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An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win

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Calorie Rating: 67
Released: 2016-10-21
Running Time: 48 Minutes


Set in Detroit during the Civil Rights Movement, "An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win" examines the joyful life and troubled times of an irrepressible 10-year-old African-American girl whose vivid imagination and creativity reinforce her optimism. When shocking national events threaten her sense of security, Melody must find inner strength to restore her hope for a better world.

Director / Directors

Tina Mabry
Director
Otto Michael Penzato
First Assistant Director


Cast

Marsai Martin
Character: Melody Ellison
Idara Victor
Character: Frances Ellison
Frances Fisher
Character: Miss Abbot

Frankie Faison
Character: Frank Ellison
Garrett McQuaid
Character: Donald
Dara Iruka
Character: Lorraine

Lola Wayne Villa
Character: Trish
Matthew Foster
Character: Principal Davis
Joshua Wilkinson
Character: Male Bystander

Joelle Better
Character: Daughter in Store


Production and Crew

Kristan Andrews
Production Design
Barbara Chennault
Costume Design
Sarah Palmrose
Art Direction

Kellie Jo Tinney
Set Decoration

Joe Pennella
Director of Photography
Danny Lux
Original Music Composer

Common
Executive Producer
Nicole Dow
Executive Producer
Derek Dudley
Executive Producer

Christopher Keenan
Executive Producer
Richard G. King
Co-Executive Producer
William Klug
Co-Producer

Tina Mabry
Producer
Melinda McCrocklin
Executive Producer
Alison McDonald
Executive Producer

Sarah Yang
Co-Producer
Alexis Frank Koczara
Casting Director
Amanda Lenker Doyle
Casting Director

Petrice Bankhead
Makeup Artist
Tonya Cryer
Hair Department Head

Jed Dornoff
Makeup Artist
Kokeeta Douglas
Makeup Department Head
Richard Evans
Hairstylist

Tina Fabulic
Key Hair Stylist
Valerie Hunt
Key Makeup Artist
Richard G. King
Unit Production Manager

Hilary DeWaay
Graphic Designer
Mark Knightley
Construction Coordinator

Emily Leising
Art Department Production Assistant
Coree Van Bebber
Art Department Coordinator
Rose Youmans
Art Department Coordinator

Tim Chilton
Foley Artist
Travis Cote
Utility Sound
Gregorio Frazier
Boom Operator

Patrick McQuown
Sound Assistant
Colin Rogers
Sound Designer
Teddy Salas
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Brandon Sanchez
Foley Artist
Craig Schafer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Douglas J. Schulman
Production Sound Mixer

Allan Schultz
Sound Supervisor
Keegan Martin
Visual Effects Supervisor
Oliver Keller
Stunt Coordinator

John P. Fleenor
Still Photographer
Kirk R. Gardner
Camera Operator
Jeff Journey
Dolly Grip

Robert W. McCarty
Best Boy Grip
Kevin Miles
Second Assistant Camera

Bruce M. Pasternack
Camera Operator
Mark Pickens
Dolly Grip
Richard Ralston
Best Boy Electric