The Book Of Negroes (2015) - Credits and Details

The Book Of Negroes Credits and Details

Episodes
	Episode #1.1 A young girl is taken from her home in Africa and forced on a treacherous journey to America.	February 16, 2015
	Episode #1.2 Aminata, now grown beautiful, healthy, and literate, is the flower of Robinson Appleby's Indigo plantation. After several seasons of deflecting Appleby's advances,...	February 16, 2015
	Episode #1.3 Aminata travels to New York with his Jewish owner and takes the opportunity to run during the confusion of the American Revolution. She gains respect in her community...	February 17, 2015
	Episode #1.4 The Book of Negroes is born. Animata documents all Negroes' passages to freedom from New York to Nova Scotia. She enlists many with no judgment. When her time comes to...	February 17, 2015
	Episode #1.5 Racial tensions run high with Aminata's employer, adding fuel to the fire. Animata has found her husband alive once more, and they make a pact never to part again.	February 18, 2015
	Episode #1.6 Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.	February 18, 2015

Directed by
	Clement Virgo
Written by
	Lawrence Hill	...	novel / written by
	Clement Virgo	...	written by
Cast
	Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor	...	Aminata Diallo (6 episodes) (as Aunjanue Ellis)
	Lyriq Bent	...	Chekura Tiano (5 episodes)
	Ben Chaplin	...	Cpt. John Clarkson (4 episodes)
	Allan Hawco	...	Solomon Lindo (4 episodes)
	Greg Bryk	...	Robertson Appleby (3 episodes)
	Shailyn Pierre-Dixon	...	Young Aminata (3 episodes)
	Siyabonga Xaba	...	Young Chekura (2 episodes) (as Siya Xaba)
	Sandra Renee Caldwell	...	Georgia (2 episodes) (as Sandra Caldwell)
	Antonio David Lyons	...	Happy Jack (2 episodes)
	Robin Smith	...	William King (2 episodes)
	Cara Ricketts	...	Bertilda (2 episodes)
	Dwain Murphy	...	Claiborne (2 episodes)
	Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Sam Fraunces (2 episodes)
	Armand Aucamp	...	Lieutenant Waters (2 episodes)
	Kyle M. Hamilton	...	Elijah (2 episodes)
	Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Daddy Moses (2 episodes)
	Andile Gumbi	...	Mamadu
	Nondumiso Tembe	...	Fanta
	Thishiwe Ziqubu	...	Sira
	Clayton Evertson	...	D'Silva
	Aubrey Poo	...	Biton
	Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele	...	Sanu (as Zethu Dlomo)
	Anele Matoti	...	Hanif
	Tuks Tad Lungu	...	Rono (as T.A. Dereck Lungu)
	Karabo Mokhachana	...	Abiba (as Karabo Mokhachane)
	Jerry Mofokeng	...	The Djeli
	Desmond Dube	...	Fomba
	James Gracie	...	First White Man (as James Alexander)
	Nick Boraine	...	Slaveship Doctor
	Thembekile Komani	...	Deranged Man (as Thembikile Komani)
	Amy Louise Wilson	...	Rosa Lindo
	Erica Wessels	...	Mrs. Scott
	Trudy van Rooy	...	Mrs. Scott's Wet Nurse
	Jeremy Akerman	...	Field Surgeon
	Lemogang Tsipa	...	Canvas Town Freddy
	Mouna Traoré	...	Rosetta (as Mouna Traore)
	Gharrett Patrick Paon	...	Rebel Boy (as Gharrett Paon)
	Chris April	...	Canvas Town Old Man
	Garrow Hill-Stotsky	...	Broadway Patriot
	Adrian Collins	...	Militia Warrior #1
	Bjorn Steinbach	...	Militia Warrior #2
	Myriam Makhala	...	Bertilda's Baby
	Ira Henderson	...	American Hooligan
	David Rossetti	...	British Officer
	Matt Fletcher-MacDonald	...	Rebel Warrior (as Matt MacDonald)
	Liam Cyr	...	Amputated Soldier
	Mark Collins	...	Militia soldier (as Mark Steven Collins)
	Luke Tyler	...	Drunk Rebel
	Rick Roberts	...	General Washington
	Joris Jarsky	...	Dockyard Bounty Hunter
	David Christoffel	...	General Sir Guy Carleton
	Deon Lotz	...	New York Justice of the Peace
	Tenika Davis	...	Sanu's Daughter
	Shanice Banton	...	Emily
	Rachael Crawford	...	Sarrah
	Philip Akin	...	John Cartwright
	Michael Xavier	...	Joe Mason
	Dayo Ade	...	Prince
