Directed by
| Stephanie Black | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Jamaica Kincaid | ... | (narration) |
| Jamaica Kincaid | ... | (novel) |
Cast (in credits order)
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Belinda Becker | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| Buju Banton | ... | Self - Singer | |
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Horst Köhler | ... | Self - Director, International Monetary Fund (archive footage) (as Horst Kohler) |
| Michael Manley | ... | Self - Former Prime Minister of Jamaica | |
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Stanley Fischer | ... | Self - Deputy Director International Monetary Fund |
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Michael Witter | ... | Self - Professor of Economics, University of West Indies (as Dr. Michael Witter) |
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David Coore | ... | Self - Former Minister of Finance, Jamaica |
| Bill Clinton | ... | Self - President of the United States (archive footage) | |
| Jean-Bertrand Aristide | ... | Self - President, Haiti | |
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Yami Bolo | ... | Self - Singer |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Tom Lipetzky | ... | Self - U.S. Potato Board (archive footage) |
| Kathy Owen | ... | News Anchor | |
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Jerry J. Rawlings | ... | Self - Former President, Ghana (archive footage) (as Jerry Rawlings) |
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Jamaica Kincaid | ... | Narrator (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Stephanie Black | ... | producer |
| Sarah Manley | ... | assistant producer: Jamaica |
Cinematography by
| Kyle Kibbe | ||
| Richard Lannaman | ... | director of photography |
| Alex Nepomniaschy | ||
| Malik Hassan Sayeed | ... | (as Malik Sayeed) |
Editing by
| John Mullen | ||
Production Management
| Betsy Blakemore | ... | production manager: New York City |
| Jeremy Francis | ... | production manager: Jamaica |
| Peter Packer | ... | production manager: Jamaica |
Sound Department
| Coll Anderson | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Mike Boyle | ... | additional sound (as Michael Boyle) |
| Andrew Bracken | ... | sound effects editor |
| Jesse Ehredt | ... | sound recordist |
| Dustin Hudson | ... | stereo sound engineer: Dolby |
| Blake Leyh | ... | additional sound editor |
| Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson | ... | additional dialogue (as Kimberly McCord) |
| Don McGregor | ... | additional sound |
| Frank Morrone | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Caleb Mose | ... | sound recordist |
| Brenda Ray | ... | sound recordist |
| Alex Soto | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Coll Anderson | ... | sound designer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| John Bentham | ... | steadicam operator |
| Chris Brown | ... | additional camera operator (as Chris Browne) / assistant camera (as Chris Browne) |
| Earl Brown | ... | electrician / gaffer |
| Roy Buchanan | ... | grip |
| Richard Chisolm | ... | additional camera operator |
| Winfred 'Soljie' Henry | ... | grip |
| Katharine Kean | ... | additional camera operator (as Katherine Kean) |
| Tallawah Levy | ... | additional camera operator (as Talawah Levy) |
| Jonathan Weaver | ... | assistant camera |
Editorial Department
| Suzanne Bauman | ... | additional editor |
| Kelli Boyles | ... | post-production assistant |
| Shannon Clark | ... | post-production assistant |
| Donna Clarke | ... | post-production assistant |
| Jake Diamond | ... | additional picture editor |
| Alyce Hrakbak | ... | post-production assistant |
| Sean John | ... | post-production assistant |
| Benjamin Kast | ... | post-production assistant |
| Garrett Levin | ... | post-production assistant |
| Baderinwa Lumoja | ... | post-production assistant (as Baderinwa L-Umoja) |
| Lauren Nakamura | ... | post-production assistant |
| Nate Pommer | ... | post-production assistant |
