Unchained Memories: Readings From the Slave Narratives
Brief Synopsis
Various African-American actors come together to read excerpts from first-hand accounts of slave life collected during the 1936-1938 Federal Writers' Project.
Cast & Crew
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Thomas Lennon
Director
Oprah Winfrey
Terence Blanchard
Performer
Angela Bassett
Courtney B. Vance
Robert Guillaume
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2003
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 15m
Synopsis
Various African-American actors come together to read excerpts from first-hand accounts of slave life collected during the 1936-1938 Federal Writers' Project.
Cast
Oprah Winfrey
Terence Blanchard
Performer
Angela Bassett
Courtney B. Vance
Robert Guillaume
Ossie Davis
Alfre Woodard
Roger Guenveur Smith
Venida Evans
Narrator
Whoopi Goldberg
Roscoe Lee Browne
Ruby Dee
Michael Boatman
Martine Bertoni
Narrator
Cedric Turner
Narrator
Don Cheadle
Sandra Daley
Jasper Mcgruder
Narrator
Ruben Santiago-hudson
John Henry Cox
Narrator
Samuel L. Jackson
Jasmine Guy
Latanya Richardson
Vanessa Williams
Cch Pounder
Crew
Luis Acosta
Production
Kari Albert
Production Manager
Gillian Albinski
Props
Steve Albrecht
Video
Dean Andersen
Stage Manager
Don Anderson
Videotape Operator
Rick Anderson
Gaffer
Carrie Angland
Makeup
Allan Apone
Makeup
Charles Barnett
Song Performer
Edward C Bartell
Gaffer
Geof Bartz
Editor
Joe Bartz
Editor
Phil Beard
Gaffer
Ira Berlin
Advisor
Sara Bernstein
Production Associate
Terence Blanchard
Music Composer
Donna Brown-guillaume
Executive Producer
Bill Byrne
Video
Mrs. Sidney Carter
Song Performer
Marietta Carter-narcisse
Makeup
Courtney Cascille
Makeup
J R Chappell
Audio
Michael Chin
Cinematographer
Ryan Clemons
Swing
Robert Cole
Assistant Camera
Sally Jo Connor
Assistant Director
Sophie Constantinou
Director Of Photography
Sophie Constantinou
Camera
Ephraim Corter
Song Performer
Jim Cote
Grip
Heather Cottrell
Production Supervisor
John Davis
Song Performer
John Davis
Song Performer ("Hard Times In Ol' Virginia")
John M Davis
Music Editor
Anna Delanzo
Sound
Tara Denise
Lighting Director
Doug Donald
Sound
Wes Dorman
Camera
Rob Doumitt
Gaffer
James Dunford
Grip
Jerret Engle
Production Manager
Christian Epps
Gaffer
Caroline Eselin
Wardrobe
Corey Folta
Music Engineer
Dan Foster
Props
Daniel Freed
Researcher
Lana Garland
Associate Producer
Henry Louis Gates
Advisor
Liz Gazzano
Producer
Sarah George
Production Manager
Dolores Givens
Wardrobe
Dolores Givens
Makeup
Mariusz Glabinski
Assistant Sound Editor
Jacqueline Glover
Producer
Sara Gold
Production Manager
Renia Green
Hair
Robert Greene
Photography
Andrea Greer
Script Supervisor
Marlena Grzaslewicz
Sound Editor
Christopher S Hall
Camera
Diane Hamilton
Researcher
Kevin Hamm
Grip
Mark Jonathan Harris
Writer
Beth Harrison
Associate Producer
Jim Hawkins
Sound
Clive Helfet
Graphic Designer
Lisa Heller
Producer
Stacey Hempel
Audio
Tysuela Hill
Makeup
Aaron Holloway
Grip
James Oliver Horton
Advisor
Charles R Hunt
Sound
Kyra Ivanoff
Production Manager
Samuel L. Jackson
Song Performer
Catherine Jelski
Script Supervisor
Timothy Johnson
Makeup
Bessie Jones
Song Performer
Courtney Jones
Grip
John Kelleher
On-Line Editor
Kim Kimbell
Hair
Eileen Mack Knight
Casting Director
Eileen Mack Knight
Casting Consultant
Michel Larue
Song Performer
Thomas Lennon
Producer
Lorna Littleway
Dialect Coach
Peter Mallamo
Grip
Nichelle Malone Young
Hair
Jim Mansen
Sound
Michael S Martin
Props
Bob Mcgowan
Production
Jasper Mcgruder
Song Performer
Laura Mckellar
Assistant Editor
Marcy R Mckenzie
Production Assistant
Shaina Merchant
Production Assistant
Mara Mlyn
Production Assistant
Allen Moore
Cinematographer
Bill Moore
Gaffer
Richard Mort
Camera
Kevin Murphy
Swing
William Nelson
Researcher
Sheila Nevins
Executive Producer
Irma Norris
Location Manager
Jorin Ostroska
Props
Oneita Parker
Wardrobe
William Patterson
Score Recording
Charles L Perdue
Advisor
Bruce Perlman
Sound
Aliesh D Pierce
Makeup
Amanda Pollak
Producer
Sean Post
Lighting Director
Mark Rainsford
Gaffer
Don Rebic
Original Music
Michael Riley
Sound
Paul Robeson
Song Performer
Steven Roca
Researcher
Erich Roland
Cinematographer
Jim Rolin
Video
Leani Rose
Makeup
Sally Roy
Production Manager
Tony Salgado
Video
Melissa Sanders
Art Department
Anthony Savini
Assistant Camera
Bruce Schultz
Swing
Mike Shen
Assistant Editor
Lynn Sisco
Script Supervisor
Rebecca Sitty
Assistant Camera
Doug Smith
Grip
Steven R Smith
Sound
John Snipes
Song Performer
Craig Sommerer
Videotape Operator
Ira Spiegel
Sound Editor
Patricia Lee Stotter
Original Score
Anjali Sundaram
Assistant Camera
Kay Sweeney
Script Supervisor
Tani Sylvester
Production Assistant
Angie Thomas
Wardrobe
Sasumo Tokunaw
Sound
John Torcassi
Director Of Photography
Julia Tortolani
Art Department
Dennis Towns
Sound
Cort Tramontin
Animator
F. Scott Trimble
Grip
Jill Tufts
Assistant Camera
Cedric Turner
Song Performer
James Turner
Grip
Anna Vavloukis
Producer
Anne Verschoor
Assistant Editor
Peter Waggoner
Sound Mixer
Andre Walker
Hair
Margaret Washington
Advisor
Juliet Weber
Coproducer
Juliet Weber
Editor
Reggie Wells
Makeup
Kinsey West
Song Performer
Vanessa Williams
Song Performer
Schawannah Wright
Associate Producer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2003
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 15m