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.
Sound | Stanley Cowell | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Ernest R. Dickerson | Additional Camera |
Directing | St. Clair Bourne | Director |
Costume & Make-Up | Karen Perry | Wardrobe Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | James Finney | Hairstylist |
Camera | Lincoln Harrice | Grip |
Production | Dolores Elliott | Associate Producer |
Sound | Hob Zabarsky | Additional Soundtrack |
Sound | J.T. Takagi | Sound |
Sound | Ira Spiegel | Sound Editor |
Lighting | Charles Houston, Jr. | Gaffer |
Sound | Clive Davidson | Additional Soundtrack |
Production | Arnold Rampersad | Consulting Producer |
Production | Robert Chapman | Producer |
Art | Edward Burbridge | Art Direction |
Writing | Leslie Lee | Writer |
Art | Edward Burbridge | Set Designer |
Editing | Sandra Guthrie | Assistant Editor |
Production | Preston L. Holmes | Executive Producer |
Editing | Sam Pollard | Editor |
Camera | Jonathan David | Additional Camera |
Camera | Ralph Perri | Grip |
Production | Minda Novek | Researcher |
Sound | John Fitzpatrick | Additional Soundtrack |
Sound | Rick Stobaugh | Additional Soundtrack |
Costume & Make-Up | James Finney | Makeup Artist |
Camera | Arthur Albert | Director of Photography |
Camera | Don Lenzer | Director of Photography |