| Carleene Samuels | ... | post-production assistant |
| Sky Sitney | ... | post-production assistant |
| Jon Stefansson | ... | additional editor |
| Nicholas Stone | ... | additional picture editor |
| Neal Usatin | ... | additional editor |
| Michael Yetter | ... | negative cutter (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Roy Buchanan | ... | driver |
| Winfred 'Soljie' Henry | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Ellin Baumel | ... | ITVS godsend |
| Lisa Crafts | ... | loan document design |
| Noelle Dean | ... | on-location researcher |
| Mr. Elvie | ... | research consultant |
| Ifeona Fulani | ... | text guidance |
| Justin Girard | ... | loan document design |
| Mr. Gunn | ... | research consultant |
| Phil Hall | ... | film publicist |
| Ben Hillman | ... | loan document design |
| Roberta Korus | ... | legal assistance |
| Horace Levy | ... | research consultant |
| Tallawah Levy | ... | production assistant (as Talawah Levy) |
| Victor Patterson | ... | production assistant |
| Carleene Samuels | ... | on-location researcher |
| Michelle Stewart | ... | on-location researcher |
| Neal Usatin | ... | assistant to director |
| Karen Williams | ... | text guidance |
| Michael Witter | ... | research consultant |
Thanks
| Nancy Baker | ... | special thanks |
| Tracey Baker | ... | special thanks |
| Buju Banton | ... | special thanks |
| Alex Bingham | ... | special thanks |
| Adam Black | ... | special thanks |
| Larry Black | ... | special thanks |
| Sylvia Black | ... | special thanks |
| Yami Bolo | ... | special thanks |
| Jim Brown | ... | special thanks |
| Bigga Chambers | ... | special thanks |
| Elisa Chavez | ... | special thanks |
| Sarita Choudhury | ... | special thanks |
| Williams Cole | ... | special thanks |
| The Couch Family | ... | special thanks |
| Doreen Crujeiris | ... | special thanks |
| Aaron Denenberg | ... | special thanks |
| Bona Elswau | ... | special thanks |
| Lise Engel | ... | special thanks |
| Kurt Engfehr | ... | special thanks: Solarium Editorial |
| Leslie Fuchs-Obstfeld | ... | special thanks |
| Reg E. Gaines | ... | special thanks (as Reg. E. Gaines) |
| Danielle Goodman | ... | special thanks |
| David Greenwald | ... | special thanks |
| Laurie Gunst | ... | special thanks |
| Mary Gunst | ... | special thanks |
| Jason Hall | ... | special thanks |
| Michele Hamilton | ... | special thanks |
| The Harts | ... | special thanks |
| Jesper Haynes | ... | special thanks |
| Rohan Henry | ... | special thanks |
| The Henzel Family | ... | special thanks |
| Kim Ives | ... | special thanks |
| Ras Ivi | ... | special thanks |
| Ken Jacobs | ... | special thanks |
| Nancy Jeffries | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Kenner | ... | special thanks (as Rob Kenner) |
| KK | ... | special thanks |
| Saul Landau | ... | acknowledgment: archival footage "Land of My Birth" and "Steppin'" |
| Aaron Langley | ... | special thanks |
| Horace Levy | ... | special thanks |
| James Lyons | ... | special thanks (as Jim Lyons) |
| Tynsi Lyons | ... | special thanks |
| The Manley Family | ... | special thanks |
| Cedella Marley | ... | special thanks |
| Tim Masick | ... | special thanks |
| Jim McKay | ... | special thanks (as Jim Mckay) |
| Pat McKay | ... | special thanks |
| Mutabaruka | ... | special thanks |
| Mark Polyocan | ... | special thanks: The Tape House |
| Jeffrey Posternak | ... | special thanks |
| Ricky | ... | special thanks (as Valdo and Ricky) |
| Heidi Schuster | ... | special thanks |
| Tim Sherry | ... | special thanks |
| Andreas Staka | ... | special thanks |
| Steven Starr | ... | special thanks |
| Carol Thomas | ... | special thanks |
| Valdo | ... | special thanks (as Valdo and Ricky) |
| Milton Walker | ... | special thanks |
| Katharina Weingartner | ... | special thanks |
| Haskell Wexler | ... | acknowledgment: archival footage "Land of My Birth" and "Steppin'" |
| Feonia Williams | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Witter | ... | special thanks |
| Irwin Young | ... | special thanks: Du Art |
