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Cast
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Jeffrey Wright | As: Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison |
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John Ortiz | As: Arthur |
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Erika Alexander | As: Coraline |
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Leslie Uggams | As: Agnes Ellison |
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Sterling K. Brown | As: Clifford Ellison |
Storyline
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
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| Certification: | R |
Cast
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Jeffrey Wright |
Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison |
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John Ortiz |
Arthur |
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Erika Alexander |
Coraline |
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Leslie Uggams |
Agnes Ellison |
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Sterling K. Brown |
Clifford Ellison |
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Skyler Wright |
Brittany |
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John Ales |
Leo |
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Patrick Fischler |
Mandel |
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Carmen Cusack |
Gilda |
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Joseph Marrella |
Matthew Wilson |
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Stephen Burrell |
Jordan Phillips |
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Issa Rae |
Sintara Golden |
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Nicole Kempskie |
Sintara's Moderator |
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Becki Dennis |
Clinic Receptionist |
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Tracee Ellis Ross |
Lisa Ellison |
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Myra Lucretia Taylor |
Lorraine |
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Ryan Richard Doyle |
Ned |
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Kate Avallone |
Woman on Patio |
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Dustin Tucker |
Phillip |
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Michael Jibrin |
Jelani |
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Michele Proude |
Bulger's Nurse |
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David De Beck |
Dr. Bulger |
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Okieriete Onaodowan |
Van Go Jenkins |
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Keith David |
Willy the Wonker |
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Miriam Shor |
Paula Baderman |
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Raymond Anthony Thomas |
Maynard |
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Greta Quispe |
Luz Borquez |
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J.C. MacKenzie |
Carl Brunt |
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Elle Sciore |
Layne |
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Adam Brody |
Wiley Valdespino |
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Justin Andrew Phillips |
Arthur's Intern |
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Neal Lerner |
Wilson Harnet |
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Jenn Harris |
Ailene Hoover |
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Bates Wilder |
Jon Daniel Sigmarsen |
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Jason Armani Martinez |
Nursing Home Orderly |
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Michael Cyril Creighton |
John Bosco |
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Celeste Oliva |
Dr. Tiefel |
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Megan Robinson |
Kenya Dunston |
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Christopher Barrow |
Burt |
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Alexander Pobutsky |
Kenny |
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Tokunbo Joshua Olumide |
Alvin |
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Chhoyang Cheshatsang |
Wiley's Assistant |
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Michael Malvesti |
Plainclothes Cop |
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Samantha Gordon |
Gaby (uncredited) |
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Jason Armani Martinez |
Nursing Home Orderly |
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Anu Bamidele |
Teen (uncredited) |
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Russell J. Gannon |
Man At Book Fair (uncredited) |
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Heidi Garza |
Coffee Customer (uncredited) |
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Josh Habib |
Lunch Patron (uncredited) |
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Ian Dylan Hunt |
Book-signing Guest / Awards Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
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Nahna James |
Book Convention Attendee (uncredited) |
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Emily Kokidko |
Student (uncredited) |
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Erin McAnespie |
College Student (uncredited) |
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Adrian M. Mompoint |
Jeff (uncredited) |
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Kevin Pitcairn |
Boston Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Anne Reardon |
Waitress (uncredited) |
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Cheryl Lee Thorup |
Personal Assistant (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Emily Baeza |
Second Assistant Director |
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Cord Jefferson |
Director |
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Frankie Ferrari |
Script Supervisor |
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Mimi Gillies |
First Assistant Director |
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Harry McEnerny |
Second Second Assistant Director |
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Rachel Rodgers |
Second Assistant Director |
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Tiffany Wu |
Second Second Assistant Director |
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Catherine Jelski |
Script Supervisor |
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Rachel Shimko |
Second Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Percival Everett |
Novel |
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Cord Jefferson |
Writer |
Production Crew
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Percival Everett |
Executive Producer |
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Rian Johnson |
Executive Producer |
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Michael Bowes |
Executive Producer |
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Lenny Payan |
Co-Producer |
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Hannah Offer |
Associate Producer |
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Ram Bergman |
Executive Producer |
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Jennifer Euston |
Casting |
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S.J. Allocco |
Casting Associate |
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Melissa Morris |
Casting Associate |
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Nikos Karamigios |
Producer |
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Cord Jefferson |
Producer |
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Ben LeClair |
Producer |
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Jermaine Johnson |
Producer |
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Stephen Hartman |
Location Manager |
