We Real Cool
Using simple, illuminative paper-cut puppetry, this enchanting video imagines the moment of witness that inspired Gwendolyn Brooks to write her landmark poem, “We Real Cool.”
Created by Manual Cinema in association with Crescendo Literary, with story by Eve Ewing and Nate Marshall and music by Jamila Woods and Ayanna Woods. Produced by Poetry Foundation
Created by Manual Cinema & Crescendo Literary
We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks
Written by Eve Ewing and Nate Marshall
Music by Jamila Woods and Ayanna Woods
Credits
Produced by Poetry Foundation
Created by Manual Cinema in association with Crescendo Literary
We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks
Written by Eve Ewing and Nate Marshall
Music Composed by Jamila Woods and Ayanna Woods
Filmed by Drew Dir & Sarah Fornace
Music
Music Performed by
Nolan Chin (piano, rhodes piano)
Anton Hatwich (bass)
Jonathan Wenzel (drums)
Jamila Woods (vocals)
Recorded at Manual Cinema Studios by Ben Kauffman and Kyle Vegter
Mixed and Mastered by Kyle Vegter
Sound Design by Ben Kauffman and Kyle Vegter
Puppetry
Puppetry Performed by
Drew Dir
Sarah Fornace
Charlotte Long
Kasey Foster
Julia Miller
Puppet Design by Drew Dir
Fabrication by Drew Dir and Sarah Fornace