Directed by
| Brooklyn Sudano | ||
| Roger Ross Williams | ||
Cast
| Michael McKean | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Barbra Streisand | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Quincy Jones | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Elton John | ... | Self (voice) | |
| David L. Lander | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Dionne Warwick | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Johnny Carson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jimmie 'JJ' Walker | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Arsenio Hall | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Brooklyn Sudano | ... | Self | |
| Donna Summer | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Janis Joplin | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Merv Griffin | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Giorgio Moroder | ... | Self (voice) | |
| Josephine Baker | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Tom Snyder | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Mahalia Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Mimi Sommer | ... | Self (as Mimi Dohler) |
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Bruce Sudano | ... | Self |
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Neil Bogart | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Amanda Sudano | ... | Self (voice) (as Amanda Sudano Ramirez) | |
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Mary Ellen Gaines | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Ricky Gaines | ... | Self (voice) (as Ric Gaines) |
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Andrew Gaines | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Joyce Bogart Trabulus | ... | Self (voice) (as Joyce Trabulus) |
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Pete Bellotte | ... | Self (voice) |
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Susan Munao | ... | Self (voice) |
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Peter Mühldorfer | ... | Self (voice) |
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Mary Ellen Bernard | ... | Self (voice) |
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Bob Conti | ... | Self (voice) |
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Bobby Stewart | ... | Self (voice) |
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Onetta Johnson | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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David M | ... | Self (voice) (as David M.) |
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Jack Waddell | ... | Self (voice) |
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Helmuth Sommer | ... | Self (voice) |
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Dara Bernard | ... | Self (voice) |
| Peter Guber | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Dinah Shore | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Nancy Abraham | ... | executive producer |
| Brett Alperowitz | ... | executive producer |
| Michele Anthony | ... | executive producer |
| David Blackman | ... | producer |
| Christopher Clements | ... | producer |
| Marissa Torres Ericson | ... | line producer |
| Julie Goldman | ... | producer |
| Curt Gooch | ... | archival producer |
| Janne Gärtner | ... | Archival Producer |
| Lisa Heller | ... | executive producer |
| Carolyn Hepburn | ... | producer |
| Robert Komadina | ... | co-producer |
| Monte Lipman | ... | executive producer |
| Kendall Marianacci | ... | Archival Associate Producer |
| Geoff Martz | ... | co-executive producer |
| Bruce Resnikoff | ... | executive producer |
| Sara Rodriguez | ... | executive producer |
| Brooklyn Sudano | ... | executive producer |
| Bruce Sudano | ... | executive producer |
| J. Daniel Torres | ... | archival producer / co-producer |
| Roger Ross Williams | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Reggie Chelsom | ... | (as Reginald Chelsom) |
Editing by
| Enat Sidi | ||
| Jon Stray | ||
Sound Department
| Leslie Shatz | ... | Sound Designer & Re-Recording Mixer |
| Daniel Ward | ... | dialogue editor / sound effects editor |
Animation Department
| Jason Conradt | ... | design and animation |
| Carly Lieberman | ... | animator |
Editorial Department
| Steven Bozga | ... | archival consultant |
| Kevin Allen Caby | ... | on-line editor |
| Will Cox | ... | colorist |
| John S. Fisher | ... | additional editor (as John Steven Fisher) |
| Jessica Hinds | ... | Digital Intermediate Executive Producer |
| Soheil Khoshab | ... | Digital Intermediate Additional Online Editor |
| Ben Kiviat | ... | digital intermediate manager / on-line editor |
| Sandy Patch | ... | Digital Intermediate Technical Supervisor |
| Meagan Rodriguez | ... | post production supervisor |
| Jennifer Stamps | ... | assistant editor |
| Julia Sub | ... | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Jean Tsien | ... | consulting editor |
Music Department
