How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It)

Documentary about filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles.

Cast & credits

Cast

Newsreel Narrator Dick Heymeyer
cast member Melvin Van Peebles
cast member St. Clair Bourne
cast member Spike Lee
cast member Elvis Mitchell
cast member Gordon Parks
cast member Mario Van Peebles
cast member Max Van Peebles
cast member Megan Van Peebles
cast member Mary McCall
cast member Gébé
cast member Georges Wolinski
cast member Janine Euvrard
cast member Christian Thivat
cast member Madeleine Martineau
cast member Timothy White
cast member Gil Scott-heron
cast member Herschel Dwellingham
cast member Billy 'X' Jennings
cast member Teddy Stewart
cast member Emanuel Azenberg
cast member Shelley Bonus
cast member Marva Allen
cast member Jerry Weissman
cast member Woodie King Jr.
cast member Richard Milner
cast member Brent Nichols
cast member Henry Jarecki
cast member Jeff Shaw
cast member Gloria Jarecki
cast member John Roland

Credits

Direction

Directed by Joe Angio
A film by Joe Angio
A film by Michael Solomon

Subject

[Subject of Film] Melvin Van Peebles

Production

©/Presents LLC Breakfast at Noho
Production IFC Originals
Executive Producer Kiki Goshay
Produced by Michael Solomon

Writing

Written by Joe Angio

Photography

Camera Joe Angio
Camera Michael Solomon
Additional Camera Joel Cohen
Additional Camera Eugene Jarecki

Editing

Editor Jane Rizzo
Additional Editing by The Edit Center
The Edit Center Joju Cleaver
The Edit Center Shawn Cohen
The Edit Center Todd Cohen
The Edit Center Peter Kallish
The Edit Center Michael Kovalenko
The Edit Center Ray Neufeld
The Edit Center Chris Penney
The Edit Center Linda Peters
The Edit Center Jason Rutherford
The Edit Center Lisa Siegel
The Edit Center (Instructor) Emir Lewis
The Edit Center (Instructor) Kevin Messman
The Edit Center (Assistant) Ali Muney
The Edit Center (Assistant) Erin Norris
On-line Editor Will Cox
Assistant Editor Arbor Watt
Consulting Editor Emir Lewis

Design

Sculptor Vanessa Solomon
Sculptor Kiril Kirov

Titles

Title Design Richard Baker

Film processing

Colour Correction Will Cox
Post-production Facility Final Frame

Music

Original Music Jeremy Parise
Additional Score Dan Crane

Sound

Sound Michael Solomon
Sound Joe Angio
Sound Edit/Mix Margie Crimmins
Sound Edit/Mix Greg Smith
Sound Edit/Mix Dog Bark Sound

Subtitles

Subtitles Elisabeth Vincentelli