The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his continuing crusade for racial and social equality. The documentary illuminates the 80-year-old Congressman’s life as it chronicles the moments on the extraordinary journey that have shaped his place in history and make him such a galvanizing figure today as protests circle the globe. Lewis’ schedule has increased ten-fold as he has become the go-to figure for TV news shows, podcasts and newspapers and magazines from the Washington Post to Vanity Fair, commenting on and leading the way forward through today’s worldwide protests and demonstrations.
Cast
John Lewis
Self
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Self
Bill Clinton
Self
Hillary Clinton
Self
Nancy Pelosi
Self
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self
Stacey Abrams
Self
Cory Booker
Self
Ilhan Omar
Self
Jamila Thompson
Self
Beto O'Rourke
Self
Eric Holder
Self
Rashida Tlaib
Self
Xernona Clayton
Self
Ayanna Pressley
Self
James Clyburn
Self
Michael Collins
Self
James Sensenbrenner
Self
Sheila Jackson Lee
Self
James M. Lawson Jr.
Self
Colin Allred
Self
Brenda Jones
Self
Marc Veasey
Self
Rosa Lewis-Tyner
Self
Samuel Lewis
Self
Anthony Johnson
Self
Ruth Berg
Self
Bernard LaFayette Jr.
Self
Ethel Lewis-Tyner
Self
John Miles Lewis
Self
Rachelle DeAnne O'Neil
Self
Henry Lewis
Self
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage), Self (archive Footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage), Self (archive Footage)
Julian Bond
Self (archive footage)
Elijah Cummings
Self (archive footage)
Diane Nash
Self (archive Footage)
George W. Bush
Self (archive Footage)
Barack Obama
Self (archive Footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive Footage)
Crew
Dawn Porter
Director, Producer
Jessica Congdon
Editor
Courtney Sexton
Executive Producer
Rachel Traub
Executive Producer
Diane Weyermann
Executive Producer
Stuart Ford
Executive Producer
Dori Begley
Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll
Executive Producer
Amy Entelis
Executive Producer
Laura Michalchyshyn
Producer
Erika Alexander
Producer
Ben Arnon
Producer
Patrick de Visscher
Associate Producer
Katy Barksdale
Co-Producer
Tamar-kali
Original Music Composer
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