WORD: COLLECTED POETRY

A collection of spoken word poems brought to life, adapted from the work of four poets living in New York City.

FEATURING:
"Untitled" by Makayla Posley (0:09)
"band-aids & other temporary healings" by Trace DePass (4:01)
"From the Inside" by Nkosi Nkululeko (7:23)
"Rule #1" by Esther Aloba (11:09)

Directors: Jamil McGinnis & Pat Heywood

Producer: Claire McGirr

Director of Photography: Frances Chen
Editor: Chris Mitchell
Starring: Esther Aloba, Trace DePass, Nkosi Nkululeko, Makayla Posely

Story: Esther Aloba, Trace DePass, Pat Heywood, Jamil McGinnis, Nkosi Nkululeko, Makayla Posely

Casting: Safiya Martinez Connell, Adam Falkner, Shannon Matesky

Assistant Directors: Jessica Miller, Tiffanie Young

First AC: Armaan Virani

Steadicam: Patrick Morgan, Denny Kortze

DIT: Chandler Tucker, Manny Munoz

Grip & Electric: Adrian Anaya

Production Assistants: Kearah Armonie, Will Chambers, Jacob Pirogovsky, Darcie Reisler, Jay Robinson
Storyboards: Tiffanie Young

Sound Mixing: Jesse Peterson
Title Design: Max Friedman

ROCK PAPER SCISSORS
 (rockpaperscissors.com)
Editor: Chris Mitchell
Assistant Editors: Tiana Mesta, Anne-Laure D’Hooge

Producer: Lisa Barnable
Executive Producer: Eve Kornblum

MPC
 (moving-picture.com)
Producer, VFX: Catherine M. Fischer
VFX Supervisor: John Shafto
Executive Producer, Color: Dani Zeitlin
Producer, Color: Jenna Gabriel
Colorist: Adrian Seery
Color Assistants: Daniel Silverman, Seth Weinman

HUMAN (humanworldwide.com)
Score: Sloan Alexander, Trace DePass, Jon Hubbell, Rob Suchecki
Sound Design: Sloan Alexander
Executive Producer: James Dean Wells

IN ASSOCIATION WITH Urban Word NYC
urbanwordnyc.org

Cast: Jamil & Pat, Claire Mc Girr, Frances Chen, MPC, Rock Paper Scissors and Human Music & Sound Design

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