Life and Debt

Stephanie Black

Jamaica Kincaid

[Cast Group]
Actor: Belinda Becker | Character: Narrator
Actor: Buju Banton | Character: Self - Singer
Actor: Horst Köhler | Character: Self - Director, International Monetary Fund
Actor: Michael Manley | Character: Self - Former Prime Minister of Jamaica
Actor: Stanley Fischer | Character: Self - Deputy Director International Monetary Fund
Actor: Michael Witter | Character: Self - Professor of Economics, University of West Indies
Actor: David Coore | Character: Self - Former Minister of Finance, Jamaica
Actor: Bill Clinton | Character: Self - President of the United States
Actor: Jean-Bertrand Aristide | Character: Self - President, Haiti
Actor: Yami Bolo | Character: Self - Singer
Actor: Tom Lipetzky | Character: Self - U.S. Potato Board
Actor: Kathy Owen | Character: News Anchor
Actor: Jerry J. Rawlings | Character: Self - Former President, Ghana
Actor: Jamaica Kincaid | Character: Narrator

[Directors Group]
Name: Stephanie Black | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Jamaica Kincaid | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Stephanie Black | Role: Producer
Name: Sarah Manley | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Kyle Kibbe | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Richard Lannaman | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Alex Nepomniaschy | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Malik Hassan Sayeed | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: John Mullen | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Betsy Blakemore | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jeremy Francis | Role: Production Manager
Name: Peter Packer | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Coll Anderson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mike Boyle | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrew Bracken | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jesse Ehredt | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dustin Hudson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Blake Leyh | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Don McGregor | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frank Morrone | Role: Sound Department
Name: Caleb Mose | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brenda Ray | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alex Soto | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: John Bentham | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Brown | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Earl Brown | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Roy Buchanan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Chisolm | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Winfred 'Soljie' Henry | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Katharine Kean | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tallawah Levy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jonathan Weaver | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Ethan Barshay | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Suzanne Bauman | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Kelli Boyles | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Shannon Clark | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Donna Clarke | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jake Diamond | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Alyce Hrakbak | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Sean John | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Benjamin Kast | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Garrett Levin | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Baderinwa Lumoja | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Lauren Nakamura | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Nate Pommer | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Carleene Samuels | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Sky Sitney | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jon Stefansson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Nicholas Stone | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Neal Usatin | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Michael Yetter | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Tallawah Levy | Role: Production Department
Name: Victor Patterson | Role: Production Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Roy Buchanan | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Winfred 'Soljie' Henry | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Ellin Baumel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lisa Crafts | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Noelle Dean | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mr. Elvie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ifeona Fulani | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Justin Girard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mr. Gunn | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Phil Hall | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ben Hillman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roberta Korus | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Horace Levy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carleene Samuels | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michelle Stewart | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Neal Usatin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen Williams | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Witter | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Nancy Baker | Role: Thanks
Name: Tracey Baker | Role: Thanks
Name: Buju Banton | Role: Thanks
Name: Alex Bingham | Role: Thanks
Name: Adam Black | Role: Thanks
Name: Larry Black | Role: Thanks
Name: Sylvia Black | Role: Thanks
Name: Yami Bolo | Role: Thanks
Name: Jim Brown | Role: Thanks
Name: Bigga Chambers | Role: Thanks
Name: Elisa Chavez | Role: Thanks
Name: Sarita Choudhury | Role: Thanks
Name: Williams Cole | Role: Thanks
Name: The Couch Family | Role: Thanks
Name: Doreen Crujeiris | Role: Thanks
Name: Aaron Denenberg | Role: Thanks
Name: Bona Elswau | Role: Thanks
Name: Lise Engel | Role: Thanks
Name: Kurt Engfehr | Role: Thanks
Name: Leslie Fuchs-Obstfeld | Role: Thanks
Name: Reg E. Gaines | Role: Thanks
Name: Danielle Goodman | Role: Thanks
Name: David Greenwald | Role: Thanks
Name: Laurie Gunst | Role: Thanks
Name: Mary Gunst | Role: Thanks
Name: Jason Hall | Role: Thanks
Name: Michele Hamilton | Role: Thanks
Name: The Harts | Role: Thanks
Name: Jesper Haynes | Role: Thanks
Name: Rohan Henry | Role: Thanks
Name: The Henzel Family | Role: Thanks
Name: Kim Ives | Role: Thanks
Name: Ras Ivi | Role: Thanks
Name: Ken Jacobs | Role: Thanks
Name: Nancy Jeffries | Role: Thanks
Name: Robert Kenner | Role: Thanks
Name: KK | Role: Thanks
Name: Saul Landau | Role: Thanks
Name: Aaron Langley | Role: Thanks
Name: Horace Levy | Role: Thanks
Name: James Lyons | Role: Thanks
Name: Tynsi Lyons | Role: Thanks
Name: The Manley Family | Role: Thanks
Name: Cedella Marley | Role: Thanks
Name: Tim Masick | Role: Thanks
Name: Jim McKay | Role: Thanks
Name: Pat McKay | Role: Thanks
Name: Mutabaruka | Role: Thanks
Name: Mark Polyocan | Role: Thanks
Name: Jeffrey Posternak | Role: Thanks
Name: Revaldo Pratama | Role: Thanks
Name: Ricky | Role: Thanks
Name: Heidi Schuster | Role: Thanks
Name: Tim Sherry | Role: Thanks
Name: Andreas Staka | Role: Thanks
Name: Steven Starr | Role: Thanks
Name: Carol Thomas | Role: Thanks
Name: Milton Walker | Role: Thanks
Name: Katharina Weingartner | Role: Thanks
Name: Haskell Wexler | Role: Thanks
Name: Feonia Williams | Role: Thanks
Name: Michael Witter | Role: Thanks
Name: Irwin Young | Role: Thanks

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284262/videogallery/

United States: April 22, 2001 (Los Angeles Film Festival)
United States: June 16, 2001 (New York City, New York)
Czech Republic: April 13, 2002 (One World Film Festival)
United Kingdom: July 5, 2002 (Commonwealth Film Festival)
United Kingdom: February 28, 2003
Singapore: April 21, 2003 (Singapore International Film Festival)
Austria: May 30, 2003 (limited)
United States: June 24, 2003 (DVD premiere)
France: April 7, 2004
Denmark: April 23, 2004
Japan: July 16, 2005 (Tokyo)
United Kingdom: May 1, 2008 (I Will Tell Film Festival)

Winner | 2002 | Prague One World Film Festival | Audience Award | Stephanie Black, Life and Debt
Winner | 2001 | Los Angeles IFP/West Film Festival | Special Mention | Stephanie Black, Life and Debt

Domestic: USD 263107
Period: Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2002 | Rank: 115 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 263107 | Interval gross: USD 3387 | Per theater average: USD 3387
Period: Feb 8 – 10, 2002 | Rank: 58 | Weeks in release: 35 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 178392 | Interval gross: USD 16655 | Per theater average: USD 4163
Period: Jan 18 – 21, 2002 | Rank: 56 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 147172 | Interval gross: USD 17405 | Per theater average: USD 5801
Period: Jun 22 – 24, 2001 | Rank: 62 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 12520 | Interval gross: USD 1494 | Per theater average: USD 1494