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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)

You don't know Miles

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 1H 56M

Director : Stanley Nelson

Synopsis

A visionary, innovator, and originator who defied categorization and embodied the word cool—a foray into the life and career of musical and cultural icon Miles Davis.

Actors

Carl Lumbly
Carl Lumbly
Miles Davis (voice)
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Self (archive footage)
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Self
Flea
Flea
Self
Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco
Self
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
Self
Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
Self
Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Self
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
Self
Ron Carter
Ron Carter
Self
Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
Self
Betty Davis
Betty Davis
Self
Frances Davis
Frances Davis
Self
Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
Self
Prince
Prince
Self (archive footage)
Tammy L. Kernodle
Tammy L. Kernodle
Self

Crews

Stanley Nelson
Stanley Nelson
Director
Lewis Erskine
Lewis Erskine
Editor
Stanley Nelson
Stanley Nelson
Producer
Nicole London
Nicole London
Producer
Lauren Wimbush
Lauren Wimbush
Associate Producer
Natasha Mottola
Natasha Mottola
Associate Editor
Yusuf Kapadia
Yusuf Kapadia
Assistant Editor
Babatunde Salaam
Babatunde Salaam
Production Assistant
Jarobi Moorhead
Jarobi Moorhead
Production Assistant
Peter Worsely
Peter Worsely
Supervising Producer
Junko Tsunashima
Junko Tsunashima
Supervising Producer
Terry Shand
Terry Shand
Executive Producer
Geoff Kempin
Geoff Kempin
Executive Producer
Michael Kantor
Michael Kantor
Executive Producer
Melissa Morton Hicks
Melissa Morton Hicks
Production Manager
Henry Adebonojo
Henry Adebonojo
Director of Photography
Marc Gerke
Marc Gerke
Director of Photography
Clare Major
Clare Major
Director of Photography
Herve Cohen
Herve Cohen
Director of Photography
Eric Coleman
Eric Coleman
Director of Photography
Antonio Rossi
Antonio Rossi
Director of Photography
Mead Hunt
Mead Hunt
Director of Photography
Jerry Henry
Jerry Henry
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

Hot Docs 2019 Trailers: MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL

Posters and backgrounds

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