MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
Written and Directed by
Ava DuVernay
WINNER!
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2012
PRESS CONTACT: Tilane Jones | AFFRM | 818.995.0050 | [email protected] PRESS QUOTES
NEW YORK TIMES January 27, 2012 | "Amazing Child, Typical Grown-Ups" by Manohla Dargis "Further under the radar though far more successful is "Middle of Nowhere," a heartfelt, slow to build, slow to burn drama from Ava DuVernay about a young married woman, Ruby (Emayatzy Corinealdi), keeping body and soul together while her husband, Derek (Omari Hardwick), serves out his sentence in a California prison. Working with the terrific cinematographer Bradford Young, Ms. DuVernay fills her movie with long shots and meticulously framed images of casual beauty that reflect the quietly evolving inner life of her heroine."
LOS ANGELES TIMES January 30, 2012 | "Sundance Film Festival: From 'Beasts' to 'Ice,' wonder wins out" by Kenny Turan "…At the other end of the spectrum is "Middle of Nowhere," winner of the U.S. drama directing prize for Ava DuVernay. This is classic filmmaking of a completely different sort…"
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER January 20, 2012 | Review by John DeFore "Strong performances and a restrained script sell drama about a couple separated by prison walls. Solidly crafted by budding writer-director Ava DuVernay, it should find a warm reception at fests and in a niche theatrical run."
LOS ANGELES TIMES January 20, 2012 | "Meaty Roles for Black Actors in MIDDLE OF NOWHERE" "It's a real challenge to find African American characters with depth," Oyelowo said at a post-screening Q&A, "But when I read this, it was just like 'Do the Right Thing,' or 'She's Gotta Have It,' the characters just lept off the page.... Ava is transcending what is called 'black cinema."
DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD January 27, 2012 | Sundance Lucky 13 "Publicist, writer, director, producer, Ava DuVernay is a film/TV vet as well as founder of the African- American Film Festival Releasing Movement. Now she is catching renewed buzz for her competition film Middle Of Nowhere about a woman who drops out of medical school to deal with her husband’s 8-year prison sentence."
WALL STREET JOURNAL January 18, 2012 | "What Sundance is Really Like" by Ava DuVernay "I’m proud because, in the end, the film is the only thing that matters to filmmakers. The film is truly the thing we want. We want it to be deeply felt. We want it to be remembered. We want it to illuminate the corners. We want to be heard."
LOGLINE: Winner of the Best Director Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Ava DuVernay's MIDDLE OF NOWHERE is a portrait of a woman struggling between two worlds and two men in the search for herself.
SYNOPSIS: What happens when love takes you places you never thought you would go? As Ruby (Emayatzy Corinealdi) rides a bus through the inner city streets, she wills herself to push away memories that crowd her. Four years earlier, she was a vibrant medical student married to the love of her life, Derek (Omari Hardwick). Now, she makes her way to the maximum security prison on the outskirts of town. This is where her love now resides. Behind coiled razor wire and forty foot concrete walls.
As the couple stares into the hallow end of an eight-year prison sentence, Ruby must learn to live another life, one marked by shame and separation, by guilt and grief.
Soon, her singular focus is to ensure Derek's survival in his violent new environment. She drops out of school to maintain her marriage from beyond bars. She fights to support her husband on the inside and survive her own identity crisis on the outside.
Through a chance encounter and a stunning betrayal that shakes her to the core, Ruby is propelled in new and often frightening directions of self-discovery. As we chronicle her turbulent yet transformative journey, we witness the emergence of a broken woman made whole.
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL CAPSULE: “Ava DuVernay’s elegant and emotionally inspiring debut portrays the universal dilemma of how a woman maintains herself as she commits to loving and supporting someone through hardship. Featuring luminous performances by a cast of rising stars led by Emayatzy Corinealdi and Omari Hardwick, Middle of Nowhere infuses gravity and grace into the prison tale and marks the arrival of an important new directorial talent.” – Sundance Film Festival 2012
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
In 2002, entertainment publicist Ava DuVernay began writing a screenplay set in her hometown of Compton, California. A far cry from the high-profile films she represented for her studio clients, the script for MIDDLE OF NOWHERE evolved from observation, imagination and the desire to chronicle the ways we maintain love and cultivate hope when all seems lost.
