One in a series of 13 documentaries on renowned American poets produced by the New York Center for Visual History. Described by director St. Clair Bourne as “a narrative performance documentary,” this category-defiant film on the life of poet and writer Hughes and the times in which he lived and worked moves from America to Senegal to Paris, from the 1920s Harlem Renaissance to the Black Pride awakening of the 1960s.
Directing | St. Clair Bourne | Director |
Art | Edward Burbridge | Set Designer |
Sound | J.T. Takagi | Sound |
Sound | John Fitzpatrick | Additional Soundtrack |
Editing | Sam Pollard | Editor |
Editing | Sandra Guthrie | Assistant Editor |
Sound | Clive Davidson | Additional Soundtrack |
Lighting | Charles Houston, Jr. | Gaffer |
Writing | Leslie Lee | Writer |
Sound | Stanley Cowell | Original Music Composer |
Art | Edward Burbridge | Art Direction |
Camera | Ernest R. Dickerson | Additional Camera |
Camera | Ralph Perri | Grip |
Sound | Ira Spiegel | Sound Editor |
Production | Minda Novek | Researcher |
Production | Robert Chapman | Producer |
Camera | Jonathan David | Additional Camera |
Costume & Make-Up | James Finney | Hairstylist |
Sound | Hob Zabarsky | Additional Soundtrack |
Production | Dolores Elliott | Associate Producer |
Production | Preston L. Holmes | Executive Producer |
Camera | Lincoln Harrice | Grip |
Production | Arnold Rampersad | Consulting Producer |
Sound | Rick Stobaugh | Additional Soundtrack |
Costume & Make-Up | Karen Perry | Wardrobe Supervisor |
Camera | Don Lenzer | Director of Photography |
Camera | Arthur Albert | Director of Photography |
Costume & Make-Up | James Finney | Makeup Artist |