In 1985, 46 music icons, including Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder, came together for the most star-studded recording session in history. This is the untold story of the legendary global pop song “We Are the World” — which very nearly didn’t happen.
Directing | Bao Nguyen | Director |
Production | Julia Nottingham | Producer |
Production | Lionel Richie | Producer |
Production | Bruce Eskowitz | Producer |
Production | Larry Klein | Producer |
Production | Harriet Sternberg | Producer |
Production | George Hencken | Producer |
Production | Angus Wall | Executive Producer |
Production | Becky Read | Executive Producer |
Production | Amit Dey | Executive Producer |
Production | Paul Brownstein | Executive Producer |
Editing | Nic Zimmermann | Editor |
Editing | Will Znidaric | Editor |
Editing | David Brodie | Editor |
Camera | Caleb Heller | Director of Photography |
Production | Terry Leonard | Co-Producer |
Production | Kent Kubena | Co-Producer |
Production | Donna Ferry | Executive In Charge Of Production |
Production | Lou Shrimpton | Production Manager |
Production | Lena Mesiano | Line Producer |
Production | Lindsey Gardner | Line Producer |
Crew | Emma Comans | Post Production Supervisor |
Crew | Stacey Kessler-Aungst | Post Production Supervisor |
Crew | David Weitzel | Post Production Supervisor |
Production | Piper Gates | Associate Producer |
Production | Joyce Liu | Associate Producer |
Camera | Jun Li | Camera Operator |
Camera | Brandon Ziegenfuss | Camera Operator |
Camera | Nausheen Dadabhoy | Camera Operator |
Camera | Nobu Sakurai | First Assistant Camera |
Camera | Filipe Larrondo | First Assistant Camera |
Camera | Sunil Devadanam | First Assistant Camera |
Camera | Luke Peckham | Digital Imaging Technician |
Camera | Luke Peckham | Second Assistant Camera |
Camera | Tom Fenaille | Digital Imaging Technician |
Camera | Tom Fenaille | Second Assistant Camera |
Camera | Kenneth Nguyen | Still Photographer |
Lighting | Isaak van der Meulen | Gaffer |
Lighting | Joe Kosty | Gaffer |
Lighting | Eric Fahey | Gaffer |
Lighting | Justin Bennett | Lighting Director |
Lighting | Adam LoNigro | Best Boy Electric |
Camera | Rich Robles | Key Grip |
Camera | Robert Exner | Key Grip |
Camera | Brandon Taylor | Key Grip |
Camera | Jake Reeder | Key Grip |
Camera | Kevin Chiu | Best Boy Grip |
Camera | Hayden Miller | Grip |
Sound | Delroy Cornick | Production Sound Mixer |
Art | Hanrui Wang | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | Nil Muir | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Maxine Christians | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Ault | Hairstylist |
Editing | Michael Engelken | Additional Editing |
Editing | Carlos Haynes | Additional Editing |
Editing | Caroline Hodge | Additional Editing |
Editing | Mohammed Rahman | Additional Editing |
Editing | Ric Crossley | First Assistant Editor |
Editing | Dora Wu | Assistant Editor |
Editing | George Geanopulos | Assistant Editor |
Editing | Steve Erdmann | Assistant Editor |
Sound | Richard Gallagher | Dialogue Editor |
Sound | Gavin Allingham | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Jacek Wiśniewski | Foley Artist |
Sound | Michał Wilczewski | Foley Mixer |
Sound | Filip Stefanowski | Foley Mixer |
Sound | Karen Crossan | Music Coordinator |