnbaum ... hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Sabine Bolognini ... hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Kate Carlton ... barber: Berlin
Guerdy Casimir ... hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Ina Charanza ... hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Xavier Peter D'Souza ... hair and makeup assistant: Delhi (as Xavier D'Souza)
Jessica Dobson ... hair stylist
Jerica Edwards ... assistant hair stylist
Wanda Edwards ... assistant hair stylist
Ashton Glasser ... assistant hair stylist (as Mary Ashton Glasser)
Alister King ... barber
Colleen LaBaff ... key hair stylist
Ren Rohling ... key makeup artist (as Ren Rohling Kimbrough)
Andrea Rosal ... hair and makeup artist: Berlin
Preeti Sharma ... key makeup artist
Ashunta Sheriff ... makeup artist: Ms. Ellis-Taylor
Michaela Capelesso Wentz ... hair and makeup artist: Berlin (as Michaela Capelesso-Wentz)
Dawn Angeletti ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Randi Owens Arroyo ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Heather Grippaldi ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Pamela McIntyre ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Richard Niermann ... hair stylist: Berlin (uncredited)
Charlotte Orlove ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Kat L Robertson ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Monique Soto ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Tom Carson ... production supervisor
Chineza Lynn Ezinkwo ... supervising production coordinator
Sunny Goswami ... base manager
Sanjay Kumar ... production manager
Saurabh Mishra ... production manager: India
Thane Watkins ... unit production manager
Pamela Winn-Barnett ... Post Production Producer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Udayan Baijal ... first assistant director: India Unit
Mohammed Faizal ... third assistant director
Pooja Kumari ... third assistant director
Tracey Poirier ... Key Second Assistant Director
Kanak Raju ... assistant director
Nikhilesh Rakheja ... trainee assistant director
Shubhank Rishi ... second assistant director
Henriette Rodenwald ... third assistant director
Vera Schmidt ... Base Camp PA German Unit
Mohit Silswal ... second assistant director
Mike Topoozian ... first assistant director
Amar Vaswani ... second assistant director: India Unit
Richard Wilson ... second assistant director: Berlin (uncredited)