From the beginning of the writing process to the first shoot day in June 2011, DuVernay continued to represent her film and television clients, founded a minority film distribution company and directed a short, three documentaries and her first narrative feature, I Will Follow. With the indie box office success of I Will Follow in March 2011, DuVernay’s producing partner Howard Barish of Kandoo Films marshaled the financial resources in just three short months to make MIDDLE OF NOWHERE with private equity.
In addition to Barish and DuVernay, veteran producer Paul Garnes (“Woman Thou Art Loosed”) and Tilane Jones of DuVernay’s Forward Movement banner rounded out the producing team. Production lasted 20 days in the summer of 2011 in California, specifically in South Central Los Angeles, Monterey Park and the San Fernando Valley.
The cast came together quickly. Lead actress Emayatzy Corinealdi who portrays the main character “Ruby” was discovered through the audition process. “Emayatzy came in to read for another part, and I was immediately taken with her level of craft and her whole vibe. She brought such depth and nuance to the role,” explains DuVernay. “She’s named after a Panamanian princess, and she was our princess on set. A beautiful spirit. We were so fortunate to find her.”
DuVernay had worked with actor Omari Hardwick (“For Colored Girls”) who portrays Ruby’s incarcerated husband “Derek” in her previous film, I WILL FOLLOW. She was eager to welcome the Atlanta native onto her new production. “Omari’s work is layered and vulnerable. Plus, we work very well together and he’s a real joy to have on set. So, that casting was a no-brainer for me. I was just lucky he wanted to come out and play with us again,” reports DuVernay.
If casting Hardwick was a matter of easy choice, the casting of David Oyelowo (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” “The Help,” “Red Tails”) was a matter of wonderfully unexpected chance. Oyelowo happened to strike up a conversation with a gentleman sitting next to him on a plane bound for Toronto in May 2011. That man in the next seat happened to be one of MIDDLE OF NOWHERE’s investors, Rick Cohen. When Rick revealed that he was investing in DuVernay’s next film, Oyelowo asked to see the script as he was familiar with the director’s previous film and minority film distribution company, AFFRM. Upon reading the screenplay, Oyelowo immediately contacted DuVernay, who was already wildly interested in the actor based on previous work. Two weeks later, David was officially on board as Ruby’s new love interest, “Brian.”
Veterans such as Lorraine Toussaint, Sharon Lawrence and Dondre Whitfield round out the stellar cast of emerging talent including Edwina Findley, Troy Curvey, Maya Gilbert and Nehemiah Sutton.
DuVernay’s long-time editor Spencer Averick was the first member of the crew to join the picture. DuVernay and Averick have collaborated since 2007 on all her filmed projects, from the music documentaries This is The Life and My Mic Sounds Nice to network specials like Essence Music Festival and Black Girls Rock to the narrative feature film I Will Follow. Averick’s company Avelino Post also provides post-production services to the film. Cinematographer Bradford Young who won the award for Excellence in Cinematography at Sundance 2011 for Pariah was next to join MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. DuVernay and Young had collaborated previously on a documentary entitled My Mic Sounds Nice, and immersed themselves in establishing a visual language for the film that captured the intertwining of memory and reality, of romantic love and love as choice. Young shot on the Sony F35 with a crew consisting of veteran gaffer Christian Epps, key grip Armando Ballesteros and his long-time First AC Hans Charles.
The post-production team is comprised of Sundance Composer Lab alumni Kathryn Bostic and sound designer Kunal Rujan returning to work with DuVernay following their collaboration with her on I Will Follow. Popular Los Angeles deejay on local NPR’s KPFK-FM Morgan Rhodes curated the soundtrack, corralling such eclectic Black Indie Soul artists as Me’shell Ndegeocello, Goapele, Fink, Ra-Re Valverde and more.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
AVA DUVERNAY (Director, Writer, Producer) Ava DuVernay made her feature directorial debut with the critically-acclaimed 2008 hip hop documentary, "This is The Life." Winner of Audience Awards in Toronto, Los Angeles and Seattle, the LA WEEKLY raved, "This is The Life vaults into the upper echelons of must-see hip-hop documentaries." In 2010, she wrote, produced and directed the narrative feature, I Will Follow, starring Salli Richardson- Whitfield. Released theatrically in 2011, the family drama was hailed by critic Roger Ebert as "... one of the best films I've seen about the loss of a loved one."
DuVernay directed and produced three network music documentaries in 2010. My Mic Sounds Nice is a definitive history of female hip hop artists. Essence Music Festival 2010 is a two-hour concert film chronicling the nation's largest annual African-American entertainment gathering. Faith Through the Storm is a documentary about black women Katrina survivors. Each film aired on BET and TV One respectively.
