Directed by
| Salim Akil | ||
Writing Credits (WGA)
| Mara Brock Akil | ... | (screenplay) |
| Joel Schumacher | ... | (story) and |
| Howard Rosenman | ... | (story) |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Produced by
| Salim Akil | ... | producer |
| Mara Brock Akil | ... | producer |
| Debra Martin Chase | ... | producer |
| Gaylyn Fraiche | ... | executive producer |
| Whitney Houston | ... | executive producer |
| T.D. Jakes | ... | producer |
| Avram 'Butch' Kaplan | ... | executive producer (as Avram Butch Kaplan) |
| Howard Rosenman | ... | executive producer |
| Curtis Wallace | ... | producer |
| Derrick Williams | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Salaam Remi | ||
Cinematography by
| Anastas N. Michos | ... | director of photography (as Anastas Michos) |
Editing by
| Terilyn A. Shropshire | ||
Casting By
| Tracy 'Twinkie' Byrd | ||
Production Design by
| Gary Frutkoff | ||
Art Direction by
| Gary Myers | ||
Set Decoration by
| Tina Tottis | ||
Costume Design by
| Ruth E. Carter | ||
Makeup Department
| Shannon Bakeman | ... | key hair stylist |
| Marietta Carter-Narcisse | ... | makeup department head |
| Lauri Cuppetilli | ... | key makeup artist |
| Jasmine Kimble | ... | key hair stylist |
| Kimberly Kimble | ... | hair department head (as Kim Kimble) |
| Kym Lee | ... | key makeup artist |
| Jon Lieckfelt | ... | hair stylist |
| Sarah Strong | ... | additional hair |
| Zoe Brown | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Mia Daaja | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
| Jessica Y. Hernandez | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Louise Holoday | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Kimberly Jones | ... | key makeup artist (uncredited) / special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
| Patricia Krupske | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Robbin Kujus | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Jayne Laube | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Avram 'Butch' Kaplan | ... | unit production manager (as Avram Butch Kaplan) |
| Nancy Kirhoffer | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Larissa Michel | ... | production supervisor |
| Daniel A. Mondschain | ... | production supervisor (as Daniel Mondschain) |
| Scott Putman | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Christy Busby | ... | second second assistant director |
| Lisa Meier Coll | ... | second assistant director: Los Angeles (as Lisa Meier) |
| Peter Dress | ... | second second assistant director (as Pete Dress) |
| Kevin O'Neil | ... | second assistant director |
| Darin Rivetti | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Justin Lamg | ... | set designer |
| Justin N. Lang | ... | set designer |
| Mark Sanger | ... | on-set dresser |
| David Stasiak | ... | propmaker |
| Kristie Thompson | ... | set decorator: Los Angele |
| Michael A. Watt | ... | leadman (as Michael Watt) |
| Amie McCarthy Winn | ... | property master (as Amie McCarthy-Winn) |
| Andy Bays | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| David Boyd | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
| Drew Finos | ... | graphic designer (uncredited) |
| Amy Graham | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Ronald Hill | ... | charge scenic (uncredited) |
| Deborah Jurvis | ... | art department coordinator (uncredited) |
| Gaby Kuhn | ... | assistant property master (uncredited) |
| Mark Kwiatkowski | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Greg Lester | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Justin Mutschler | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Paul Peabody | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
| Bobby Rhodes | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Brittin Richter | ... | props (uncredited) |
| Tom Sparkman | ... | signwriter (uncredited) |
| Kim Thrasher | ... | set buyer (uncredited) |
| Jim Warren | ... | set decoration buyer: additional (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Ryan Briley | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Robert Dehn | ... | sound studio manager |
| Craig Dollinger | ... | boom operator |
| Michael Faba | ... | sound utility (as Mike Faba) |
| Aaron Grice | ... | boom operator: Los Angeles |
| Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson | ... | dialogue editor |
| Bryan Mendoza | ... | sound utility: Los Angeles |
| Steven Morrow | ... | sound mixer (as Steve Morrow) |
| Beauxregard Neylen | ... | adr mixer (as Beauxregard Neylon) |
| Jay Nierenberg | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Stuart Provine | ... | sound effects editor |
| Jason Stevens | ... | sound negative |
| Jonathan Wales | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Rickley W. Dumm | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
| Ginger Geary | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
| Roy Machado | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Kevin Nanaumi | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Bob Sturgess | ... | special effects coordinator: Los Angeles |
| Dean Tyrrell | ... | special effects foreman |
| Jake Tyrrell | ... | special effects technician |
| Russell Tyrrell | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
| Sean Apple | ... | compositing: Dilated Pixels |
| Natalie Coon | ... | roto artist: Dilated Pixels |
| P.J. Foley | ... | visual effects producer: Dilated Pixels (as PJ Foley) |
| Paul Linden | ... | visual effects supervisor: Dilated Pixels |
| Chucky Malko | ... | visual effects artist: Dilated Pixels |
| Chris Peters | ... | visual effects artist: Dilated Pixels |
| Efram Potelle | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| T.J. Sakasegawa | ... | visual effects: Dilated Pixels (as TJ Sakasegawa) |
| Brian Skvarla | ... | visual effects artist: Dilated Pixels |
Stunts
| Ele Bardha | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Sazan Bardha | ... | stunt performer |
| Amber Whelan | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Brad Baker | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Mike Bauman | ... | chief lighting technician: Los Angeles |
| Lucas Bielan | ... | camera operator (as Lukas Bielan) / director of photography: Los Angeles (as Lukas Bielan) |
| Marvin J. Bowie | ... | lighting technician |
| James Frank Brown | ... | video assist operator (as James Brown) |
| Alex Carr | ... | digital imaging technician: Los Angeles |
| Michael J. Conner | ... | best boy electric |
| Mike Conner | ... | assistant chief lighting technician / best boy electric |
| Justin Cragin | ... | rigging electric |
| Michael Dzialowski | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Joe Elrom | ... | digital loader |
| Scott Friedland | ... | key grip |
| Alicia Gbur | ... | still photographer |
| Andrew Hoehn Jr. | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Andrew Hoehn) |
| Gregg Horvath | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Tucker Korte | ... | first assistant camera: Los Angeles |
| Jamie Lagerhausen | ... | key grip: Los Angeles |
| Seth A. Peschansky | ... | second assistant camera: Los Angeles (as Seth Paschansky) |
| Trevor Rios | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| David Schmalz | ... | video assist operator: Los Angeles |
| Anthony 'Spike' Simms | ... | chief lighting technician (as Anthony Simms) |
| Patrick Spain | ... | lighting operator / lighting programmer |
| John Wendling | ... | dolly grip |
| Felecia Hatcher Brown | ... | follow spot operator (uncredited) |
| Tom Cornell | ... | key rigging grip (uncredited) |
| Drew Dawson | ... | additional second assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Michael Dzialowski | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Geoff Ernst | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Ryan Faulkner | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Jim Hentges | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Kevin D. Hewitt | ... | steadicam operator (uncredited) |
| Brad Irvin | ... | rigging best boy electric (uncredited) |
| Mark Karavite | ... | steadicam operator (uncredited) |
| Brian Paul Kelly | ... | rigging electric (uncredited) |
| Dean M. King | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
| Brad Knopf | ... | rigging gaffer (uncredited) |
| Adam Kogelman | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Joe Layson | ... | dolly grip (uncredited) |
| Casey McClurken | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Chris McLeod | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Joe Miller | ... | best boy grip (uncredited) |
