The Debutantes (2024)

Focusing on the first group of Black debutantes in Canton, Ohio in a decade, this documentary follows the young women as they unpack the ball’s legacy and chart their path forward, both for tradition and themselves.

Cast

Crew

Director
Contessa Gayles
Producer
Contessa Gayles
Producer
A Alyse Shorland
Producer
M Molly O'Brien
Producer
Jannat Gargi
Producer
A Aya Sloan
Editor
S Stefani Saintonge
Assistant Editor
A Arielle Davis
Cinematography
Contessa Gayles
Executive Producer
M Meadow Fund
Co-Executive Producer
M Marci Wiseman
Co-Executive Producer
D Dawn Bonder
Co-Executive Producer
D Daniel J. Chalfen
Executive Producer
N Noah Oppenheim
Executive Producer
L Liz Cole
Executive Producer
E Elizabeth Fischer
Executive Producer
J Jon Mone
Executive Producer
A Andy Berg
Co-Executive Producer
A Aisha Summers Burke
Executive Producer
S Sabrina Eisenstadt
Executive Producer
J Juliet Chin
Co-Executive Producer
E Evan Sypek
Co-Executive Producer
A Andrina Davis