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Directed by
Jesse Peretz

Written by
Whitney Peters

Executive Producers
Maura Minsky and Kristen Joiner

Producers
Andy Schefter and Julian Valdes

Associate Producer
Brenda Nieborsky

Director of Photography
Yaron Orbach

Edited by
Ron Len

Cast

Veronica Rebecca Borbe
Haley Tashelle Whyte
Jamal Woody Littlejohn
Dee Kamesia Stewart
Teacher Graham Fandrei
Jamal’s Crew #1 Gerald Jean-Baptiste
Jamal’s Crew #2 Lucien Adderley
Jamal’s Crew #3 Amadeus McCaskill
Haley’s Crew #1 Pascal Florestal
Haley’s Crew #2 Tamernesh Jarrett
Bathroom Extra Whitney Peters
Bathroom Extra Shaayna Slotkhin

Script Development
Meggan Lennon

Production Manager
Jonathan Kaany

Script Supervisors
Joycelyn Bejar
Melinda Tasken

1st Assistant Director
Doug Bruce

2nd Assistant Director
Lisandra Soto

1st Assistant Camera
Brett Frey

Assistant Camera
Billy Wells

Assistant Camera
Xabier Landa

Gaffer
Bob Cates

Best Boy Electric
Billy Watson

Swing
Cameron Boisseau

Key Grip
Chris Griffith

Best Boy Grip
James Blake

Production Designer
Dan Rogers

Prop Master
Gary Morgan

Art Department Assistant
Brian Meacham

Costume Supervisor
Mila Gonzalez

Costume Assistant
Paola Ospina

Make-Up
Carol Rebecca

Hair Stylist
Carol Raskin

Locations Manager
Diego Morales

Sound Mixers
Dave Wells
Ed Boharic

Boom Operator
Randell Parks

Music Supervisor
Morgan Lebus

Score by
Nathan Larson

Craft Services
Lisa Pellechio

Set Production Assistants
Angelo Santana
Lisa Gonzalez
Guillermo Martinez

Director’s Assistant
Lisa Melodia

Behind The Scenes Videographer
Jesse Epstein

Behind The Scenes Assistant
Zazzy Vargas

Police Officer
Ray Shipman

Casting by
Unique Casting

Interns

Dannia Alfonso Production
Ben Van Balen Sound
Natalia Barnes Craft Services
Lauren Cohen Make-Up
Lizz del Mar Florival Wardrobe
Teresa Gavidia Grip
Kaitlin Gwynn Art
Simone Nibbs Camera
Alvero Noguera Production
Max O’Kane Craft Services
Allison Wyatt Art

Post-Production Supervisors
Rachel Tsutsumi and Sonya Wells

Music Credits
“Put Your Records On” performed by Corinne Bailey Rae
Written by Corinne Bailey Rae, Robert Beck John and Steven Chrisanthou
Courtesy of EMI Records ltd
Used by Permission of Good Groove

“Hair Down” performed by Deemi
Produced by Teraike “Chris Styles” Crawford & Hailey “Silent” Campbell for Dangerous LLC
Lyrics Written & Arranged by Tahu “Deemi” Aponte and Jeffrey Urkill Rumph
Courtesy of Dangerous LLC
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film and TV Licensing

Film Provided by
Eastman Kodak
Camera Equipment provided by
Cine Video Tech
Food provided by
T.V. Dinners
Light and grip equipment provided by
Unique
Courier
90 Minutes
Production supplies
Anytime Rentals
Sound Equipment and Walkies
Moving Pics
Truck & Van Rental
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
EZ Rent-A-Car
Dollar Rent A Car

Film to tape transfers
PostWorks, New York

Final Transfer
Mad.House

Scenarios USA and this film are made possible with funding by:

Compton Foundation, Inc.
Ford Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
David Koepp
Edward S. Moore Family Foundation
The Moriah Fund
The TJX Foundation, Inc.
Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation
The Mary Wolhford Foundation
The Wellspring Foundation

Scenarios USA 2006 Production Fund Committee:

Armstrong Communication Systems, Inc.
Michael Buscemi
Jonathan and Brett Cortell
Robert and Merrill Drillings
Donna Marie Fischetto
Beth Fredrick
Anastasia and Brian Heeger
Karama Horne
Elizabeth and Jonathan Hoseman
Nick and Cyndi Katz
Elaine Kramer
Nancy Lynches
JoAnne Meyers
Amy Richards
Julie Salamon and William Abrams
Kwame Smalls
Susan Smiley
Ayaka Suzuki and Steve DeLuca
Michael Waxman

Real Deal Participating Miami-Dade County Public Schools & Organizations:
Coral Gables High School
Dr. Michael M. Krop High School
Hialeah Senior High School
Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School
John A. Ferguson Senior High School
MAST Academy
Miami Carol City Senior High School
Miami Killian Senior High School
Miami Senior High School

Special Thanks
Pat, Adrienne, and Tyler Peters
Adrianne Rodriguez
Adwoa Agyeman
Alexandra Schefter
Alice Wu
Alison Maclean
Ana Mederos-Blanco
Azalia Vargas
Barbara Jordan
Charlotte Seward
Clyde Stevens
Crystal Plati
Dan Earl
Daphne Sicre
David Frankel
David Rojas
David Wells
Derek Grabski
Ed Arenas
Egon Stephan JR
Erica Duncan
Estefania and Carlos Rosso
Estefania Mai
Frances Kissling
Gary Graff
Geoff DeMoss
Graham Fandrei
Harvey Burstein
Hayli Halper
Heisel Alvarez
Ileana Rodriguez
Jeff Peel
Jeremy Pena
Jerry Blohm
Jesse Peretz
Jose and Lourdes Abadin
Karen Sutton
Katherine Sanoja
Kenneth McDonald
Keven Duffy
Lilia Garcia
Luis Hernandez and Don Finefrock and Ella
Marica Chacona
Marie Ramirez de Arellano
Mark Duncan
Meghan Hauptli
Mike Savitz
Nefertiti Ross
Noemi Ochoa
Patty Getker
Raymond at Continental Film Labs
Reynaldo Lopez
Reverend Earl Kooperkamp
Rick Jones
Robert Cerda
Robert Craddock
Robert Parente
Seth Bellaff
Taiyyab Zaman
Tom Fisher
Tyrone West
Vanessa Gonzalez
Verena Faden
Victor Lopez
William Pierce
Yvette Perdomo
Yvonne Ruggiero

Anytime Production Rentals
Cine Video Tech
City of Miami
Eastman Kodak
Ellen Jacoby Casting
MAST Academy Staff and Student Body
Miami Film Commission
Miami-Dade County Public School District
Moving Picture Electronics Service
Resident of Irvington Avenue
Shoot Florida
T.V. Dinners
Unique Producer Service

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