Directed by
| Bao Nguyen | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| Lionel Richie | ... | Self | |
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Harriet Sternberg | ... | Self - Head of Creative Services, Kragen & Co |
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Wendy Rees | ... | Self - Creative Services, Kragen & Co |
| Harry Belafonte | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
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Steven Ivory | ... | Self - Music Journalist |
| Ken Kragen | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Quincy Jones | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
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Larry Klein | ... | Self - Producer, American Music Awards |
| Cyndi Lauper | ... | Self | |
| Bruce Springsteen | ... | Self | |
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David Breskin | ... | Self - Author, 'We Are The World' Book |
| Kenny Loggins | ... | Self | |
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Humberto Gatica | ... | Self - Recording Engineer |
| Huey Lewis | ... | Self | |
| Smokey Robinson | ... | Self | |
| Tom Bähler | ... | Self - Vocal Arranger | |
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Bob Dickinson | ... | Self - Lighting Engineer |
| Dionne Warwick | ... | Self | |
| Sheila E. | ... | Self | |
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Ken Woo | ... | Self - Cameraman |
| Kenny Rogers | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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USA for Africa | ... | Themselves (archive footage) |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Philip Bailey | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Stephen Bishop | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Christie Brinkley | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Lindsey Buckingham | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| David Byrne | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Kim Carnes | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ray Charles | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Mario Cipollina | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Dick Clark | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Johnny Colla | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| James Darren | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bob Dylan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Lola Falana | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bob Geldof | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bill Gibson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Daryl Hall | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Brenda Harvey-Richie | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Chris Hayes | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Sean Hopper | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| James Ingram | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jackie Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| La Toya Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Marlon Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Michael Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Randy Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Tito Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Al Jarreau | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Waylon Jennings | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Billy Joel | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Martin Luther King | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Madonna | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bette Midler | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Willie Nelson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| John Oates | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Billy Ocean | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Jeffrey Osborne | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Steve Perry | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Greg Phillinganes | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Anita Pointer | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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June Pointer | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Ruth Pointer | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Prince | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Diana Ross | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Paul Simon | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Tina Turner | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Van Halen | ... | Themselves (archive footage) | |
| Sarah Vaughan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Stevie Wonder | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Produced by
| Paul Brownstein | ... | executive producer: for USA for Africa |