| Ted Nimz | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Cory O'Dea | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Jedediah Shoemaker | ... | rigging grip (uncredited) |
| Carl F. Shuffett | ... | rigging grip (uncredited) |
| Stephen Smith | ... | additional camera loader (uncredited) |
| Lon Stratton | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Keith Wandrei | ... | dolly grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Michelle Adams | ... | additional casting / casting associate |
| Barbara Harris | ... | adr voice casting |
| Brett Hendrix | ... | extras casting production assistant |
| Germán Legarreta | ... | casting assistant |
| Kathy Mooney | ... | casting: Michigan |
| Janet Pound | ... | casting: Michigan |
| Winsome Sinclair | ... | extras casting |
| Chris Bustard | ... | extras casting: Los Angeles (uncredited) |
| Brittany N. Grooms | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Jill Hamburgo | ... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Ryan Hill | ... | extras casting: Michigan (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Craig Anthony | ... | key set costumer |
| Mary Kasprzak | ... | set costumer |
| B. Michael | ... | wardrobe designer: Ms. Houston |
| Corey O'Sullivan | ... | set costumer |
| Devon Patterson | ... | costume supervisor (as Devon Patterson Wilson) |
| Anthony Rivera Jr. | ... | set costumer (as Anthony Rivera) |
| Josielyn Works | ... | costume assistant |
| Chloe Ji Yoon | ... | costume illustrator |
| Deanna Zapico | ... | seamstress |
| Felecia Hatcher Brown | ... | additional costumer (uncredited) |
| Kathy Fennessy | ... | set costumer (uncredited) |
| Kimberly Leitz | ... | set costumer (uncredited) |
| Barbara Marko | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
| Gina Nalli | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Paul E. Alderman | ... | first assistant editor (as Paul Alderman) |
| Mandy Arnold | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Aziza Ngozi | ... | first assistant editor (as Aziza Ngozi Walker) / post-production assistant (as Aziza Ngozi Walker) |
| John Persichetti | ... | digital colorist |
| Morning Star Schott | ... | digital intermediate producer (as Morningstar Schott) |
| David Townsend | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Reed Whorton | ... | post-production assistant |
| Cat Rowe Farquharson | ... | digital color assist (uncredited) |
| Jim Passon | ... | color timer (uncredited) |
| Rob Randall | ... | colorist: dailies (uncredited) |
| Benjamin Sutor | ... | on-line editor (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Alasdair Boyd | ... | location manager: Los Angeles |
| Michael S. Jones | ... | location manager (as Michael Jones) |
| Tim McClure | ... | location assistant |
| Bridget Reddeman | ... | key assistant location manager |
| Gena Varajon | ... | location assistant (as Gena Verajon) |
| Dave Krieger | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Glen Berger | ... | musician: saxophone |
| Todd Bozung | ... | supervising music editor |
| Tim Davies | ... | score arranged by |
| R. Kelly | ... | executive music consultant |
| Joson Mills | ... | music editor / music supervisor |
| Michael Mindingall | ... | piano coach: Jordin Sparks |
| Marvin R. Morris | ... | on-set music editor (as Marvin Morris) |
| Jaclyn Newman | ... | music editor |
| Michael Parlett | ... | musician |
| Frank Wolf | ... | song mixer |
| Spring Aspers | ... | music supervisor (uncredited) |
| Gregory Clark | ... | vocal coach: Tika Sumpter, Carmen Ejogo (uncredited) |
| Serge Courtois | ... | score assistant engineer (uncredited) |
| Kier Lehman | ... | music supervisor (uncredited) |
| Justin Moshkevich | ... | score mixer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Carolyn Tolley | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Corey Askins | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Darrell Foley | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Kimmie Knudsen | ... | driver: cast |
| Jim DePue | ... | picture car coordinator (uncredited) |
| Demond Dickerson | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Jennifer Gonzalez | ... | driver: cast (uncredited) |
