Dreams Are Colder Than Death (2014)
Fifty years after Martin Luther King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, a collective of African American filmmakers, artists, and intellectuals reflect on the goals and ambitions of the civil rights movement and where things stand today.
Director: Arthur Jafa
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Charles Burnett as Self |
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Hortense Spillers as Self |
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Saidiya Hartman as Self |
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Kathleen Cleaver as Self |
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Fred Moten as Self |
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Flying Lotus as Self |
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Storyboard P. as Self |
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Kara Walker as Self |
| Directing | Arthur Jafa | Director |
| Camera | Arthur Jafa | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Malik Hassan Sayeed | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Lashawn McGhee | Editor |
| Editing | Antony Langdon | Editor |
| Editing | Kahlil Joseph | Editor |
| Writing | Arthur Jafa | Original Concept |
| Writing | Kahlil Joseph | Original Concept |
| Writing | Asa Mader | Original Concept |
| Writing | Malik Hassan Sayeed | Original Concept |
| Production | Onye Anyanwu | Producer |
| Production | Alexandra Johnes | Producer |
| Production | Christoph Jörg | Producer |
| Production | Asa Mader | Producer |
| Sound | Melvin Gibbs | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Hans Charles | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Chris Humphries | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Marcus Reposar | Additional Camera |
| Editing | Matthew Hollis | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Alvaro Baquero Benedetti | Production Manager |
| Production | Ryan Kirby | Production Manager |
| Production | Deniese Davis | Post Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Francesco Sauta | Colorist |
| Crew | Kathrin Brinkmann | Commissioning Editor |