Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004)
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks is a 2003 documentary about the life of Academy Award nominated actress Beah Richards. Directed by Lisa Gay Hamilton, it won the Documentary Award at the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival in 2003.
Director: LisaGay Hamilton
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Beah Richards as Self (archive footage) |
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Bill Cobbs as Self |
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Ossie Davis as Self |
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Ruby Dee as Self |
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LisaGay Hamilton as Self |
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Lynn Hamilton as Self |
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Hugh Harrell Jr. as Self |
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Ruby Milsap as Self |
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Frank Silvera as Self (voice) |
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Whitman Mayo as Self |
| Production | Neda Armian | Producer |
| Editing | Kate Amend | Editor |
| Production | Joe Viola | Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Demme | Producer |
| Directing | LisaGay Hamilton | Director |
| Production | LisaGay Hamilton | Producer |
| Production | Lisa Heller | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
| Writing | LisaGay Hamilton | Writer |
| Camera | Sovonto Green | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Bernice Johnson Reagon | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Toshi Reagon | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Gari Allen | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Monique Zavistovski | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Kay Lyn Byrne | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Bill Bryn Russell | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Bill Bryn Russell | Online Editor |
| Visual Effects | Bryan Douglas Wilhite | Digital Compositor |
| Sound | Robert Fernandez | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John M. Davis | Music Editor |
| Production | Kati Meister | Researcher |
| Camera | LisaGay Hamilton | Additional Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jeff Jones | Colorist |