On a January night in 1985, music's biggest stars gathered to record "We Are the World." This documentary goes behind the scenes of the historic event.
Cast
Lionel Richie
Self
Bruce Springsteen
Self
Dionne Warwick
Self
Kenny Loggins
Self
Huey Lewis
Self
Cyndi Lauper
Self
Sheila E.
Self
Smokey Robinson
Self
Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder
Self (archive footage)
Quincy Jones
Self (archive footage)
Tina Turner
Self (archive footage)
Paul Simon
Self (archive footage)
Kenny Rogers
Self (archive footage)
James Ingram
Self (archive footage)
Billy Joel
Self (archive footage)
Diana Ross
Self (archive footage)
Willie Nelson
Self (archive footage)
Al Jarreau
Self (archive footage)
Steve Perry
Self (archive footage)
Daryl Hall
Self (archive footage)
Kim Carnes
Self (archive footage)
Bob Dylan
Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles
Self (archive footage)
Dan Aykroyd
Self (archive footage)
Harry Belafonte
Self (archive footage)
Lindsey Buckingham
Self (archive footage)
Bob Geldof
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Jermaine Jackson
Self (archive footage)
La Toya Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Marlon Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Randy Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Tito Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Waylon Jennings
Self (archive footage)
Anita Pointer
Self (archive footage)
Ruth Pointer
Self (archive footage)
Bonnie Pointer
Self (archive footage)
Jeffrey Osborne
Self (archive footage)
John Oates
Self (archive footage)
Bette Midler
Self (archive footage)
Ken Woo
Self
Tom Bähler
Self
David Breskin
Self
Robert A. Dickinson
Self
Wendy Garfield-Ferris Rees
Self
Humberto Gatica
Self
Steven Ivory
Self
Larry Klein
Self
Harriet Sternberg
Self
Prince
Self (archive footage)
Madonna
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Bao Nguyen
Director
Nic Zimmermann
Editor
Will Znidaric
Editor
David Brodie
Editor
Dora Wu
Assistant Editor
George Geanopulos
Assistant Editor
Steve Erdmann
Assistant Editor
Michael Engelken
Additional Editing
Carlos Haynes
Additional Editing
Caroline Hodge
Additional Editing
Mohammed Rahman
Additional Editing
Caleb Heller
Director of Photography
Angus Wall
Executive Producer
Becky Read
Executive Producer
Amit Dey
Executive Producer
Paul Brownstein
Executive Producer
Julia Nottingham
Producer
Lionel Richie
Producer
Bruce Eskowitz
Producer
Harriet Sternberg
Producer
George Hencken
Producer
Larry Klein
Producer
Piper Gates
Associate Producer
Joyce Liu
Associate Producer
Terry Leonard
Co-Producer
Kent Kubena
Co-Producer
Lena Mesiano
Line Producer
Lindsey Gardner
Line Producer
Jun Li
Camera Operator
Brandon Ziegenfuss
Camera Operator
Nausheen Dadabhoy
Camera Operator
Nobu Sakurai
First Assistant Camera
Filipe Larrondo
First Assistant Camera
Sunil Devadanam
First Assistant Camera
Luke Peckham
Second Assistant Camera, Digital Imaging Technician
Tom Fenaille
Second Assistant Camera, Digital Imaging Technician
Emma Comans
Post Production Supervisor
Stacey Kessler-Aungst
Post Production Supervisor
David Weitzel
Post Production Supervisor
Sarah Ault
Hairstylist
Nil Muir
Makeup Artist
Maxine Christians
Makeup Artist
Gavin Allingham
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Delroy Cornick
Production Sound Mixer
Jacek Wiśniewski
Foley Artist
Michał Wilczewski
Foley Mixer
Filip Stefanowski
Foley Mixer
Justin Bennett
Lighting Director
Karen Crossan
Music Coordinator
Richard Gallagher
Dialogue Editor
Kenneth Nguyen
Still Photographer
Adam LoNigro
Best Boy Electric
Kevin Chiu
Best Boy Grip
Rich Robles
Key Grip
Robert Exner
Key Grip
Brandon Taylor
Key Grip
Jake Reeder
Key Grip
Hayden Miller
Grip
Isaak van der Meulen
Gaffer
Joe Kosty
Gaffer
Eric Fahey
Gaffer
Lou Shrimpton
Production Manager
Donna Ferry
Executive In Charge Of Production
Hanrui Wang
Art Direction
Ric Crossley
First Assistant Editor
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