CREDITS
An OPEN EYE PICTURES Production
In Association with
ARC OF JUSTICE PRODUCTIONS
& FILMS WITH A PURPOSE
Directed by
ANDREW ABRAHAMS
& HERB FERRETTE
Produced by
LISE PEARLMAN &
ANDREW ABRAHAMS
Co-Producers
ABBY GINZBERG
ROBERT RICHTER
Executive Producers
PETER BENVENUTTI
JONATHAN LOGAN
Co-Executive Producer
SANDRA EVERS-MANLY
Cinematography & Editing
ANDREW ABRAHAMS
Music
JOHN LISSAUER
Sketch Art
CHRISTINE CORNELL
Graphic Design
MATTHEW BALDWIN
Interviewees
KATHLEEN CLEAVER
PENNY COOPER
BARRY SCHECK
WILLIAM PATTERSON
DAVID HARPER
JOHN BURRIS
GEORGE HART
BELVA DAVIS
LOUIS ARMMAND
MELVIN NEWTON
JANICE GARRETT-FORTÉ
DAVID HILLIARD
KAREN LEE WALD
LOWELL JENSEN
BRYAN STEVENSON
KAREN JO KOONAN
HON. THELTON HENDERSON
JIM BROSNAHAN
HON. LEO DORADO
Interviews by
ROBERT RICHTER
LISE PEARLMAN
Voice Artists
NJ BROWN
PREM LALL
LEE PANZA
GIANCARLO SCALISE
DOUG SIEBUM
MARK WEIMAN
&
THOMAS WILLIAMSON
as Huey
Archival Coordinator
SAGE BRUCIA
Additional Editing
JAVID SORIANO
HERB FERRETTE
MICHAEL GRENADIER
Additional Cinematography
KAMAU BILAL
JESSE EPSTEIN
JAVIER PRATO
COREY RANSBURG
JOE WYATT
Consulting Producer
CHARLES HOBSON
Assistant Producer
AMY KESSLER
Assistant Editor
DANIEL MIRAMONTES
Production Sound
LARA TISHLER
STEPHEN D’ALIMONTE
DANIEL MIRAMONTES
Sound Mix & Design
MARK ESCOTT
Phoenix Sound Design
Colorist
GARY COATES
Legal Services
PETER FRANCK
HEATHER BUTTERFIELD
Major Funding
JONATHAN LOGAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
BERKELEY FILM FOUNDATION
KAZAN MCCLAIN PARTNERS’ FOUNDATION
NANCY BLACHMAN
Additional Funding
DALE PONIKVAR
SUSAN CASENTINI
JOSEPH SATTERLY
COTCHETT, PITRE, MCCARTHY LLP
SUSAN WAISBREN
ROBERT GOODIN
DAVID MCCLAIN & MERILYN WONG
PILLSBURY, WINTHROP, SHAW, PITTMAN LLP
NEUFELD, SCHECK & BRUSTIN LLP
DENISE ABRAMS & DAVID HARRINGTON
JUSTIN BOSL
ANNA BENVENUTTI HOFFMANN
TOBIAS KELLER
DAVID ROBERTS
ROBERT M. JENKINS
ROBERT STEIN & JESSICA PERS
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
HARWOOD HALL FUND
SUNDEEN, SALINAS & PYLE LLP
FRANK MORROW
DOUGLAS YOUNG
JAMES & GAIL LOPES
LESLIE PEARLMAN & GARY GRIFFIS
LAURA & TIM HARRIS
FRANK PARÉ
ALAN RAMO
JOHN FIERO
BLACKSTROM, MCCARLEY, BERRY & CO. LLP
RICHARD & BARBARA ROGAN
MEYERS, NAVE, RIBACK, SILVERS & WILSON LLP
TRODELLA & LAPPING LLP
RICHARD & SHARON NEVINS
BRUCE CORNELIUS & JANET EVANS
MICHAEL LURIE & LAURIE HASENCAMP
ROBERT NIEMANN
RAYMOND BAXTER
BARRY & DORI DUBIN
WILLIAM & SHARON WILKES
STAN & LILA SPRINGEL
Special Thanks
DAVID ALEXANDER
ROSIE LEE ALLEN
GIGI BENSON
EVA BRZESKI
EMORY DOUGLAS
ROB GOODIN
GWEN GORDON
BRUCE GRANT
WENDY GRAVES
TIM HARRIS
ILKA HARTMANN
LISA HINMAN
JONATHAN LOGAN
CARMEN MADDEN
KATIE MANION
FREDRIKA NEWTON
MELVIN NEWTON
MONTGOMERY PAULSEN
ABU PIGOTT
BARBARA RAAB
TOM SHEPARD
SUSAN WAISBREN
SUZANNE WALIGORE
DORON WEINBERG
FAMILY OF ROSALIE RITZ
&
THE CITY OF OAKLAND
OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
ALAMEDA COUNTY COURTHOUSE
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Archival Media
ALABAMA DEPT. OF ARCHIVES & HISTORY
AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY FILMS
AP IMAGES
AV GEEKS
BAY AREA TV ARCHIVE
HOWARD BINGHAM
BLACK PANTHER PARTY
JEFFREY BLANKFORT
CINÉ-TAMARIS
COLLECTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE U.S.
CRITICAL PAST
DISSOLVE
GETTY IMAGES
DAVID HARPER
ILKA HARTMANN
KPIX-TV
KQED TELEVISION
KTVU, FOX STATIONS
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
THE LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
THE NEWTON FAMILY
OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
ODDBALL FILMS
PERISCOPE FILMS
POLARIS IMAGES
POND5
ROXANNE MAKASDJIAN
ROZ PAYNE SIXTIES ARCHIVE
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
SHUTTERSTOCK
STATE ARCHIVES OF FLORIDA
STEPHEN SHAMES
SUCCESSION VARDA
USA TODAY NETWORK
UC, SANTA CRUZ
WASHINGTON STATE ARCHIVES
JANINE WIEDEL
Music Performed by
Guitars..…AL ORLO
Guitars & Bass..…KEITH ROBINSON
Vocals…..VANEESE THOMAS
Piano, Organ, Sax & Percussion…..JOHN LISSAUER
Mixed & Mastered by…..LEONARD HOSPIDOR
Conducted by…..JOHN LISSAUER
Published by Relentless Music, ASCAP
"Fly To The South” & "Somewhere Else"
Courtesy Universal Production Music
In Recognition of
ANN FAGAN GINGER
for her groundbreaking handbook
Minimizing Racism in Jury Trials
&
GILBERT MOORE
author of A Special Rage
Based on the Book
The Sky Is the Limit: The Real Trial of the 20th Century
by Lise Pearlman
In Memory of
CHARLES HOBSON
MORRIE TURNER
GILBERT MOORE
THOMAS HOFMANN
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