Ailey
94 mins
Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life, this immersive portrait follows a man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, determined to build one that would.
Robert Battle
Himself
Rennie Harris
Himself
Darrin Ross
Himself
Don Martin
Himself
Mary Barnett
Herself
Linda Kent
Herself
George Faison
Himself
William Hammond
Himself
Sylvia Waters
Herself
Sarita Allen
Herself
Masazumi Chaya
Himself
Daniel Bernard Roumain
Original Music Composer
Naiti Gámez
Director of Photography
Saoirse Hahn
Researcher
Rebecca Kent
Archival Footage Coordinator
Darrin Ross
Additional Music
William Bentley
Post-Production Manager
Bernard Ellouk
Production Assistant
Sultana Isham
Additional Music
Minna Choi
Additional Music
Cory Smith
Assistant Editor
Ally Southwood-Smith
Additional Editing
Lillie Fleshler
Production Assistant
Amanda Lalezarian
Production Assistant
Jamila Wignot
Producer
Al Malonga
Production Design
Tony Hsieh
Executive Producer
Lauren DeFilippo
Producer
Jamila Wignot
Director
Emily Blavatnik
Executive Producer
Nancy Blachman
Co-Executive Producer
Sarah Blachman
Co-Executive Producer
Amanda Pollak
Executive Producer
Kathryn Everett
Executive Producer
Matt Gottesfeld
Associate Producer
Mimi Pham
Executive Producer
Judy Kinberg
Executive Producer
Roberto Grande
Executive Producer
Patty Quillin
Co-Executive Producer
Annukka Lilja
Editor
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Michael Kantor
Executive Producer