Art Department

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Madison Aldrich ... set dresser
Alvin Ashby ... set designer
Ian Breslerman ... leadman
Nick Buck ... set dresser
Sophia Burkardt ... graphic designer: Berlin
Ram Milan Choubey ... assistant prop master - India
Neeraj Chouhan ... construction runner
Chelsea Rose Collins ... set dresser
Daphne Colson ... set decoration assistant
Kristen Crouch ... graphic designer
Andres D. Davila ... assistant property master
Andréa Dawson ... set decoration coordinator
Mallory DeGolian ... food stylist
Siddhima Dubey ... art department researcher - India
Eckart Friz ... stand-by prop: Germany
Logan Fujimoto ... props
Erick Garibay ... property master (period segments)
Grace Gosson ... researcher
Schuyler Grimsman ... assistant property master
Nicholas Hatfield ... scenic artist
Ebony Ison ... on-set scenic
Vincent Kastner ... prop buyer: Germany
Becca Kenyon ... property master
Ajay Kumar ... construction supervisor
Vikas Kumar ... set dresser - india
Tyrone Lee ... props
Muskan Malhotra ... set dresser
Shalmolee Mukherjee ... onset dresser - India
Hannu Oberoi ... prop master - India
Fanny Pereire ... fine art coordinator
Adele Plauche ... set designer
Alex Richards ... on set dresser
Daniel Rivera-Aponte ... art production assistant
Niklas Schmidt ... art department coordinator: Berlin
Martin Schultz ... property master: Germany
Alexander Sherrod ... Lead Sculptor
Neeraj Kumar Singh ... associate art director - India
Ambika Subra ... assistant art director
Raymond Talley ... location foreman
Tiya Tejpal ... swing gang
Sarah True ... art department coordinator
Parth Varshney ... lead set dresser: India
Joe Watson ... construction buyer
Christopher Wicker ... construction foreman
Simon Wisniewski ... assistant property master: Germany
Samita Wolfe ... set decoration buyer
Sedef Früh Özarikman ... set dresser (as Sedef Ozarikman)
Narumol Warner ... dailies set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Willie D. Burton ... sound mixer
Jason Butler ... foley mixer
Darren Carey ... it engineer
Brian Chumney ... supervising sound editor
David A. Cohen ... dialogue/adr editor
Robert Cooper ... assistant re-recording mixer
Luke Dunn Gielmuda ... sound effects editor
Coya Elliott ... sound effects editor (as Coya Elliot)
Jessica Engel ... post-production sound accountant
Sean England ... foley artist
Andre Fenley ... foley editor
Chris Frazier ... foley editor
Frank Gaeta ... additional loop recordist
Andrea Gard ... foley artist (as Andrea Stelter Gard)
Sanal George ... sound mixer: India
Mitchell Haigley ... Sound Utility
Etienne Haug ... boom operator: Berlin
Pete Horner ... re-recording mixer
Traynor Katzer ... client services
Donnie Little ... engineering services
Josh Lowden ... general manager
Jeremy Molod ... conforming editor
Steve Morris ... head of engineering
Al Nelson ... sound designer
Jon Null ... head of production
Carrie Perry ... senior studio capacity manager
Michael Peters ... head of production finance & planning (as Mike Peters)
Douglas Shamburger ... boom operator
Steve Slanec ... supervising sound editor
Lisa Strohbehn ... sound utility: Berlin
Doug M. Thomas ... apprentice sound editor
Patrick Veigel ... sound mixer: Berlin
Tony Villaflor ... re-recording mixer
Doug Winningham ... sound effects editor (as Dug Winningham)
Dawit Zemene ... assistant supervising sound editor
Danielle Adams ... Additional Mix Technician (uncredited)
Katrina Castillou ... walla mixer (uncredited)
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Edgar Meza ... IT Manager: Skywalker Sound (uncredited)
Scott Theakston ... Digital Editorial Support (uncredited)
Billy Theriot ... ADR mixer/recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Tony Bradley ... special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by

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Nicholas Ashe Bateman ... visual effects supervisor: maere studios
Jessica Catalan ... visual effects artist
Ger Condez ... CG Lead: Maere Studios
Zachary Goodson ... visual effects supervisor
Alex Harvey ... cg lead: Maere Studios
John Kesig ... fx artist: Maere Studios
Federico La Tona ... visual effects supervisor: maere studios
Mel Lyman ... visual effects coordinator
Richard McBride ... visual effects supervisor
Ben Moran ... cg lead: Maere Studios
Travis Reinke ... head of operations
Wyatt Winborne ... cg supervisor

