Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.
David Teague | Adaptation |
Ta-Nehisi Coates | Writer |
Kamilah Forbes | Director |
Christine Ng | Director of Photography |
Ta-Nehisi Coates | Executive Producer |
Daysha Broadway | Editor |
Terilyn A. Shropshire | Editor |
Alisa Payne | Producer |
Roger Ross Williams | Executive Producer |
Keith L. Davis | Editor |