
Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life, this immersive portrait follows a man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, determined to build one that would.
Cast
Crew
Rebecca Kent
Archival Footage Coordinator

Jamila Wignot
Director, Producer
Annukka Lilja
Editor
Cory Smith
Assistant Editor
Ally Southwood-Smith
Additional Editing

Naiti Gámez
Director of Photography
Tony Hsieh
Executive Producer
Emily Blavatnik
Executive Producer
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Michael Kantor
Executive Producer
Bryn Mooser
Executive Producer
Mimi Pham
Executive Producer

Stephen Ives
Executive Producer
Amanda Pollak
Executive Producer

Jenny Raskin
Executive Producer

Regina K. Scully
Executive Producer

Geralyn White Dreyfous
Executive Producer
Judy Kinberg
Executive Producer
Kathryn Everett
Executive Producer
Roberto Grande
Executive Producer
Sarah Blachman
Co-Executive Producer

Lauren Haber
Co-Executive Producer
Nancy Blachman
Co-Executive Producer
Patty Quillin
Co-Executive Producer
Lauren DeFilippo
Producer
Matt Gottesfeld
Associate Producer
Bernard Ellouk
Production Assistant
Lillie Fleshler
Production Assistant
Amanda Lalezarian
Production Assistant
Al Malonga
Production Design
William Bentley
Post-Production Manager
Daniel Bernard Roumain
Original Music Composer
Minna Choi
Additional Music
Darrin Ross
Additional Music
Sultana Isham
Additional Music
Saoirse Hahn
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