Stunts

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Tomar Boyd ... stunt performer
Darcel Danielle ... stunt performer
Eric Ford ... stunts
Marian Green ... additional stunt coordinator
Jason Elwood Hanna ... stunt performer
Art Newkirk ... stunts
Nikolas Pelekai ... stunt actor
Christian Petersson ... stunts
Cannon Smith ... stunt actor
Wyatt Werneth ... stunt driver
Judd Wild ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Curtis Bonds Baker ... still photographer
Rubb Bhungdawala ... gaffer / light equipment provider
Breyaan Bolling ... gaffer
Jermaine Brantley ... rigging electric
Ryan Byrd ... grip
Daniel Erb ... first assistant camera: Berlin unit
Michael Fernandez ... 2nd Unit Director of Photography (second unit, segment)
Manish Ghadge ... second assistant camera
Alexander Hooper ... second assistant camera
Sebastian Lumme ... stabilized head technician
Oren Malik ... second assistant camera: additional
Connor Meccay ... Rigging Electrician
Mazi Mitchell ... gaffer
Hitesh Nakwe ... lighting technician
Laura Nathalie Naschlenas ... second assistant camera: Berlin Unit
Sarah Marin Nelson ... grip
Christine Ng ... camera operator
Atsushi Nishijima ... still photographer
Santosh M. Pawar ... v.t.r. operator
Josefin Porstner ... second assistant camera: berlin unit
Thomas Rodgers ... lamp operator
Sanjay Sami ... key grip
Fabio Seyding ... first assistant camera: berlin unit
Sajid Shaikh ... gaffer
John Slade ... technocrane operator
Gerald 'Trey' Sorrow ... lighting technician (creditOnly)
Jeffrey Tarver ... electrician
Dascious Thomas ... key grip
Bennett Todd ... grip
Alex Traumann ... steadicam operator: Berlin part
Josua Weber ... assistant grip: berlin part
Levi Carter ... video playback utility (uncredited)
Cassidy Minarik ... additional film loader (uncredited)
Rohit Sharma ... Best Boy (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Lakshay Arora ... casting associate: India
Chris Bowe ... extras casting
Jason D'Aquino ... extras casting
Kelly Carita Finn ... casting assistant
Anissa Garcia ... casting associate
Bianca Kummrow ... casting assistant
Bill Marinella ... extras casting director
Sanjeev Maurya ... casting director: India
Vanessa Toll ... casting associate
Anja Dihrberg-Siebler ... casting associate: Germany (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kathy Alderman ... Ager Dyer
Barbra Araujo ... Costume Illustrator
Leslie Bellamy ... costumer
Tanisha Bennett ... add'l background costumer/fitter
Brianna Black ... Background Costumer
Safowa Bright Bitzelberger ... costume supervisor (as Safowa Bright-Asare)
Bria Coney ... Cutter/Tailor
Mary Elizabeth Danner ... key costumer
Ali Foster ... costume assistant
Gary Graham ... additional ager/dyer: additional costumer
Jeffrey Hall ... Ager/Dyer
Xania Jackson ... costumer: Ms. Ellis-Taylor
Ashley Brooke Jones ... costumer
Mashal Khan ... costumer
Simone Kreska ... costume supervisor: Germany/Berlin
Erin LaRoche ... set costumer
Karina Lopez ... key costumer
Kriti Malhotra ... costume supervisor india
Casey Nguyen ... Key Bg Costumer
Margaret Palmer ... costumer
Critter Pierce ... costumer
Tenia Taylor ... Cutter/Tailor
Caitlin Webb ... costumer
Andrea Williams ... head of tailor workroom/lead pattermaker fitter
Andrea Williams ... Lead Cutter Fitter
Kayla Kamm ... set costumer (uncredited)
Rosana Lucia ... Add'l Costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Matthias Braun ... location manager: Team Germany
RaShawn Cash ... key assistant location manager
Tonya Hartz ... location scout / location scout: Vancouver BC unit
Benjamin Löbbert ... set manager: berlin
Kellie Morrison ... location manager
Anthony Paderewski ... key location scout
Willard Pennington ... key assistant location manager
David Pieper ... location manager: Team Berlin, Germany
Steffen Schweizer ... location production assistant
Jeremy Tan ... key assistant location manager
Ryan Watterson ... location scout
Free J Williams ... assistant location manager (as Jeff D Williams)

Music Department

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Ava DuVernay ... music supervisor
Gregory Jamrok ... orchestrator
Sahil Jindal ... score coordinator
Nicolle Johnson ... Music Clearance
Thomas Kotcheff ... Additional Arrangement
Abraham Libbos ... orchestrator
Arokiamanoj Martin ... soloist: Dalit violin
Julie Pearce ... music editor
Andrew Rowan ... orchestrator
Jared Smith ... Composer Assistant
Perumal Vissou ... soloist: Dalit flute
Joe Zimmerman ... orchestrator
Jaimee Jimin Park ... Music Preparation (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Alicia Accardo ... script supervisor
Stephani DeLuca ... researcher

Transportation Department

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Sheri B. Burton ... Driver: Cast
Richard Draper ... picture car coordinator
Jared Penny ... lunchbox driver
Cara Sachse ... driver
John Valenti ... van captain
Christina Whisenant ... dot compliance coordinator