Previously, DuVernay worked as a film marketer and publicist for 15 years, forming DVA Media + Marketing in 1999. Her award-winning firm provided strategy and execution for more than 120 film and television campaigns for acclaimed directors such as Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Michael Mann and Bill Condon.
A UCLA graduate, DuVernay is the founder of AFFRM, the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement and a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. She is based in Los Angeles.
HOWARD BARISH (Producer) Originally from Toronto, Canada, Howard Barish formed Kandoo Films, Inc. in 1992. A live action/editorial production company focusing on network and syndication on-air promotion, image campaigns, branding, theatrical trailers, radio spots television and motion picture advertising, Kandoo is one of the premiere companies in the field.
He was Executive Producer for E! Entertainment's reality series, The Entertainer, starring Wayne Newton. In addition, he produced programming for Rainbow Media’s High-Definition channel where he oversaw global production for five original HD sports programs including: BIG Air, Face Time, Boing, Roostertail, and Play 16:9.
Feature film executive producing credits include: Fizzy Business, Glitter Girls, The Stupidest Angel and I Will Follow, which has won numerous best film festival awards.
Barish has shot over 10 million feet of film, not to mention thousands of hours of videotape. He has produced major campaigns for the most prominent television networks, including: ABC, ABC FAMILY, CBS, NBC, DISNEY, E!, FOX, KINGWORLD, LIFETIME, NBC, PARAMOUNT, STYLE, and THE CW.
PAUL GARNES (Producer) Paul Garnes has served as producer, line producer and/or production manager on films and television shows for studios such as Disney, ABC, Dreamworks, HBO, Screen Gems, NBC, BET and Magnolia Films.
Garnes holds a film degree from Chicago's Columbia College and spent 12 years in Los Angeles, starting as a production coordinator and eventually earning his first executive position in 2004 as Head of Production for Simmons-Lathan Media Group.
Later, under the guidance of Marcus and Jaime Rucker King along with Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, Garnes was asked to oversee operations and production of their newly formed film and television company, as Vice President of Operations and Production of Foxx/King Productions.
By 2006, Garnes was recruited by Tyler Perry and Reuben Cannon to join the Tyler Perry Company. Making the move from Los Angeles to Atlanta, he served as Vice President and Executive in Charge of Production of the studio until 2009, overseeing the build of the multi-million dollar studio and backlot. In addition to daily operations duties, Garnes supervised over 250 episodes of broadcast television while at the studio.
Most recently Paul was instrumental in ABC Studios choosing Atlanta earlier this year for their one hour pilot "Partners." Currently he is producer for BET's "The Game," season 5, shooting in Atlanta.
BRADFORD YOUNG (Cinematographer) Bradford Young graduated from Howard University, where he studied under the tutelage of filmmaker Haile Gerima.
In addition to MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, Young’s cinematography credits include Mississippi Damned, Entre Nos, Restless City and Pariah, for which he earned the 2011 Sundance Film Festival’s Excellence in Cinematography Award for U.S. Dramatic Competition.
He was cited as one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film” in 2009.
SPENCER AVERICK (Editor) Based in Los Angeles, Spencer Averick is a film editor working within both the narrative and documentary worlds.
In addition to MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, Averick's narrative features include the 2012 Sundance Film Festival Official Selection "Middle of Nowhere" and the critically-acclaimed feature I Will Follow.
His documentary work includes the award-winning This is The Life, My Mic Sounds Nice, Since: The Bombing of Pan Am 103 and the hit comedy docu-performance film, Kevin Hart: Laugh At My Pain. Averick's commercial clients include Warner Bros, NBC, Relativity Media, BET, TV One, Forward Movement, AFFRM and Codeblack Entertainment
TILANE JONES (Co-Producer) Tilane Jones is Manager of Production for Forward Movement Films, serving as associate producer on all of the company’s visual product.
In addition to MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, her film credits include: This is The Life and I Will Follow.
Her television credits include: Black Girls Rock, My Mic Sounds Nice and Live from Essence Music Festival 2010. Jones also is the Managing Director of AFFRM, the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement, a black film distribution collaborative. ABOUT THE CAST
EMAYATZY CORINEALDI (“Ruby”) Emayatzy Corinealdi was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky and as an Army Brat, moved often, living in Germany, Ohio, and Kansas before settling down in New Jersey.