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Brett Duffy |
Extras Casting |
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Jill Sacco |
Production Supervisor |
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Jeff Dionne |
Assistant Location Manager |
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Emilie Toth |
Art Department Production Assistant |
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Julie Hansen |
Post Production Accountant |
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Sydney Sherrell |
Assistant Location Manager |
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David Becker |
Location Coordinator |
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Ian Davis |
Location Assistant |
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Augustus Augustus |
Art Department Production Assistant |
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Christopher Conkling |
Production Accountant |
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Dan Watson |
Associate Producer |
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Ashley Lambert |
ADR Voice Casting |
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Bruce Wayne Gillies |
Line Producer |
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Lisa Lobel |
Local Casting |
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Shayne Hartigan |
Extras Casting |
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Mimi Gillies |
Unit Production Manager |
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Haley Hebert |
Key Set Production Assistant |
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Elizabeth Ayoob |
Casting Associate |
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Marisa Clayton |
Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
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Sande Alessi |
Extras Casting |
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Angela Peri |
Location Casting |
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Stephen F. Newnam |
Finishing Producer |
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Christy Reilly |
Location Production Assistant |
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Shelby Murphy |
Production Coordinator |
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Judith Walder |
Payroll Accountant |
Edited By
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Hilda Rasula |
Editor |
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Charmaine Cavan |
First Assistant Editor |
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Philip Beckner |
Colorist |
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Jude Chacon |
Digital Intermediate Editor |
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Heidi Jacobo |
Dailies Operator |
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Giselle Murillo |
Assistant Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Rudy Mance |
Costume Design |
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Michele Lewis |
Makeup Department Head |
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Tina Ulee |
Costume Supervisor |
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Monique Peoples Graham |
Key Hair Stylist |
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Gianna Sparacino |
Hair Department Head |
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Tyler Kinney |
Assistant Costume Designer |
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Emily Conner |
Tailor |
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Candace Masterson |
Key Costumer |
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Corine Shannon |
Costume Assistant |
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Alana Frutkoff |
Set Costumer |
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Joshua Manning |
On Set Dresser |
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Coco Dunaway |
Key Costumer |
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Haley Vigil |
Costume Supervisor |
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Lisa Morgan |
Key Makeup Artist |
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Nichelle Young |
Hair Department Head |
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Selena Evans-Miller |
Key Makeup Artist |
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Frederick Sanders |
Makeup Artist |
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Galaxy San Juan |
Makeup Department Head |
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Felicia Leatherwood |
Hairstylist |
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Robert C. Mathews III |
Key Hair Stylist |
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Shay O'Grady |
Set Costumer |
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Ashlynn Thompson |
Set Costumer |
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Kelly Yamahiro |
Costume Assistant |
Sound
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Laura Karpman |
Original Music Composer |
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Mandell Winter |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Santino Tartaglia |
Utility Sound |
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Richard Weingart |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Alexandra Fehrman |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Igor Yashin |
Foley Editor |
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Julie Glaze Houlihan |
Music Supervisor |
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Matt Yocum |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Ian Yeromenko |
Foley Artist |
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Mehrnaz Mohabati |
ADR Mixer |
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Pavel Nivevskiy |
Foley Mixer |
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Alex Levy |
Music Editor |
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Jared Detsikas |
Production Sound Mixer |
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Michael Crumley |
Production Sound Mixer |
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Christian Lainez |
Boom Operator |
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Kelly Doran |
Boom Operator |
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Michael Crumley |
Sound Mixer |
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Jared Detsikas |
Sound Mixer |
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Sang Jun Kim |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Chuyue Christina Wen |
Sound Mix Technician |
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Jeff Kryka |
Orchestrator |
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Alex Levy |
Scoring Mixer |
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Elena Pinderhughes |
Musician |
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Patrice Rushen |
Musician |
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Bart Samolis |
Musician |
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Laura Karpman |
Musician |
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M.B. Gordy |
Musician |
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Bernhard Melbye Voss |
Conductor |
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John Yoakum |
Musician |
Visual Effects
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Giles Harding |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Giles Harding |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Gokul Mahajan |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Kapil More |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Pranay Lathia |
Visual Effects Production Assistant |
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Prasanna Kodapadi |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Kiran Matta |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Ian Fellows |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Rosalien van der Bom |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Vadlakonda Satish |
