Stand

  • Run time: 122 min
  • Premiere: 2009. May 25.

Broadcast journalist Tavis Smiley hits the road in 2008 with friends Cornel West, BeBe Winans and other prominent African Americans to explore the contemporary experiences of black men and to ask them: "What do you stand for?" Set against Barack Obama's rise to presidential power, Smiley and his fellow travelers offer diverse perspectives on African Americans' soul music, historic struggle for equality, current race relations and more.

Discover

Eddie S. Glaude

Self (as Dr. Eddie S. Glaude)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Camera

Jacek Laskus

Director of Photography

Directing

Tavis Smiley

Director

Editing

Production

Tavis Smiley

Executive Producer

Sasheen Artis

Producer

William Medsker

Line Producer

Latisha Johnson

Associate Producer

Sound

Nolan Williams Jr.

Original Music Composer

Rob Ellis

Original Music Composer

Writing

Camera

Jacek Laskus

Director of Photography

Directing

Tavis Smiley

Director

Editing

Production

Tavis Smiley

Executive Producer

Sasheen Artis

Producer

William Medsker

Line Producer

Latisha Johnson

Associate Producer

Sound

Nolan Williams Jr.

Original Music Composer

Rob Ellis

Original Music Composer

Writing