	Wendy Gray	...	Book Signing Woman #1
	Luwanna Fagan	...	Book Signing Woman #2
	Garth Johnson	...	Book Signing Man
	Brian Heighton	...	American Ship's Officer
	Atandwa Kani	...	New York Jail Guard
	Christopher Shore	...	Deputy Quartermaster
	Lily Jean Oliver	...	Bertilda's Daughter Sara
	Hugh Cape	...	British Ship's Officer
	Gary Levert	...	Slave Catcher
	Joel Thomas Hynes	...	Matthew Witherspoon
	Stephan James	...	Cummings Shakspear
	Matt Ward	...	Jason Wood
	Meredith MacNeill	...	Judith Palmer
	Jane Alexander	...	Maria
	Hugh Thompson	...	Constable Theodore Barnes
	Jennifer Kydd	...	Annapolis Court Clerk
	Kevin Kincaid	...	Shelburne Auctioneer
	Dale Bellefontaine	...	Shelburne White Labuorer
	Novalea Buchan	...	Birchtown Woman in Chruch (as Novalee Bucha)
	Mike Chandler	...	Shelburne Merchant
	Gavin Liddel	...	Jason's Boss
	Dan MacDonald	...	Drunk Rioter
	Ned the Dog	...	Hungry Dog
	Rorisang Motuba	...	May Diallo (as Rori Mortuba)
	Danny Keough	...	Dr. Danny Falconbridge
	David Butler	...	William Armstrong
	Nicholas Pauling	...	William Wilberforce (as Nick Pauling)
	Daniel Fox	...	Samuel York
	Anthony Oseyemi	...	Dante
	Mark Elderkin	...	Stanley Hastings
	Francis Chouler	...	Neil Park
	Fana Mokoena	...	Allasane
	Mohammed Ismail	...	Freetown Coffle Leader
	Sylvia Mdunyelwa	...	Salvation Village Elder
	Vizuri Modjadi	...	Sierra Leone Coffle Young Girl
	Freddy Djanabia	...	Coffle's Translator
	Paul Bakashala	...	Freetown Coffle Boy
Uncredited Cast
	Douglas Brannen	...	British Red Coat (2 episodes)
Produced by
	Roberto Biagi	...	co-producer
	Damon D'Oliveira	...	executive producer / producer
	Adam Friedlander	...	co-producer
	Justin Giallonardo	...	associate producer
	Margaret Harrison	...	line producer
	Daniel Iron	...	executive producer
	Bill Niven	...	executive producer
	Margaret O'Brien	...	executive producer
	Aeschylus Poulos	...	co-producer
	Lance Samuels	...	executive producer
	Carrie Stein	...	executive producer
	Clement Virgo	...	executive producer / producer
Original Music by
	Philip Miller
Special Effects by
	Flip Bester	...	special effects coordinator
	Mxolisi Alfred Mkhutshwa	...	special effects technician
	Antony Stone	...	special effects supervisor
	Daniel Betti	...	special effects assistant
	Mark Ahee	...	special effects coordinator: snow effects
	Ben Borean	...	special effects
Visual Effects by
	Kevin Chandoo	...	visual effects supervisor
	Hardave Grewal	...	visual effects artist
	Brett Landon	...	senior compositor
	Hilton Treves	...	visual effects supervisor
	Brent Whitmore	...	compositing supervisor
	Joel LeLièvre	...	visual effects supervisor
Stunts
	George Bailey	...	assistant stunt supervisor
	Armando De Leca	...	stunt performer
	Angelica Lisk-Hann	...	fight coordinator / stunt coordinator / supervising stunt coordinator
	Bart Lovett	...	stunt performer
	Tuks Tad Lungu	...	stunt performer: stunts
	Kundai Murapa	...	stunt performer
	Antony Stone	...	stunt coordinator
	Chalatsane Kabelo	...	stunt performer: African capture
	Douglas Brannen	...	British red coat
	Zach Tovey	...	stunt performer
	Ian Williamson	...	stunt performer
	Kyle Mitchell	...	stunt performer: Trampled Man
	Marlon Braaf	...	stunt performer

Additional Info
Premiere:	February 16, 2015
DVD Release:	April 7, 2015
Country:
Distributor:	Universal Studios
Websites:

Ratings
7.8 / 10

Alternate Titles
Someone Knows My Name

Production Companies
Conquering Lion Pictures
Out of Africa Entertainment

Distributors
Black Entertainment Television (BET) (2015) (United States) (TV)
YouTube (United States) (VOD) (video)

Filming Locations
Cape Town, South Africa
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada (Harbor scenes)
Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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