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Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama (TV Movie 2017) Poster

(2017 TV Movie)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Phil Bertelsen

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Marcia Smith

Cast (in credits order)  

Jesse Williams ... Narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michele Bachmann ... (archive footage)
Glenn Beck ... (archive footage)
Cornell Belcher Cornell Belcher ... Former Obama Pollster
Beyoncé ... Self (archive footage)
Mary J. Blige ... Self (archive footage)
Wolf Blitzer ... (archive footage)
John Boehner ... (archive footage)
Cory Booker ... U.S. Senator - New Jersey
Donna Brazile Donna Brazile ... Self
Arun Chaudhary Arun Chaudhary ... Official White House Videographer
Hillary Clinton ... (archive footage)
Jelani Cobb ... Professor, Columbia University
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ... (archive footage) (as Sean Combs)
Common ... Self
Brittany Packnett Cunningham Brittany Packnett Cunningham ... Activist (as Brittany Packnett)
Michaela Angela Davis ... Cultural Critic
John Edwards ... (archive footage)
Estelle ... Self
Jimmy Fallon ... (archive footage)
Dianne Feinstein ... U.S. Senator - California
Henry Louis Gates Jr. ... (archive footage) (as Henry Louis Gates)
Regina Hall ... Self
Anthony Hamilton ... Self
Ange-Marie Hancock Ange-Marie Hancock ... Self
Hill Harper ... Self
Chris Hayes ... Self
Mellody Hobson ... President of Ariel Investments
Jesse Jackson ... (archive footage)
Samuel L. Jackson ... Self
Valerie Jarrett ... Senior Advisor to Presidnet Obama
Jay-Z ... (archive footage)
Jeezy ... Self
Broderick Johnson ... Self
Van Jones ... Self
Barbara Lee ... U.S. Congresswoman
Regina Love Regina Love ... White House Aide to President Obama
David Maraniss ... Author
John McCain ... (archive footage)
Mitch McConnell ... Self (archive footage)
DeRay Mckesson DeRay Mckesson ... Activist
Khalil Gibran Muhammad ... Professor - Harvard Kennedy School
Bill O'Reilly ... (archive footage)
Barack Obama ... (archive footage)
Michelle Obama ... (archive footage)
Keke Palmer ... Self
Kenya Parham Kenya Parham ... Self
Melanye Price Melanye Price ... Professor, Rutgers University
LaTanya Richardson Jackson ... Self
John W. Rogers Jr. John W. Rogers Jr. ... CEO of Ariel Investments
The Roots ... Themselves
Marco Rubio ... Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Marco Rubio)
Angela Rye Angela Rye ... Political Strategist
Symone Sanders-Townsend Symone Sanders-Townsend ... Self - Political Strategist (as Symone Sanders)
Al Sharpton ... Self
Russell Simmons ... Self
Anna Deavere Smith ... Self
Michael Strautmanis Michael Strautmanis ... White House Aide to President Obama
Donald Trump ... (archive footage) (as Donald J. Trump)
Usher ... Self
Kerry Washington ... (archive footage)
Will.i.am ... Self
Oprah Winfrey ... (archive footage)
Jeremiah Wright ... (archive footage)

Produced by 

Phil Bertelsen ... producer
Angela Chambers ... senior editorial producer, BET News
Marley Cogan ... associate producer
Tracey Kemble ... producer: BET News
Dearl Nelson ... additional associate producer
Stanley Nelson ... producer
Andrea Ortega-Williams ... line producer
Jason Samuels ... senior consulting producer, BET News
Tiffany Tate ... producer: BET News
Ambre Thompson ... line producer
Lauren Wimbush ... associate producer

Music by 

Travis Ashby ... composer
Gary Devon Dotson

Cinematography by 

Henry Adebonojo

Editing by 

Kathryn Moore
Akwesi Prempeh
Pierre Stefanos
Aljernon Tunsil
Keyon Williams
Sen-I Yu

Sound Department 

Patrick Donahue ... re-recording mixer
Sam Kashefi ... sound mixer
Redd Reynolds ... sound mixer

Editorial Department 

Rick Broat ... colorist
Tyrone Hardnett ... assistant editor

Additional Crew 

Fernando Ramirez ... legal services
Omrae Smith ... senior manager
Leslie Strain ... transcriber
Benue Stuart ... manager: encoding & broadcast media logistics, BET Networks

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