
A documentary on the influential anthropologist Margaret Mead. Using never-before-seen archival footage, stills, interviews and dramatic re-creations, it shows the journey of how Mead became a scientist, adventurer, and international celebrity. As a true pioneer of cultural anthropology, her findings and ideas shaped how we think about ourselves.
Cast

Margaret Mead
Self (archive footage)
Christine Ward Gailey
Self
Nancy C. Lutkehaus
Self
Yolanda Moses
Self
Mary Catherine Bateson
Self
Roy A. Rappaport
Self
Luther S. Cressman
Self
Nancy Marchand
Narrator
Gregory Bateson
Self (archival footage)
Julie Boyd
Margaret Mead
Miriam Healy-Louie
Ruth Benedict
Christopher Coucill
Gregory Bateson
Patrick O'Connell
Reo Fortune
Lutz Rath
Franz Boas (voice)
Crew

Alan Berliner
Director, Editor
Virginia Yans-McLaughlin
Writer, Executive Producer
Robert Seidman
Writer
Joëlle Schon
Editor
Neil Smith
Director of Photography
Gail Jansen
Producer
Lance Pierce
Associate Producer
Amy Keyishian
Production Assistant
Amy Wilson
Production Assistant
Gábor Kövér
Camera Operator
Spencer Newman
Assistant Camera
William Sarokin
Sound Recordist
Kay Denmark
Boom Operator
Paul Koronkiewicz
Boom Operator
George Leong
Boom Operator
John T. Milcetic
Best Boy Lighting Technician
Jeffrey Levine
Original Music Composer
Robert Geller
Creative Consultant
Elizabeth Alton
Electrician
Lisa Bonaccorso
Electrician
Andrew Clarke
Electrician
Linda Phillips
Electrician
Paul Candrilli
Key Grip
Charles McNamara
Gaffer
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