Additional Crew

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Robert Abramoff ... production legal
April Aguilera ... assistant production coordinator
Sarah E. Alpert-Gillis ... assistant to producer
Yashvita Bhasin ... assistant: Ms. DuVernay, Delhi
Ziya Bhathena ... production coordinator
Kevin Blood ... Financial Controller
Alonzo Boschulte ... dance consultant
Malcolm Brogdon ... this film was generously funded by
Victoria Brogdon ... this film was generously funded by
Jada Crawley ... this film was generously funded by (as Jada Paul)
Ian Cross ... assistant payroll accountant
Ava Cuturic ... stand-in
Allannise Diaz-Velez ... production assistant
Melinda Esquibel ... travel: visas & passports
Andres Fernandez ... assistant: Ms. DuVernay, Savannah
Kristen Fernandez ... office production assistant
Dana Fisher ... production assistant
Nicole Flowers ... First Assistant Accountant
Noelle Gentile ... acting coach
Emma Gillian ... production assistant
Grant Grabowski ... international travel coordinator/visa coordinator
DeMille Halliburton ... production insurance
Luer Hasenkrug ... production staff
Leah Holmes ... post production accountant
Teresa-Michelle Walker Jackson ... producers' assistant / production secretary
Shanna Jacobs ... intimacy coordinator
Sibel Koyuncu ... assistant: Ms. DuVernay, Berlin
Audrey LeCrone ... dialect coach: Isha Blaaker
Max Loelius ... additional production assistant
Sarah Marie McGovern ... executive assistant: Paul Garnes
Cait McRoze ... production assistant
Kerrigan Newman ... health and safety
Phillip Noorani ... Production Legal Services: Burgee & Abramoff
Nick Palatucci ... Lawyer: Finance
Chris Paul ... this film was generously funded by
Anthony Peznola ... production assistant
Tarah Phillippi ... assistant accountant
Joseph Prass ... historical consultant (as Rabbi Joseph Prass)
Deborah Ricketts ... archive researcher
Ryen Rosario ... health and safety manager
Matthew Payne Saverance ... stand-in (as a different name)
Brian T Shirley ... stand-in
Kelly Stultz ... payroll accountant
Karl-Anthony Towns ... this film was generously funded by
Nariel Tribble ... covid-19 compliance assistant
Raeann Turner ... locations
Zoe Vatekeh ... health & safety covid officer
Kova Walker ... assistant production coordinator
Dipo Ziwa ... production legal
Crystal Butler ... stand-in- connie nielsen (uncredited)
Sarah Morisano ... production assistant (uncredited)
Amanda Ramsaran ... festival publicist (uncredited)
Matthew Shively ... video and computer playback operator (uncredited)

Thanks

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J.J. Abrams ... the director wishes to thank
Ryan Coogler ... the director wishes to thank
Guillermo del Toro ... the director wishes to thank
Colman Domingo ... the director wishes to thank
Katie McGrath ... the director wishes to thank
David Oyelowo ... the director wishes to thank
Peter Roth ... the director wishes to thank
Steven Spielberg ... the director wishes to thank
Roeg Sutherland ... the director wishes to thank
Robin Swicord ... the director wishes to thank
Oprah Winfrey ... the director wishes to thank
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Also Known As
  • Истоки (Russia)
  • Καταγωγή (Greece)
  • Origin - Desigualdade e Preconceito (Portugal)
  • Caste
  • Származás (Hungary)
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Runtime
  • 141 min
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Budget $38,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia A Washington Post article titled "Budgets for 'prestige' films dried up. So Ava DuVernay found a new way." was released on 12/4/23; it details how DuVernay financed the film partly through grants, including from the Ford Foundation, which enabled her to make a bigger film. See more »
Goofs When Brett and Isabel are riding in the Audi, the speedometer is at zero and doesn't move. See more »
Soundtracks I Am See more »
Quotes Isabel Wilkerson: And yes, not one of us was around when this house was built.
Isabel Wilkerson: But here we are. The current occupants of a property with stress cracks built into the foundation, and a roof that must be replaced.
Isabel Wilkerson: We are the heirs to whatever is right or wrong with it. We didn't erect the uneven pillars. But they are ours to deal with now.
Isabel Wilkerson: The cracks won't fix themselves. Any more deterioration is on our watch.
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