Visual Effects Producer |
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Adam Bellao |
Special Effects Supervisor |
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Elliot Best |
VFX Editor |
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Eleanor Cook |
Visual Effects Coordinator |
Camera
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Cristina Dunlap |
Director of Photography |
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Xavier Thompson |
"A" Camera Operator |
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Wesley Cannon |
Grip |
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Julia Liu |
"B" Camera Operator |
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Claire Folger |
Still Photographer |
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Mattie Hamer |
Digital Imaging Technician |
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Katherine Castro |
"B" Camera Operator |
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Jill Tufts |
First Assistant "A" Camera |
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Audrey L. Stevens |
Second Assistant "A" Camera |
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Anthony Farenwald |
Grip |
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Felix Giuffrida |
First Assistant "B" Camera |
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Zachary Heyman |
Grip |
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Clint Porte |
Second Assistant "B" Camera |
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Tony Ventura |
Key Grip |
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Walter Argo |
Dolly Grip |
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Chris Hebert |
First Assistant "B" Camera |
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Xavier Thompson |
Steadicam Operator |
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Jovan Tanasijevic |
Drone Pilot |
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Carlton Hudson |
Dolly Grip |
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Teddy Phu-Thanh-Danh |
Digital Imaging Technician |
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Greg Arch |
"A" Camera Operator |
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Greg Arch |
Steadicam Operator |
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Karla Marie Christensen |
First Assistant "A" Camera |
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Sasha Wright |
Second Assistant "A" Camera |
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Lev Abrahamian |
Key Grip |
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Walter Argo |
Camera Operator |
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Zachary Greenwood |
Epk Camera Operator |
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Stuart Lock |
Best Boy Grip |
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Samuel Lüsted |
First Assistant "B" Camera |
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Spencer Mang |
Grip |
Lighting
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Daniel Hourihan |
Rigging Gaffer |
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Justin Garcia |
Gaffer |
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Yoann Cifuentes |
Lighting Technician |
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Eryn Gruttadauria |
Electrician |
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Dan Peck |
Best Boy Electric |
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Jason Platt |
Lighting Technician |
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Alec Roy |
Chief Lighting Technician |
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Wally Webber |
Key Rigging Grip |
Art Department
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Kyra Friedman Curcio |
Set Decoration |
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Maddy Young |
Art Direction |
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Jonathan Guggenheim |
Production Design |
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Michael A. Myles |
Set Dresser |
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Shadya H. Ballug |
Set Dresser |
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Kayla Mitchell |
Set Dresser |
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Kendall Pestana |
Set Dresser |
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Jamie Joseph |
Set Dresser |
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Chris Analoro |
Set Dresser |
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Taylor Armstrong |
Main Title Designer |
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Hashim Strange |
Set Dresser |
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Lily Raih |
Property Master |
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Andie Turner |
Location Scout |
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John Burke |
Set Dresser |
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Jake Swartz |
Set Decorating Coordinator |
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Layla Calo-Baird |
Set Buyer |
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Diz Dizio |
Assistant Property Master |
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Finley Doyle |
Graphic Designer |
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Chris Sawtelle |
Leadman |
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Jake Swartz |
Art Department Coordinator |
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Jill Crawford |
Set Decoration |
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Treven Bedwell |
Property Master |
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Chris Carnes |
Set Decoration |
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Augustus Augustus |
Art Department Assistant |
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Rory Brett |
Art Department Coordinator |
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John W. Burke |
Set Dresser |
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Isaac Darosa |
Props |
Other Crew
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Tommy Carroll |
Special Effects Technician |
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John Vincent Mason |
Stunt Coordinator |
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William O'Brien |
Transportation Coordinator |
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Ryan P. Sheehan |
Transportation Captain |
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Chuck Giarratano |
Executive Visual Effects Producer |
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Wilson Clifford Jefferson, Jr. |
Thanks |
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Leslie LeClair |
Thanks |
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Louisa Hager |
Thanks |
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Hayley Denny |
Thanks |
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Cutter Ray Palacios |
Set Medic |
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Dante Haughton |
Set Production Assistant |
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Jim Otero |
Transportation Captain |
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Cameron Prata |
Set Production Assistant |
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Julia Roveto |
Set Production Assistant |
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Ismah Khan |
Set Production Assistant |
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Scott Kamp |
Set Production Assistant |
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David Hallas |
Base Camp Operator |
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Zachary Robbins |
Generator Operator |
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Scott Crabbe |
Video Assist Operator |
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