| Lina Caicedo | ... | archive producer |
| Jackie Clary | ... | additional archive producer |
| Amit Dey | ... | executive producer |
| Rich Eckersley | ... | story producer |
| Erin Elliott | ... | field producer: LA |
| Bruce Eskowitz | ... | producer |
| Lindsey Michelle Gardner | ... | line producer: NY (as Lindsey Gardner) |
| Piper Gates | ... | associate producer |
| Eden Hastings | ... | post producer |
| George Hencken | ... | producer |
| Melissa Jacobson | ... | additional archive producer |
| Larry Klein | ... | producer |
| Kent Kubena | ... | co-producer |
| Terry Leonard | ... | co-producer |
| Joyce Liu | ... | associate producer (as Joyce Liu-Countryman) / associate producer |
| Danielle Mandel | ... | field producer |
| Lena Mesiano | ... | line producer: LA |
| Julia Nottingham | ... | producer |
| Reed Penney | ... | field producer |
| Becky Read | ... | executive producer |
| Lionel Richie | ... | producer |
| Matthew Sanderson | ... | post producer |
| Richard Sterling | ... | field producer |
| Harriet Sternberg | ... | producer |
| Lisa Stevens | ... | story producer |
| Angus Wall | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Darren Morze | ||
| Goh Nakamura | ||
Cinematography by
| Caleb Heller | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| David Brodie | ||
| Nic Zimmermann | ||
| Will Znidaric | ||
Art Direction by
| Hanrui Wang | ||
Makeup Department
| Sarah Ault | ... | hair stylist |
| Maxine Christians | ... | hair & make up artist: LA |
| Nil Muir | ... | hair & make up artist: LA |
| Torsten Witte | ... | glam to Lionel Richie |
Production Management
| Ella Cook | ... | head of production |
| Donna Ferry | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Kara Rozansky | ... | production executive |
| Louise Shrimpton | ... | production manager (as Lou Shrimpton) |
Art Department
| Mauricio Marces | ... | art production assistant |
| Kristen Nelson | ... | art production assistant |
| Heather Uroff | ... | Art Assistant / art production assistant |
Sound Department
| Gavin Allingham | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Delroy Cornick | ... | sound recordist |
| Richard Gallagher | ... | dialogue editor |
| Adam Grass | ... | audio supervisor |
| Filip Stefanowski | ... | foley mixer |
| Michal Wilczewski | ... | foley mixer |
| Jacek Wisniewski | ... | foley artist |
Visual Effects by
| Chris Chalklen | ... | motion graphics designer |
| Elliot Riella | ... | flame artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Justin Bennett | ... | lighting director |
| Kevin Chiu | ... | best boy grip |
| Nausheen Dadabhoy | ... | camera operator |
| Sunil Devadanam | ... | first assistant camera |
| Rob Exner | ... | key grip |
| Eric Fahey | ... | gaffer |
| Tom Fenaille | ... | second assistant camera |
| John Fisher | ... | g&e swings |
| Joe Kosty | ... | g&e swings / gaffer |
| Felipe Larrondo | ... | first assistant camera |
| Jun Li | ... | camera operator |
| Adam LoNigro | ... | best boy |
| Hayden Miller | ... | grip |
| Kenneth Nguyen | ... | still photographer |
| Luke Peckham | ... | second assistant camera |
| Jake Reeder | ... | key grip |
| Andres Reynoso | ... | g&e swings |
| Rich Robles | ... | key grip |
| Nobuyoshi Sakurai | ... | first assistant camera |
| Brandon Taylor | ... | key grip |
| Isaak van der Meulen | ... | gaffer |
| Brandon W. Ziegenfuss | ... | camera operator |
Editorial Department
| Emma Comans | ... | post production supervisor |
| Ric Crossley | ... | first assistant editor |
| Michael Engelken | ... | additional editor |
| Steve Erdmann | ... | assistant editor |
| Tom Fenaille | ... | digital imaging technician |
| George Geanopulos | ... | assistant editor |
| Katy Gorman | ... | di assistant |
| Carlos Haynes | ... | additional editor |
| Caroline Hodge | ... | additional editor |
| Stacy Kessler-Aungst | ... | post production supervisor: US |
| Jennie Millar | ... | di assistant |
| Luke Peckham | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Mohammed Rahman | ... | additional editor |
| Elliot Riella | ... | on-line editor |
| Eli Schwartz | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Joe Stabb | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| David Weitzel | ... | post-production assistant: US |
| Dora Wu | ... | assistant editor |
Music Department
| Greg Ansin | ... | original music recording engineer |
| Tim Bulkley | ... | musician: drummer & percussionist |
| Karen Crossan | ... | music coordinator |
| Art Hirahara | ... | musician: keyboardist |
| Shin Kawasaki | ... | audio assistant |
| Masaru Koga | ... | musician: saxophonist & flutist |
| Anthony J. Resta | ... | opening title production & mix engineer |
| Karyadi Sutedja | ... | opening title production & mix engineer |
| Gary Welch | ... | music supervisor |
| Gretchen O'Neal | ... | music research: 818 Music Group (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Anfernee Aguado | ... | production assistant: LA |