In addition to MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, her short and feature film credits include “The Nanny Express” opposite Vanessa Marcil, "Akira" opposite James Kyson Lee, "Wednesday Again," "Category 5" and "Cordially Invited."
On the television side, her credits include a series lead role in the pilot “Katrina,” as well as “The Young & The Restless,” “Cold Case” and “Romantically Challenged” with Alyssa Milano. Most recently, she played a lead role in the BET film "Gun Hill" opposite Larenz Tate, which will air in 2012.
DAVID OYELOWO ("Brian") David Oyelowo (pronounced “oh-yellow-oh”) graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, having received the “Scholarship for Excellence” from Nicholas Hytner, in 1998.
Oyelowo will be seen in several highly-anticipated feature films this year. First up is the George Lucas produced Red Tails which tells the story of the heroic Tuskegee Airmen. He is currently shooting Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln with Daniel Day-Lewis, as well as One Shot with Tom Cruise. He recently wrapped Lee Daniels’ The Paperboy opposite Nicole Kidman.
Oyelowo was seen on the big screen in this summer’s blockbuster Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes as well as the critically lauded The Help. He also starred in The Last King Of Scotland opposite Forrest Whittaker and James MacAvoy, Who Do You Love playing the iconic Muddy Waters, A Sound Of Thunder for Warner Bros, Derailed for Miramax and the acclaimed BBC2 film Shoot The Messenger.
Beyond theater, Oyelowo starred in the BAFTA award-winning series “Spooks/Mi:5.” Additionally, he was nominated for a BAFTA for his work on “Small Island.” He also starred in BBC1’s “Born Equal” opposite Colin Firth, ABC’s “A Raisin In The Sun,” the Kenneth Branagh directed “As You Like It, ” the mini-series “Five Days” and the acclaimed adaptation “The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency” directed by the late Anthony Minghella.
In addition, Oyelowo became the first black actor to play an English king for the Royal Shakespeare Company in the title role of Henry VI. The role won him The Ian Charleson Award and an Evening Standard award nomination.
OMARI HARDWICK ("Derek") Omari Hardwick is a native of Decatur, Georgia.
In addition to MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, his film credits include Lionsgate’s For Colored Girls from Tyler Perry, Kick-Ass alongside Nicolas Cage, The A-Team with Bradley Cooper; The Guardian opposite Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher; Beauty Shop alongside Queen Latifah; and Gridiron Gang opposite Dwayne Johnson.
Hardwick is best known for his starring roles in television, including TNT’s Dark Blue opposite Dylan McDermott and his lead role as ‘John “Sack” Hallon’ in the TNT 2006 series Saved.
In addition to acting, Hardwick is a founding member of Plan B Inc. Theater Group, and a co-founder of Los Angeles Actor’s Lounge. He continues to work on his poetry, and has written over 4,000 poems.
LORRAINE TOUSSAINT ("Ruth") Toussaint is best known for starring alongside Annie Potts in the television series Any Day Now.
She graduated from Manhattan's School of Performing Arts in 1978, before going on to graduate from Juilliard School.
Toussaint was a featured recurring guest-star in the first few seasons of the legal drama Law & Order as defense lawyer Shambala Green. She was also a regular guest on the drama Threat Matrix, as Carina Wright/Agent Cassandra Hodges.
In 1993, Toussaint appeared in Point Of No Return, starring Bridget Fonda and for several years she starred as Captain Kate Perry in the TNT series Saving Grace
EDWINA FINDLEY ("Rosie") Edwina Findley is a native of Washington, DC. She earned a degree in theater from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Most recently, Findley starred as “Davina Lambreaux” on HBO’s Treme, and simultaneously recurs as “Jill” in ABC’s Brothers and Sisters. She also filmed George Lucas’ Tuskegee Airmen epic, Red Tails.
Findley appeared in a recurring role on HBO’s The Wire, while performing nightly as Lady Mortimer in Henry IV. Edwina’s extensive work in the theatre has earned her an Outstanding Artist and Scholar Award from NYU, and both Barrymore Award and NAACP Theatre Award Nominations.
SHARON LAWRENCE ("Fraine") Best known for her multiple Emmy nominated and SAG Award winning portrayal of Sylvia Costas Sipowitz on NYPD Blue, Sharon Lawrence has portrayed a stay-at-home prostitute in Desperate Housewives, a murderous realtor on Monk, a sociopathic serial killer on Law And Order: SVU and opposite Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Recently, Lawrence received her fourth Emmy nomination for her work on Grey’s Anatomy. Other guest appearances include One Tree Hill, Community, The Mentalist, Ghost Whisperer, Dirt and Drop Dead Diva.
