Produced and Directed by Stephanie Black Cinematography by Malik Sayeed Kyle Kibbe Richard Lannaman Alex Nepomniaschy Narration Written by Jamaica Kincaid based on "A Small Place" (c) 1987 Read by Belinda Becker Edited by John Mullen Additional Editing by Jon Stefansson Suzanne Bauman Neal Usatin Assistant Producer (JA): Sarah Manley Steadicam Operator: John Bentham Sound Recordists: Caleb Mose Brenda Ray Assistant Camera: Jonathan Weaver Chris Browne ITVS Gdsend: Ellin Baumel Assistant to the Director: Neal Usatin Production Managers (JA): Peter Packer Jeremy Francis (NYC): Betsy Blakemore Electrician/Gaffer: Earl Brown Production Assistants: Talawah Levy Victor Patterson Grip/Driver: Roy Buchanan Winfred "Soljie" Henry On-location Research: Noel Dean Carleene Samuels Michelle Stewart Research Consultants: Michael Witter Horace Levy Mr. Gunn Mr. Elvie Additional Camera: Chris Browne Richard Chisolm Talawah Levy KK Aboudja Additional Sound: Don McGregor Michael Boyle Assistant Picture Editor: Jake Diamond Nicholas Stone Text Guidance: Ifeona Fulani Karen Williams Loan Document Design: Ben Hillman Lisa Crafts Justin Girard Post Production Assistant: Shannon Clark Alyce Hrakbak Nate Pommer Donna Clarke Kelli Boyles Garrett Baderinwa Lauryn Nakamura Sean John Carleene Samuels Sky Sitney Supervising Sound Editor: Coll Anderson Sound Effects Editing: Andrew Bracken Assistant Sound Editor: Alex Soto ReRecording Mixer: Frank Marrone Mixed at SOUND ONE Recordist: Jesse Ehredt Post-Production Sound: C5 Inc. Legal Assistance Roberta Korus, Esq. It is with heartfelt gratitude that these songs could be included: "G-7" Performed by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Written by David Marley Courtesy of Elektra Records By arrangement with Warner Special Products Used by permission of Colgems-EMI Music Inc. "ONE LOVE" "WORK" and "THREE LITTLE BIRDS" Written and Performed by Bob Marley Published by Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd/Odnil Music, Ltd./ Blue Mountain Music, Ltd. (PRS). All rights for North and South America controlled and administered by Rykomusic, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights for the rest of the world controlled and administered by Rykomusic, Ltd. (PRS) Courtesy of the Island/Def Jam Music Group All Rights Reserved "ONE LOVE" (The Wailers Original version) Written by Bob Marley Produced by Clement Dodd at Jamaica Recording Studio One Published by Jamrec Music, Inc. (BMI) Used by Special Permission Coxsone Dodd "ONE LOVE" Written By Bob Marley Remix by Bill Laswell Courtesy of Axiom/Island Records (ASCAP) All rights reserved "NO WOMAN, NO CRY" Written by Vincent Ford/Performed by Dean Fraser Published by Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd/Odnil Music, Ltd./ Blue Mountain Music, Ltd. (PRS). All rights for North and South America controlled and administered by Rykomusic, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights for the rest of the world controlled and administered by Rykomusic, Ltd. (PRS) Special Permission RAS Records "ZIMBABWE" Written by Bob Marley/Performed by Dean Fraser Published by Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd/Odnil Music, Ltd./ Blue Mountain Music, Ltd. (PRS). All rights for North and South America controlled and administered by Rykomusic, Inc. (ASCAP) All rights for the rest of the world controlled and administered by Rykomusic, Ltd. (PRS) Special Permission RAS Records "CIRCUMSTANCES" and "DESTINY" Written and Performed by Buju Banton (c) 1997 Songs of Polygram International, Inc./Germain Music/Gargamel Music (BMI) Used by Special Permission Buju Banton and Donovan Germaine Penthouse/VP Records "FORTUNES OF LOVE" Written by Suzanne Couch/Brian Jobson Anxious Music Publishing (BMI) Courtesy of Suzanne Couch and Brian Jobson "CHANTILLY LACE" Written by J.P. Richardson Used by Permission of Glad Music Co., Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Inc. "FILTHY" Written by H. Browne Produced by Danny Browne for Mainstreet Records Published by Dubplate Music (PRS) Used by Special Permission/Courtesy of Mainstreet Records "GIVE THEM THE RIDE" (Morgan Heritage Remix) Performed by Sizzla Written by Miguel Collins, Bobby Dixon and Clement Dodd Published by XTM Sounds Publishing (ASCAP)/Zaboughabi Music/ Crage Music/Jamrec Music Courtesy of the Royalty Network, Inc. "DAY-O" (The Banana Boat Song) Performed by Harry Belafonte Written by Irving Burgie and William Attawy Copyright(c) 1955; Renewed 1983 Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc.