Filmmakers
Above the lineSL
Director
Spike Lee
SL
Screenplay
Spike Lee
Writer
KW
Screenplay
Kevin Willmott
Writer
ML
Cinematography
Matthew Libatique
Director of Photography
RD
Editing
Ryan Denmark
Editor
HN
Editing
Hye Mee Na
Editor
TB
Music
Terence Blanchard
TB
Music
Terence Blanchard
Original Music Composer
AD
Production Design
Alex DiGerlando
RC
Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter
Cast
70TP
Teyonah Parris
Lysistrata
NC
Nick Cannon
Demetrius 'Chi-Raq' Dupree
WS
Wesley Snipes
Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews
AB
Angela Bassett
Miss Helen Worthy
SJ
Samuel L. Jackson
Dolmedes
JC
John Cusack
Fr. Mike Corridan
JH
Jennifer Hudson
Irene
DK
David Patrick Kelly
General King Kong
DS
D. B. Sweeney
Mayor McCloud
DC
Dave Chappelle
Morris
SH
Steve Harris
Ole Duke
HL
Harry Lennix
Commissioner Blades
AE
Anya Engel-Adams
Rasheeda
EJ
Ebony Joy
Marcy
EK
Erin Allen Kane
Tee-Tee
MM
Michelle Mitchenor
Indigo
LA
La La Anthony
Hecuba
VW
Val Warner
Electra Johnson
SJ
Sarunas J. Jackson
Big Mike
CH
Corey Hendrix
Jah
WG
William Gines
Armonty
QG
Quincy Griffin
Cairo
CW
Chantley Lorraine Ward
Candy
MC
M.J. Carey
Sergeant Toney
SR
Samuel Robinson
Private Alto
AF
Anthony Fitzpatrick
Chief Riptide
JT
Jackie Taylor
Olympia
GB
Gina Breedlove
Althea
AC
Anthony Chisholm
Mr. Doctor Aesop
DJ
Darren Jones
Pindar
GW
George Willborn
Tereus
LG
Lamar Greer
Ajani
WW
Wade Forrest Wilson
Oedipus
EW
Erica Faye Watson
Sugar Pie
TH
Tish Hyman
Big Thelma
IJ
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Bacchos
VM
Vic Mensa
T-Money
NF
Natasha Forouzannia
Michelle
DS
Duane Sharp
Joe the Supervisor
ST
Sammy Joe Temple
Pretty Pink
EA
Emily Boakye Agyemang
Fifi
LO
Lena Owens
Divine
EW
Eric Wilkins
Spinna
TK
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
Lorde
YF
Yaneisha Franklin
Kenya
TL
Tiffany Laos
Lucy
DS
Dusan Sanford
Blue Monday
AP
Al Palagonia
Private Wilbur
WM
Willie Middleton
Tiny Tony
CC
Celeste M Cooper
Barbara
IH
Ilfenesh Hadera
Chifon
RC
Rinska Carrasco
Dancer
PC
Patricia Urbonas Clark
Secretary to Mayor McCloud
MH
Michelle Shelton Huff
Channel 7 News Reporter
JJ
John Westford Jr.
J Dog Englewood
EI
Eric Ian
Grey
BB
Brandon Bowens
Police Officer
MS
Muhammad Sanders
Cafe Waiter
CG
Curtis Gordon
Chicago Cop
ES
Epic Scon
National Guard Singer / Dancer
MC
Michael Czerniawski
Police officer
JW
Jay Washington
Besomighty
JM
Jermaine Mctizic
National Guard
AB
Aj Brander
Chicago police officer
KT
Kevin Tillett
National Guardsman
MS
Matthew Salter
Riot Police Officer / Bartender (uncredited)
HW
Hans Dieter Wolff
Police riot squad (uncredited)
TB
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Apollo
RS
Roger Guenveur Smith
Red, White, and Blue Insurance Salesman
FP
Felicia Pearson
Dania
Departments
39Production
- Genona BlueCasting
- Kim Taylor-ColemanCasting
- Michelle AdamsCasting Associate
- Jon KilikExecutive Producer
- Kevin WillmottExecutive Producer
- Spike LeeProducer
Camera
- Thomas S. CiciuraAdditional Camera
- Kathryn MossCamera Operator
- Bing LiuCamera Production Assistant
- Parrish LewisStill Photographer
Sound
- Ruth HernandezADR & Dubbing
- Marko CostanzoFoley
- Eric MilanoFoley
- Allan ZaleskiSound Effects Editor
- Paul HsuSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Philip StocktonSupervising Sound Editor
Art
- Kho WongArt Department Coordinator
- David MeyerArt Direction
- Bret August TanzerAssistant Art Director
- Cynthia Anne SlagterSet Decoration
- Randall BalsmeyerTitle Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Yvonne WilburnCostume Supervisor
- Cheryl PickenbackHair Department Head
- Rukey StylesHairstylist
- Denise BakerKey Hair Stylist
- Jessica WilliamsMakeup Artist
- Alejandra FordMakeup Artist
- Suzi OstosMakeup Department Head
- Dora F. KwakMakeup Department Head
Visual Effects
- Randall BalsmeyerVisual Effects Supervisor
Editing
- Joe GawlerDigital Intermediate
- Kevin ValeDigital Intermediate
- David ValdezFirst Assistant Editor
Lighting
- Anthony J. LulloGaffer
- Chris HudecekRigging Gaffer
Crew
- Maija GarciaChoreographer
- Don ParsonsSpecial Effects Coordinator
Writing
- AristophanesTheatre Play
Directing
- Mary TallmanScript Supervisor