| Sebastian Cruz | ... | musician |
| T. Griffin | ... | music |
| Joy Guidry | ... | musician |
| Dash Hammerstein | ... | Additional Music |
| Dashel Hammerstein | ... | Composer's Assistant / musician |
| Debora Lilavois | ... | music editor |
| Tracy McKnight | ... | music supervisor |
| Gretchen O'Neal | ... | music clearance: 818 Music Group |
| Elizabeth P.W. | ... | Additional Music / Composer's Assistant |
| Jay Rodriguez | ... | musician |
| Owen Sokoloff-Chubb | ... | Music Coordinator |
| Donna Summer | ... | singer |
| Kalia Vandever | ... | musician |
Additional Crew
| Naema Ahmed | ... | assistant |
| Brian Alexander | ... | Business and Legal Affairs |
| Craig Bankey | ... | Publicity |
| Emma Beedenbender | ... | assistant |
| Samantha Bloom | ... | Production Associate |
| Jonathan R Brown | ... | Production Intern |
| Mylo Butler | ... | Production Intern |
| Lisa Callif | ... | Clearance Counsel |
| Katherine Clary | ... | Production Intern |
| Lyndsi Cortese | ... | Production Intern |
| Abigail Dickinson | ... | Production Intern |
| Hannah Finamore-Rossler | ... | Production Associate |
| Paige Freeman | ... | Production Intern |
| Noni Grimes | ... | Production Intern |
| Stephen Han | ... | Production Intern |
| Rio Hito | ... | Production Intern |
| Ruby Hurlock | ... | assistant |
| Annie Imamura | ... | Publicity |
| Maiya Jannah | ... | Production Intern |
| Heba Bou Karroum | ... | Production Intern |
| Hannah Kasko | ... | Production Intern |
| Narkwor Kwabla | ... | Production Intern |
| Alejandra Leipen | ... | production assistant |
| Nour Massoud | ... | Production Intern |
| Gary E Schreiber | ... | Tax accountant |
| Michael Seltzer | ... | Business and Legal Affairs |
| Sergio Vitaliti | ... | Head of Finance: Polygram |
| Christian John Wikane | ... | Production Consultant |
| Cameron Xing | ... | Production Intern |
Thanks
| Jennifer Baltimore | ... | special thanks |
| Ulf Baumhackl | ... | special thanks |
| Pete Bellotte | ... | special thanks |
| Dara Bernard | ... | special thanks |
| Mary Ellen Bernard | ... | special thanks (as Mary Bernard Gaines) |
| Gina Delgado Biggs | ... | special thanks |
| Fredrick P. Bimbler | ... | special thanks |
| John Bozga | ... | special thanks |
| Steven Bozga | ... | special thanks |
| Joey Carvello | ... | special thanks |
| Adena Chawke | ... | special thanks |
| Bob Conti | ... | special thanks |
| Myrna Cook | ... | special thanks |
| Casper de Boer | ... | special thanks |
| Antoinette de Scheel | ... | special thanks |
| Else-Britt DeLong | ... | special thanks |
| Mimi Dohler | ... | special thanks |
| Rick Dohler | ... | special thanks |
| Brian Edwards | ... | special thanks |
| Marc Eliot | ... | special thanks |
| Denise Eppolito | ... | special thanks |
| Marty Erlichman | ... | special thanks |
| Joe Esposito | ... | special thanks (as Joe Bean Esposito) |
| David Foster | ... | special thanks |
| Linda Gaines | ... | special thanks |
| Ricky Gaines | ... | special thanks |
| Jody Gerson | ... | thanks |
| Jeffrey Harleston | ... | special thanks (as Jeff Harleston) |
| Alice Harris | ... | special thanks |
| Eddie Hokenson | ... | special thanks |
| Cecil Homes | ... | special thanks |
| Elton John | ... | special thanks |
| Roberta Kelly | ... | special thanks |
| Jayden King | ... | special thanks |
| Bob LaRosa | ... | special thanks |
| Maja Lutkins | ... | special thanks |
| David Magdael | ... | special thanks |
| Lawrence Mailloux | ... | special thanks |
| Barry Manilow | ... | special thanks |
| Mike McGlaflin | ... | special thanks |
| Rosemarie McGraw | ... | special thanks |
| Lilianna Moreira | ... | special thanks |
| Giorgio Moroder | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Muhldorfer | ... | special thanks |
| Boyd Muir | ... | special thanks |
| Susan Munao | ... | special thanks |
| Joy Murphy | ... | special thanks |
| Lucy Neale | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Omartian | ... | special thanks |
| Danny Peck | ... | special thanks |
| Johnny Perkins | ... | special thanks |
| Tracy Quinn | ... | special thanks |
| Amanda Sudano Ramirez | ... | special thanks |
| Bruce Resnikoff | ... | special thanks |
| Bruce Roberts | ... | special thanks |
| Gerry Rosenblatt | ... | special thanks |
| Kelly Rowland | ... | special thanks |
| Scott Schneider | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Seltzer | ... | special thanks |
| Kim Skalecki | ... | special thanks |
| Helmuth Sommer | ... | special thanks |
| Bobby Stewart | ... | special thanks |
| Barbra Streisand | ... | special thanks |
| David Teague | ... | special thanks |
| Don Terbush | ... | special thanks |
| Tim Touchton | ... | special thanks |
| Joyce Trabulus | ... | special thanks |
| Fabrizio Viti | ... | special thanks |
| Jack Waddell | ... | special thanks |
| Susan Weaving | ... | special thanks |
| Harry Weinger | ... | special thanks |
| Ron Williams | ... | special thanks |
| Jeanette Yancey | ... | special thanks |