(ASCAP)/ Lord Burgess Music Publishing Company (ASCAP)/Dreamworks Songs(ASCAP) Worldwide rights for Lord Burgess Music Publishing Company and Dreamworks Songs Administered by Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved Used by Permission "ISLAND IN THE SUN" Written by Irving Burgie and Harry Belafonte Copyright (c) 1956; Renewed 1984 Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc. (ASCAP)/ Lord Burgess Music Publishing Company (ASCAP)/DreamWorks Songs (ASCAP)/ Clara Music Publishing Company (ASCAP) Worldwide rights for Lord Burgess Music Publishing Company and DreamWorks Songs administered by Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved Used by Permission NYABINGHI CHANTS Tafari Music Inc./JRTTR (PRS) "LIFE AND DEBT" Performed by Mutabaruka Written by Alan Hope (BMI) "BE STILL BABYLON" Written and Performed by Rolando E. McLean Yam Euphony Music Ltd./Warner Chapell Publishing/BMI By Special Permission Yami Bolo "FOOLS DIE" Written and Performed by Peter Tosh EMI Records Published by Mabrak Music By Special Permission Peter Tosh Estate "RAID THE BARN" Performed by Anthony B. Written by Richard Bell Published by Tamaljayo Publishing Inc. By Special Permission Startrail Records/VP Records Special Appearance: Buju Banton and Yami Bolo Archival Footage kindly provided by: Riot Footage and Jamaican Newscasts Courtesy of CVM, Jamaica Bretton Woods Conference Courtesy of The National Archives "Land of My Birth" and "Steppin" Courtesy of Saul Landau and Haskell Wexler. International Monetary Fund Meeting Courtesy of MacNeil Lehrer/WETA Hondurus Banana Plantation Footage Provided by APTN Jamaican Independence Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service, JA Color by Du Art Laboratory Negative Matchers-Immaculate Matching This film was made possible by the generous funding of: ITVS The Soros Documentary Fund John Simon Guggenheim Film Fellowship The National Endowment for the Arts The Rockefeller Foundation New York State Council on the Arts The Samuel Rubin Foundation The Paul Robeson Fund Edelman Family Fund The Solidago Foundation Special Thanks to the Many Angels : The Manley Family, Cedella Marley and family, The Couch Family, The Henzel Family, Michael Witter, Horace Levy and family, Elisa Chavez, Danielle Goodman and family, Bigga Chambers, Bob Marley Foundation, Jason Hall, Valdo and Ricky, Milton Walker, Mutabaruka, Yami Bolo and family, Buju Banton, Feonia Williams, Air Jamaica, Island Car Rentals, Terra Nova Hotel, Breezes, Treasure Beach Hotel, JAMPRO, Peter Martin Associates, The Hart's, Ras Ivi, KK, Crowing Rooster, Kurt Engfehr/Solarium, Alex Bingham, Tracey Baker, Williams Cole, Tynsi Lyons, Andreas Staka, Pat McKay, Bona Elswau, Heidi Schuster, Aaron Langley, Steven Starr, Jeffrey Posternak, David Greenwald, Kim Ives, Jim Mckay, Jim Brown, Jim Lyons, Rohan Henry, Global Exchange, Doreen Crujeiris, Jesper Haynes, Rob Kenner, Sarita Choudhury, Laurie Gunst, Leslie Fuchs-Obstfeld, Michele Hamilton, Nancy Jeffries, Carol Thomas, Mary Gunst, Ken Jacobs, Lise Engel, Nancy Baker, Reg. E.Gaines, Larry, Sylvia and Adam Black, Tim Sherry, Progressive Image Group, Irwin Young and colleagues at DuArt, Mark Polyocan and colleagues at The Tape House (special thanks), Special heartfelt gratitude to the interviewees who share the truth with such eloquence. A Tuff Gong Pictures Production (c) 2001 Stephanie Black All Rights Reserved
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