As a seasoned stage actress, Lawrence was recently nominated for an Ovation Award and won the LA Drama Critics Circle Award for her acclaimed performance as Vivian Leigh in the Off Broadway hit Orson’s Shadow. Her latest Broadway appearance was as Velma Kelly in Chicago. Film work includes Little Black Book with Holly Hunter and Gossip with Kate Hudson.
Lawrence recently chaired the Women In Film Foundation and also supports Global Green and the Alzheimer’s Association and Events of the Heart for Women’s Heart Health. She lives in Los Angeles and Idyllwild California, is married to physician Dr Thomas Apostle.
DONDRE WHITFIELD (“Littleton”) A three-time Emmy nominee, veteran TV actor Whitfield’s credits include series leads in Between Brothers, Secret Agent Man, Living in Captivity and The Crew. His prime-time resume includes NYPD Blue, The X-Files, Nash Bridges, Martin, The Jamie Foxx Show, Girlfriends and The Cosby Show. His daytime credits include All My Children, for which he was a three-time Emmy and NAACP Image Award nominee.
In addition to MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, his feature film credits include Mr. 3000, Two Can Play That Game and Happy Birthday directed by Oscar winner Helen Mirren.
A Brooklyn native, Whitfield and his wife Salli Richardson-Whitfield reside in Los Angeles with their daughter and son.
TROY CURVEY III ("Rashad") Troy Curvey III is the first born of fraternal twin brothers and the second oldest of five siblings of Gloria Curvey and late actor Troy Curvey II (Hill Street Blues). In addition to MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, Curvey appeared in the feature film Decisions from director Jensen LeFlore.
MAYA GILBERT (“Gina”) Maya Gilbert hails from her hometown of Kent, Ohio. Most recently, Gilbert appeared in a recurring role in the acclaimed series Southland. Other television credits include General Hospital, Sex Chronicles and Days of Our Lives. CREDITS
Written & Directed by AVA DuVERNAY
Produced by HOWARD BARISH & AVA DuVERNAY
Producer PAUL GARNES
Director of Photography BRADFORD YOUNG
Editor SPENCER AVERICK
Associate Producer TILANE JONES
Costume Designer STACY BEVERLY
Music by KATHRYN BOSTIC
Music Supervisor MORGAN RHODES
Casting by AISHA COLEY
CAST EMAYATZY CORINEALDI as Ruby OMARI HARDWICK as Derek DAVID OYELOWO as Brian LORRAINE TOUSSAINT as Ruth SHARON LAWRENCE as Alberta Fraine EDWINA FINDLEY as Rosie NEHEMIAH SUTTON as Nickie FELISHA ANOA’I as Pongesa TROY CURVEY III as Rashad MAYA GILBERT as Gina DONDRE WHITFIELD as Mr. Littleton ANDY SPENCER as Bus Hustler BRUCE KATZMAN as Mr. Averick ANDY DREW as Guard NISA WARD as Fraine’s Assistant
Production Manager TILANE JONES First Assistant Director J. BLACK Second Assistant Director ROXY BUGG
Script Supervisor JUDY LANG
Art Direction JENNIFER SPENCE BILL LAKOFF CLAUDIA ROQUE Leadman STEVEN POLLOCK On-Set Dresser ERIC AARON LIZER Property Master MEL HUFFMAN Set Decorator ILKA URBACH Swing Gang SPENSER TRENT Art PA’s VALERIE RAMOS MARLENE RODRIGUEZ NICOLE ADELMAN
First Camera Assistant HANS “BILLY” CHARLES ROB MONROY YOSHIHIRO KINOSHITA
Second Camera Assistant DAVID YEOMANS
Production Mixer JAMES CASTRO MR WOODY STUBBLEFIELD JOE HETTINGER DAN MONAHAN MATTHEW BURGETTE
Boom Operator DARREN BELL SPEED RATLIFF ALLISTER MANN
Key Costumers DESI AGUILAR CHESNEY HENDERSON
