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Seeking: Mapping Our Gullah Geechee Story (2023) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Julie Dash

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Julie Dash

Cast (in credits order)  

Brady Carpenter ... Middle School Boy 1
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Alvarado Michael Alvarado ... Priest
Toochukwu T.C. Anyachonkeya ... Blacksmith / Enslaved Laborer / Mbudiaye Man #1
Cynthia Bledsoe Cynthia Bledsoe ... White Woman Abolitionist / Servant / Cook
Nicolas Call Nicolas Call ... Native American Deerhunter #3
Drew Daise Drew Daise ... Little Brother
Ja'Katelyn Daniels Ja'Katelyn Daniels ... Girl Seeker #1 Tabby Ruins
Jeremiah Daniels Jeremiah Daniels ... Seeker Boy #2 / African Child #4
Sekhu Gentle Sekhu Gentle ... Native American Deerhunter #2 (as Chief Se'Khu Hadjo Gentle)
Ciara Grant Ciara Grant ... Gullah Boy Mother
Sara Green Sara Green ... Grandma / Gullah Woman #2 VO
William Green William Green ... Community Elder Man #1
Tye Greene Tye Greene ... Mbudiaye Man #4 / Black African Conquistador #2
Olivia Jeffrey Olivia Jeffrey ... Middle School Girl #3
James Johnson James Johnson ... Community Elder Man #2 / Shoemaker / Mbudiaye Man #2
Mary Johnson Mary Johnson ... Community Elder Woman #2
Mercy Kinsey Mercy Kinsey ... Enslaved Runaway Indigo Worker #2
Anna-Li Livingston Anna-Li Livingston ... Seeker Girl #2 / African Child #3
Ananda Lo Ananda Lo ... Enslaved Laborer / Quiltmaker / Barber
Arielle Lynard Arielle Lynard ... Middle School Girl #1
Zion Hasan Mackins ... Enslaved Runaway Indigo Worker #1 / Mbudiaye Man #3 / Carpenter (as Zion Mackins)
Joseph Miller Joseph Miller ... Spanish Conquistador
Fleming Moore ... Gerardus Mercator / English Settler
John Flemming Moore John Flemming Moore ... English Settler / Gerardus Mercator
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine ... Luba Initiator
Jesse Parker-Boatwright Jesse Parker-Boatwright ... Concrete Mixer Tabby #1 / Porter
Ernest Parks Ernest Parks ... Boatman / Blacksmith / Enslaved Laborer / Gullah Man #2 VO
Hanif Simmons Hanif Simmons ... Black African Conquistador #1
Kennedy Smalls Kennedy Smalls ... Concrete Mixer Tabby #3 / Footman
Michael Smith Michael Smith ... Community Elder Man #3 / Carpenter / Gullah Man VO / Field Cries VO
Saundra Smith Saundra Smith ... Community Elder Woman #1 / Concrete Mixer Tabby #2 / Gullah Woman VO / Field Cries VO
Emery Tillman Emery Tillman ... Seeker Boy #1 / African Child #2
Esther Tupou Esther Tupou ... Middle School Girl #2
Zoey Vatekeh Zoey Vatekeh ... Indigo Worker / Enslaved Laborer
Jamir Vega ... Gullah Boy Seeker / African Child #1
Hogan Wareham Hogan Wareham ... Middle School Boy #2
Richard Warren Richard Warren ... Mbudiaye Man #5
Larry Yazzie ... Native American Teacher / Native American Deerhunter #1

Produced by 

Edward Beckford ... Consulting Producer
Mishka Brown ... executive producer / producer
Terence Nance ... executive producer
Nanette Nelms ... executive producer / producer
Jenn Nkiru ... executive producer
Seika Paradeis ... co-producer
Rachel Watanabe-Batton ... producer
Peter Wentworth ... line producer
Bradford Young ... executive producer

Music by 

Tamar-kali

Cinematography by 

Bradford Young

Editing by 

Melissa Huffsmith
Stefani Saintonge

Casting By 

Winsome Sinclair

Production Design by 

Akin McKenzie

Art Direction by 

Emmeline Wilks-Dupoise

Set Decoration by 

Christell Holmes
Yesenia Lomeli ... (2nd Set Decorator)

Costume Design by 

David F. Zambrana

Makeup Department 

Stacy Gray ... hair department head
Lisa P. Jones ... makeup department head
Brittney Watson ... key hair stylist
Ashley Webb ... key makeup artist