| Jonathon Isom | ... | hair/make-up driver (uncredited) |
| Kurt Knudsen | ... | driver: cast (uncredited) |
| Robert Middendorff | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Dean Miller | ... | rigging electric driver (uncredited) |
| Frank Morreale | ... | unit driver (uncredited) |
| Franco Rea | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Robert 'Bob' Rice Sr. | ... | production van driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Benjamin Bourque | ... | assistant to mara brock akil |
| Jerome Butler | ... | dialect coach: Ms. Ejogo |
| Ulysses Carter | ... | assistant: Ms. Houston |
| Ian Courtney | ... | adt'l set production assistant |
| Joylene 'Jaeblaze' Frazer | ... | assistant choreographer |
| Tai Gaffney | ... | travel coordinator |
| Ryan Gomez | ... | first assistant accountant |
| George Goodwin | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Maya Goodwin | ... | adr voice group |
| Pennie-Marie Hawkins | ... | stand in/double / stand-in |
| Jessica Heemskerk | ... | accounting clerk |
| David Hickey | ... | payroll accountant |
| Mary Jones | ... | assistant: Ms. Houston |
| Nicholas Lazarus | ... | second second assistant accountant |
| Chelsea Leonowicz | ... | production assistant |
| Larissa Michel | ... | production coordinator |
| Chris Raby | ... | production assistant |
| Arian Simone Reed | ... | unit publicist |
| Melora Rivera | ... | assistant: Mr. Akil |
| Fatima Robinson | ... | choreographer |
| Marjorie Rudick-Ford | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Marjorie Rudick) |
| Kelly Schwarck | ... | production secretary |
| Tony Scott | ... | Marketing: TDJ Enterprises |
| Emelia Rae Stark | ... | production assistant (as Emelia Tse) |
| Joshua Stewart | ... | executive assistant: Ms. Chase (as Josh Stewart) |
| Hirotatsu Taniguchi | ... | production assistant (as Hiro Taniguchi) |
| Julia Tasker | ... | script supervisor: Los Angeles |
| Robert Voakes | ... | craft service |
| Ryan Whan | ... | production accountant |
| Mark Whitehead | ... | assistant: Ms. Chase |
| Josielyn Works | ... | production assistant |
| Andrew Amato | ... | assistant to producer (uncredited) |
| Iden Baghdadchi | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Samuel Barill | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Benjamin Benedetti | ... | post facilities manager (uncredited) |
| Leore Berris | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Geralyn Clark | ... | production staff (uncredited) |
| Ideene Dehdashti | ... | base camp production assistant (uncredited) |
| Brian Durling | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Pamela B. Green | ... | creative director: titles (uncredited) |
| Beth Griffith-Manley | ... | Stand-in for Whitney Houston (uncredited) |
| Derrick Hanna | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Pennie-Marie Hawkins | ... | stand-in: Carmen Ejogo (uncredited) |
| Thanh Hoang | ... | background crew (uncredited) |
| Krystal Huffman | ... | hand double for Tamela J. Mann (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth B. Jackson | ... | key craft service (uncredited) |
| Kellin Johnson | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Kelly Kropog | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
| Darcy Leutzinger | ... | lead armorer (uncredited) |
| Kelli Parsons | ... | production assistant: Los Angeles (uncredited) |
| Christopher Stanback | ... | production associate (uncredited) |
| Matthew Traylor | ... | background production assistant (uncredited) |
| Jarik Van Sluijs | ... | titles (uncredited) |
| Joseph Victor | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Daniel Warnock | ... | set production assistant (uncredited) |
| Jojuan Westmoreland | ... | stand-in: Cee-Lo Green (uncredited) |
| John C. Wise | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| James Wittenberg | ... | medic coordinator/set medic (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Ann Carli | ... | special thanks |
| Janice Cook Roberts | ... | special thanks |
| Patricia Houston | ... | special thanks (as Pat Houston) |
| Whitney Houston | ... | in loving memory of |
| Karen McBride | ... | special thanks |
| Edgar L. Vann | ... | special thanks (as Bishop Edgar L. Vann) |