Wardrobe Interns TANJA CALDWELL TAYLOR COTTON Key Make-Up VONDA MORRIS Additional Make-Up LAURA MONTELEONE
Key Hair Stylist DANA KELLY
Gaffer CHRISTIAN EPPS Best Boy Electric DARRYL WALTHALL Electrician INHO KIM Electrician NICKOLAS REDFUD JUSTIN SURIANO RACHEL WATROUS Electric Intern AXEL MORGAN
Key Grip ARMANDO BALLESTEROS
Best Boy Grip MICHAEL TELFER Grip NATHAN CARBALLO ADRIENNE SUBIA SHAUN SANGKARAT MASON SEMBLE IAN FAINE KEVIN SKAGGS
Location Manager CARLYN COUCH
Location Scouts TONY JACOBS EDDIE SANTILLAN
Extras Casting Director MELLICENT DYANE Extras Casting Assistant NISA WARD Extra Casting Intern RAY HOGAN
Production Assistant TAYLOR CRAIG Production Assistant NIJLA MUMIN Production Assistant KEEGAN QUIGLEY Production Assistant KARLA SONNIER Production Intern KRISTINA THOMAS
Production Consultant AL SMITH
Production Accountant DEBORAH SADLOUSKOS
Generator Driver BYRON ARMANDO MORGAN PARDO Honey Wagon Driver MATTHEW O'SULLIVAN
Studio Teacher CHARMAINE BOOS MAXINE ABARBARA
Fire Safety Advisor JAMES BREWER DENNIS D. KING STEVE KOLLMEYER
Craft Services RONDA ROSS KARLA SONNIER
Catering LORI’S KITCHEN
Production Vehicles QUIXOTE STUDIOS
Camera and Lenses by PANAVISION
Dolly provided by CHAPMAN LEONARD
Generator provided by SMS GENERATORS
Assistant Editor KARINA BECKER
Post Production Services AVELINO POST
Supervising Sound Editor KUNAL RAJAN, MPSE Dialog Editor JUSTIN WALKER Sound Effects Editor RICKLEY DUMM Rerecording Mixer TOM MARKS C.A.S. Final Mix BLACK ROCK AUDIO Audio Post Prod. Services BLACK BOX ENTERTAINMENT Score Co-production, mixing and guitar NILS JIPTNER
DI Facility NICE DISSOLVE DI Supervisor PIERCE VAROUS Colorist CHRIS KENNY
Post Production Consultant BERRY HELFAND
Payroll Services: MEDIA SERVICES
Production Legal GORDON BOBB DEL, SHAW, MOONVES, TANAKA, FINKELSTEIN & LEZCANO
Production Insurance MOMENTOUS INSURANCE
MUSIC STORMY WEATHER Performed by: Little Dragon Composed by: Little Dragon Appears Courtesy of Peacefrog Records
BITTER Performed by: Meshell N'Degeocello Composed by: Meshell N'Degeocello Appears Courtesy of Revolutionary Jazz Giant (BMI) and Warner-Tamerlane Pub (BMI)
CAUGHT UP Performed by: J Mitchell MelodiousFly Composed by: J Mitchell MelodiousFly Appears Courtesy of Jasmine Mitchell obo MelodiousFly
STEPS Performed by: JimiJames Composed by: Moria Denson d/b/a/ JimiJames Appears Courtesy of Moria Denson d/b/a/ JimiJames
ON TIME Performed by: Ra-Re Valverde Written by: Ra-Re Valverde © Naznira Music Inc. Courtesy of Ra-Re Valverde © Naznira Music Inc.
IN EVERY WAY Performed by: Aybee featuring Omega Composed by: Armon Bazile o/b/o Deepblak Music BMI Appears Courtesy of Armon Bazile o/b/o Deepblak Music BMI
MOODY FEELS GOOD Performed by: Spektrum Composed by: Gabriel Olegavich / Lola Olafisoye / Isaac Tucker / Teia Williams Appears Courtesy of StopStart Recordings and PRS/BUG Music
IF I EVER Performed by: Natalie Gardiner Composed by: Björn Ehlers o/b/o Ramjac Appears Courtesy of Björn Ehlers o/b/o Ramjac
GET IN TOUCH Perforrned by: Reginald Bruner aka Trek Life and Amir Mohamed aka Oddisee Composed by: Reginald Bruner aka Trek Life (Elyephe's Music ASCAP) and Amir Mohamed aka Oddisee (El Khaleafa ASCAP) Appears Courtesy: Shadow Oak Music
PLAY Performed by: Goapele Composed by: Goapele/Rondor, Dan Larence, Theo Rodrigues, Carmen Michelle, Mike Aaberg