Production Management 

Cheryl Ye Han Wong ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Michael Alvarado ... assistant director

Art Department 

Alexis Broome ... set dresser
Gino Fortebuono ... assistant property master
Eric Praileau ... Scenic Carpenter
Rebecca Spiro ... property master

Sound Department 

Alcaraz Baxter Assiz ... foley recordist
Tomás Becú ... post sound producer
Rosario Cavoti ... foley artist
Lucas Clyde ... sound mixer
Nahuel De Camillis ... re-recording coordinator
Alejandro Di Rienzo ... re-recording mixers
Emiliano Federici ... re-recording mixers
Gastón Federici ... re-recording mixers
Pablo Daniel Gutiérrez ... sound editor / supervising sound editor
Emiliano Mattos ... foley editor
Matias Torraca ... dialogue editor / sound editor

Visual Effects by 

Marketa Fulinova ... 2D artist
Jan Heusler ... 2D senior artist
Frantisek Hradecky ... 3D artist
Dalibor Janda ... 2D artist
Lukas Jurasek ... Data Management
John Loughlin ... VFX Director
Matej Pospisil ... mp senior artist
Martin Ruizl ... 3D senior artist
Rasto Simocko ... visual effects supervisor
Mirek Suchomel ... 2D artist
Bil Thompson ... On-Set VFX Supervisor
Ondrej Veronek ... 2d artist
Jan Vseticek ... visual effects producer
Jiri Zdarsky ... Data Management

Camera and Electrical Department 

Rob 'Smitty' Smith ... gaffer
Rob Agulo ... A Cam First Assistant Camera
Edward Beckford ... drone operator
Daniel Bigsy Biggs ... 3rd electric
Alex Felder ... best grip
Nigel Hoc Gaillard ... 3rd grip
Ja'rel Ivory ... Best Electric
Damon Meledones ... digital imaging technician
Jeff Polina ... A Cam Second Assistant Camera
Che Roacher ... key grip
Tj Scheidecker ... swing
Nick Theriot ... Loader
Xavier Thompson ... steadicam operator
Spencer Wilson ... B Cam First Assistant Camera
D'Onjre Young ... B Cam Second Assistant Camera

Casting Department 

Cailah Hicklin ... Local Casting Associate
Rebecca Tucker ... Local Casting
Traci Runcie Williams ... Assistant Casting Director

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Paradise Franklin ... costume supervisor
Jeffrey Hall ... Costume Shopper / costume supervisor
Melynda Loomis ... Costume Assistant
Laura Pare ... Tailor
Hanif Simmons ... Assistant to Costume Designer

Editorial Department 

Rochelle Brown ... vp of sales: entertainment
Kyle Casey ... Finishing Producer
Nick Gammon ... associate producer for color correction and conform
Joe Gawler ... senior colorist and partner
Andrew Minogue ... mastering technician
Elizabeth Niles ... Executive Producer
Alec Perez ... conform artist
Malu Rodriguez ... post producer
Damien Vandercruyssen ... colorist

Location Management 

Ron Tucker ... location manager / location scout

Script and Continuity Department 

Josh Kirkland ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Curtis Ferguson ... driver
Linda Garvin ... driver
Scott Reid ... Honeywagon Driver

Additional Crew 

Whitney Anderson ... production coordinator
Jessica Cochran ... Office Production Assistant
Mike Davis ... Archival Research
Mike Davis ... archival researcher
Frank Flemming ... Animal Wrangler
Soleighta Fortune ... production assistant
Jeanette Guinn ... Covid Compliance Officer
Jennifer Kliner ... production coordinator
Sam Kukuk ... Key Production Assistant
Aesha Mcnair ... production assistant
Stefanie Nagid ... Animal Wrangler
Ernest Parks ... Assistant to Julie Dash
Kyle Paulk ... Basecamp Production Assistant
Kendall Pearce ... production accountant
Daniel Rich ... production assistant
Bob Rosamond ... set medic
Samuel Smith ... production assistant
Amante White ... production assistant
Lamarcus Williams Jr. ... Security

Thanks 

Daron Calhoun ... thanks
Beaufort County ... thanks
Charleston County ... special thanks
Jonathan Green ... special thanks
Muamba Jimmy Ilunga ... thanks
Kim Long ... special thanks
Angel Oak Park ... thanks
Bernard E. Powers Jr. ... thanks
Widgeon Point Preserve ... thanks
Victoria Smalls ... thanks

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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