| Josh Braun | ... | sales agency: Submarine |
| David Breskin | ... | archival materials courtesy of: Cassette Tapes |
| Matt Burke | ... | sales agency: Submarine |
| Laura Centeno | ... | production accountant |
| Natalia Christabelle | ... | re-creation supporting artist |
| Marisa Cole | ... | re-creation supporting artist |
| Jay Cooper | ... | attorney: USA for Africa |
| Tae Daaz | ... | production assistant: LA |
| Rashpal Dhaliwal | ... | production executive |
| Henry Diltz | ... | archival materials courtesy of |
| Mehmet Edip | ... | re-creation supporting artist |
| Sam Emerson | ... | archival materials courtesy of (as Sam Emerson/Polaris) |
| Cameron Farmer | ... | re-creation supporting artist |
| Jonathan G. Fisher | ... | production legal services: Donaldson Callif Perez, LLP (as Jonathan Fisher) |
| Danielle Goking | ... | re-creation supporting artist (as Danielle 'Nellie' Goking) |
| Lloyd Grieg | ... | chair of board (as Dr. Lloyd Greig) (USA for Africa) |
| Fergus Haycock | ... | head of legal & business affairs |
| Jerry Johnson | ... | production coordinator: LA |
| Malik Jubal | ... | re-creation supporting artist |
| Jvar | ... | re-creation supporting artist |
| James Kay | ... | production legal services: Sheridans |
| Sami Kelly | ... | archival researcher |
| Telma Lima | ... | production accountant |
| Eric Lipmann | ... | archival materials courtesy of |
| Serena Lung | ... | office production assistant |
| Mauricio Marces | ... | production assistant: LA |
| Don Marin | ... | pass van & set production assistant |
| Sonny Melendrez | ... | archival materials courtesy of |
| Bennett Melley | ... | eq truck & set production assistant |
| Logan Michelle | ... | production assistant: LA |
| Dale Nelson | ... | production legal services: Donaldson Callif Perez, LLP |
| Kenneth Nguyen | ... | production assistant: LA |
| Tanya Perera | ... | exec. committee member & board legal advisor: USA for Africa |
| Chris Polito | ... | production coordinator: LA |
| Ed Rada | ... | treasurer & exec. committee member: USA for Africa |
| Isabelle Rivera | ... | production assistant: LA |
| Ann Scharnhorst | ... | production assistant: LA |
| Tara Smith | ... | production legal services: Sheridans |
| Marcia Thomas | ... | director: USA for Africa |
| Uriel Uribe | ... | production assistant: LA |
| Syd Walsh | ... | producer's assistant: NY |
| Katie Witt | ... | production assistant: LA |
Thanks
| Mark Aguilar | ... | special thanks |
| Zemetah Alemayo | ... | very special thanks |
| S.A. Baron | ... | thanks: archival materials |
| Harry Belafonte | ... | in loving memory of |
| Samantha Benson | ... | special thanks |
| Jeremy Berney | ... | special thanks |
| Nina Bombardier | ... | special thanks |
| Josh Braun | ... | special thanks |
| Christopher Buchanan | ... | thanks: archival materials |
| Chuong Bui | ... | special thanks |
| Ray Charles | ... | in loving memory of |
| Christina Chou | ... | special thanks |
| Amaya Crump | ... | special thanks |
| Emma Crump | ... | special thanks |
| Mika Crump | ... | special thanks |
| Taro Crump | ... | special thanks |
| Sam Emerson | ... | very special thanks |
| Bruce Eskowitz | ... | special thanks |
| Faryal Ganjehei | ... | special thanks |
| Craig Golin | ... | very special thanks |
| Mike Guastella | ... | special thanks to (credit only) / very special thanks |
| James Ingram | ... | in loving memory of |
| Michael Jackson | ... | in loving memory of |
| Kim Jakwerth | ... | special thanks |
| Al Jarreau | ... | in loving memory of |
| Michael Jensen | ... | special thanks |
| Rick Korn | ... | thanks: archival materials |
| Emma Kragen | ... | thanks: archival materials |
| Ken Kragen | ... | in loving memory of |
| Mark Kraus | ... | special thanks |
| Jon Landau | ... | special thanks |
| Aidan Vu Le | ... | special thanks |
| Anderson Le | ... | special thanks |
| Jenni Trang Le | ... | special thanks |
| Amanda Lebow | ... | special thanks |
| Duke Leonard | ... | special thanks |
| Lindsay Leonard | ... | special thanks |
| Phan Gia Nhat Linh | ... | special thanks (as Phan Nhat Linh) |
| April Grebb Malley | ... | very special thanks (as April Malley) |
| Kristin Malley | ... | special thanks |
| Mary Jo Mennella | ... | very special thanks |
| Giang Nguyen | ... | special thanks |
| Kenneth Nguyen | ... | special thanks |
| Lich Nguyen | ... | special thanks |
| Anita Pointer | ... | in loving memory of |
| June Pointer | ... | in loving memory of |
| Kelsey Porter | ... | special thanks |
| Phil Quartararo | ... | special thanks (as Phil Quateraro) |
| Kenny Rogers | ... | in loving memory of |
| Dawn Saltzman | ... | special thanks |
| Ham Tran | ... | special thanks |
| Mai Tran | ... | special thanks |
| Tom Trbovich | ... | very special thanks |
| Tina Turner | ... | in loving memory of |
| John Tynan | ... | special thanks |
| Cathy Worthington | ... | thanks: archival materials |
