BLACK GODFATHER OF SCUBA
ROLE: PRODUCER, ARCHIVE PRODUCER, ASSISTANT EDITOR
Black Godfather of Scuba follows the extraordinary life and mission of Dr. Albert José "Doc" Jones, co-founder of the National Association of Black Scuba Divers. After diving at the wreck of the Henrietta Marie, the first lost slave ship ever to be recovered, he dedicated himself to finding and recovering the remains of others, and to making sure those lost souls would never be forgotten.
Now available to watch on PBS’ Reel South channel here














CREDITS
DIRECTED AND FILMED BY MATT KAY
PRODUCER: ANDY CARVER
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY: MATT KAY & JOSHUA AUSLEY
EDITOR: XANNA WARD DIXON
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION: LEON JEAN-MARIE
CONSULTING PRODUCER: JAY V. HAIGLER
ARCHIVAL PRODUCERS: NIA CAMPBELL, ANDY CARVER
ASSISTANT PRODUCERS: LAURA SPENCE, SIMONE BASKERVILLE
PRODUCTION MANAGER: JASMINE BROWN
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: GEORGE JORDAN
CAMERA PA: SIMONE BASKERVILLE
CAMERA OPERATOR: BRANDON HABUDA
SOUND MIXER: CAMILA FRANCO RIBEIRO GOMIDE
ADDITIONAL SOUND MIXER: BEN SANDS
PROPS & WARDROBE: GARY LITTLE
PROPS ASSISTANT: HAHBIKA HEYWARD
PROPS PROVISION (VINTAGE SCUBA GEAR): FRED LYLES, SR, JASON DUNHAM
PICTURE CAR PROVISION: CAMELOT CLASSIC CARS LLC
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: ELI JULES
ADDITIONAL EDITOR: KATHRYN MOORE, NIKKI BATES
ASSISTANT EDITORS: ANDY CARVER, SAM MCGOWAN
BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHY: ELI JULES
PRODUCTION INTERNS: JULIA BRUNTON, BELINDA SANDERS-CARR, CHANISHA DHILLON, EDEN FORRESTER, BENEDICT O’KEEFE, BEN MCMORRAN
POST PRODUCTION SERVICES: ROUNDTABLE POST
COLORIST: MARTY WEBB
ONLINE EDITOR: EDWARD CORRIGAN
CONFORM ARTIST: TOM STOW
SOUND DESIGNER & RE-RECORDING MIXER: DAN WEINBERG
DIALOGUE & SOUND EDITOR: ANDREW HARRIS
POST PRODUCER: LAKSHYA UPADHYAYA