America's Dream (1996)
1h 37m
Running Time
February 17, 1996Release Date
America's Dream (1996)
1h 37m
Running Time
February 17, 1996Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Made especially for the HBO cable network, this well-wrought feature is comprised of three short stories by three noted black American authors, each of which is directed by a respected black director.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Danny Glover
Silas (segment 'Long Black Song') / Executive Producer
Wesley Snipes
George Du Vaul (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Lorraine Toussaint
Philomena (segment 'The Reunion')
Tate Donovan
David (segment 'Long Black Song')
Norman D. Golden II
Aaron (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Susanna Thompson
Beth Ann (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Jasmine Guy
Elna Du Vaul (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Tina Lifford
Sarah (segment 'Long Black Song')
Carl Lumbly
Cal (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Bennet Guillory
Willie (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Danny Kamin
Mr. Harper (segment 'Long Black Song')
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
Lara (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Timothy Carhart
Prof. Daniel (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Summer Ross Jefferson
Young Philomena #1 (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Miss Williams (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Winter Elaine Jefferson
Young Philomena #2 (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Amanda Addison
Young Beth Ann (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Kevin Jamal Woods
Clyde (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Ruth Beckford
Mrs. McClaren (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Yolanda King
Mrs. Crawford (segment 'The Boy Who Painted Christ Black')
Douglas Cunningham
Drummer
Angelo Corrao
Editor
Paris Barclay
Director
Bill Duke
Director
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Director
Maya Angelou
Story
Ron Stacker Thompson
Writer / Co-Producer
Ashley Tyler
Writer / Co-Producer
Richard Wright
Story
David Knoller
Producer
C. Cory M. McCrum-Abdo
Associate Producer
F.A. Miller
Line Producer / Unit Production Manager
Patrice Rushen
Original Music Composer
Karl Herrmann
Director of Photography
Monty DeGraff
Editor
Michael Schultz
Editor
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Anthony Cowley
Production Design
Susan Mina Eschelbach
Set Decoration
Winnie D. Brown
Costume Design
Abiiba Howell
Makeup Artist
Kenneth Walker
Hair Designer
Phil Hardage
Assistant Director
Jono Oliver
Assistant Director
Hugh Conlon
Construction Coordinator
Mace Matiosian
Supervising Sound Editor
Jerry Trent
Foley
Scarlett McAlister
Stunts
Bob Greene
Still Photographer
Rick Tiedeman
Steadicam Operator
Virginia S. Ellsworth
Music Editor
Robin Katz
Music Editor
Dan Henley
Picture Car Coordinator
Paula Barrett-Barbier
Script Supervisor
John Henrik Clarke
Story
Leigh Webb
Assistant Director
Lance Cheatham
Leadman
Dennis Collins
Lead Painter
Jim Matheson
Set Dressing Artist
Nyla Pickett
Art Department Coordinator
Robert L. Thompson
Construction Foreman
Veda Campbell
Sound Mixer
Jeff Gersh
Sound Editor
Ashley Harvey
Sound Editor
Auaud Natboo
Cableman
Guy Tsujimoto
Sound Editor
Thomas Alcala
Camera Operator
Cheryl Clarson
Electrician
Peter Clarson
Gaffer
Phill Fulton
Grip
Jason Knee
Grip
Joseph C. Ogg Jr.
Best Boy Electric
Andy Stefanek
Electrician
Carl D. Stitt
Grip
Jon Yirak
First Assistant Camera
Mike Perkins
Casting
Johnny G. Jones
Post Production Assistant
Philip Pucci
Assistant Editor
Anthony Scott
Assistant Editor
Jean Henley
Location Manager
Randal Shaun Hueston
Location Manager
Shawn Hueston
Location Manager
Robert L. Davis
Transportation Captain
Ricky Johnson
Transportation Coordinator
Melissa Brown
Craft Service
Dorothy Sidwell
Production Coordinator
Carolyn McDonald
Executive Producer
Michael P. Henning
Boom Operator
Brian Whitley
First Assistant Director
Details.
Wiki.
America's Dream is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Bill Duke, and Paris Barclay, and written by Ron Stacker Thompson and Ashley Tyler. It is based on the short stories "Long Black Song" by Richard Wright, "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black" by John Henrik Clarke, and "The Reunion" by Maya Angelou. The film stars Danny Glover, Wesley Snipes, Lorraine Toussaint, Tate Donovan, Norman D. Golden II, Susanna Thompson and Jasmine Guy. It premiered on HBO on February 17, 1996.
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