BLACK GODFATHER OF SCUBA
ROLE: PRODUCER, ARCHIVE PRODUCER, ASSISTANT EDITOR
Black Godfather of Scuba follows the extraordinary life and mission of Dr. Albert José "Doc" Jones, co-founder of the National Association of Black Scuba Divers. After diving at the wreck of the Henrietta Marie, the first lost slave ship ever to be recovered, he dedicated himself to finding and recovering the remains of others, and to making sure those lost souls would never be forgotten.
CREDITS
DIRECTED AND FILMED BY MATT KAY
PRODUCER: ANDY CARVER
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY: MATT KAY & JOSHUA AUSLEY
EDITOR: XANNA WARD DIXON
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION: LEON JEAN-MARIE
CONSULTING PRODUCER: JAY V. HAIGLER
ARCHIVAL PRODUCERS: NIA CAMPBELL, ANDY CARVER
ASSISTANT PRODUCERS: LAURA SPENCE, SIMONE BASKERVILLE
PRODUCTION MANAGER: JASMINE BROWN
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: GEORGE JORDAN
CAMERA PA: SIMONE BASKERVILLE
CAMERA OPERATOR: BRANDON HABUDA
SOUND MIXER: CAMILA FRANCO RIBEIRO GOMIDE
ADDITIONAL SOUND MIXER: BEN SANDS
PROPS & WARDROBE: GARY LITTLE
PROPS ASSISTANT: HAHBIKA HEYWARD
PROPS PROVISION (VINTAGE SCUBA GEAR): FRED LYLES, SR, JASON DUNHAM
PICTURE CAR PROVISION: CAMELOT CLASSIC CARS LLC
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: ELI JULES
ADDITIONAL EDITOR: KATHRYN MOORE, NIKKI BATES
ASSISTANT EDITORS: ANDY CARVER, SAM MCGOWAN
BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHY: ELI JULES
PRODUCTION INTERNS: JULIA BRUNTON, BELINDA SANDERS-CARR, CHANISHA DHILLON, EDEN FORRESTER, BENEDICT O’KEEFE, BEN MCMORRAN
POST PRODUCTION SERVICES: ROUNDTABLE POST
COLORIST: MARTY WEBB
ONLINE EDITOR: EDWARD CORRIGAN
CONFORM ARTIST: TOM STOW
SOUND DESIGNER & RE-RECORDING MIXER: DAN WEINBERG
DIALOGUE & SOUND EDITOR: ANDREW HARRIS
POST PRODUCER: LAKSHYA UPADHYAYA
FEATURING
DR. ALBERT JOSÉ JONES, FRED LYLES, SR., NILE COLLINS, JASON DUNHAM, JAY V. HAIGLER, ELI JULES, DEMETREUS WILLS, SADÉ DIKÉ, PAULA JONES, KENDALL JONES
MEADOWLARK MEDIA
CO-FOUNDER & CEO: JOHN SKIPPER
EXECUTIVE EDITOR: GARY HOENIG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: SMRITI KESHARI
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: BRADLEY CAMPBELL
LINE PRODUCER: SARI SKIER
PRODUCER: REBECCA STERN
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: ETHAN SCHRIER
ART DIRECTORS: MAURICIO SANCHEZ, GREG STEIN
MOTION DESIGNERS: FERNANDO VELEZ, SHARON DAVID, NATHAN GAMSON, MARGALIT NEUSNER
STORY CONSULTANT: ALEXANDRA WOOD
FACT-CHECKER: CRAIG WINSTON
CLEARANCE COUNSEL: DONALDSON CALLIF PEREZ, CHRIS PEREZ, ESQ., JAMIE SHEPARD, ESQ.
COPYRIGHT RESEARCH: ELIAS SAVADA
CO-FOUNDER: DAN LE BATARD
COO: BIMAL KAPADIA
CHIEF OF STAFF: LINDSEY COHEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNSCRIPTED: DEIRDRE FENTON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AUDIO: CARL SCOTT
PRODUCER, UNSCRIPTED: EVE WULF
CONTENT OPERATIONS: ENNI RUTHERFORD
CONTENT PARTNERSHIPS: JULIA MCINNIS
BUSINESS AFFAIRS: FOREFRONT PARTNERS
FIRELIGHT FILMS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: STANLEY NELSON
EXECUTIVE IN-CHARGE OF PRODUCTION: KEITH BROWN
SUPERVISING PRODUCERS: KIRAN ALVI, SIAN-PIERRE REGIS
LINE PRODUCER: JILL BREDER
STORY PRODUCERS: JOEBILL MUNOZ, DONALD REED
POST PRODUCTION PRODUCER: DANIELLE J. HOWELL
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: LAUREN EVANGELISTA
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: TANNYA RODRIGUEZ
SPECIAL THANKS: ROSS RAPHAEL, WME, MAGGIE PISACANE, WME, ERIN OWENS, THE JONES FAMILY, PATRICK BOBB, VANESSA HAIGLER, GERALD THOMPSON, SHIRLEY MARSHALL-LEE, CARLYN R. COLE, ERNIE FRANKLIN, EARL POWELL, DEBORAH PETERSON, RUTHIE BROWNING, WILLIAM A MURRAIN, MELODY GARRETT, ADDELIAR GUY, JORGE NEGRON, KIM TURRELL, DIVING WITH A PURPOSE, UNDERWATER ADVENTURE SEEKERS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK SCUBA DIVERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, PAUL GARDULLO, FLEUR PAYSOUR, ALIX PHILOGENE, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE LYLES FAMILY, KEVIN DUNHAM AND THE DUNHAM FAMILY, HERITAGE PRODUCTIONS LLC, JUSTIN DUNNAVANT, AYANA OMILADE FLEWELLEN, CHANELL COLLINS, SAHARA COLLINS, RAY MCFARLAND, 21ST CENTURY EXPO GROUP, INC., SEAN BRAYBOY, FEDERAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS, MARK R. WASCAVAGE, BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY, CAMERA MOVES LLC, COMMANDER LLC, RED STAR PICTURES, MATT INNOCENZI, DIGITAL RECOLLECTIONS, COLORLAB, DAVID KLOSER, ROBERT & TYLER, MICHAEL TRAN AND THE TRAN FAMILY