CAST & CREW


Heidi Ewing: Director & Producer


Rachel Grady: Director & Producer


Craig Atkinson: Cinematography & Producer


Enat Sidi: Editing


Tony Hardmon: Cinematography

RACHEL GRADY

Co-owner of New York’s Loki Films, Grady is the co-director of “Jesus Camp” (Oscar nominee), “The Boys of Baraka”  (Emmy nominee) 12th & Delaware (Peabody winner) and DETROPIA (Sundance and Emmy winner). Most recently Grady co-directed “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You,” which premiered as the opening night film at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The film opened theatrically in July 2016 and will be broadcast on PBS October 25th. She and co-director Heidi Ewing are also in production on a new documentary film focusing on New York’s Hasidic community. Rachel is a member of the Directors Guild and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She Resides in Brooklyn, N.Y.

HEIDI EWING

Co-owner of New York’s Loki Films, Ewing is the co-director of “Jesus Camp” (Oscar nominee), “The Boys of Baraka” (Emmy nominee) 12th & Delaware (Peabody winner) and DETROPIA (Sundance and Emmy winner). Most recently Ewing co-directed “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You,” which premiered as the opening night film at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The film opened in theaters in July and will air on PBS October 25th.

Ewing is currently at work on “The Arrivals,” an innovative film about two successful New York City immigrants searching for a path to legalization. She and co-director Rachel Grady are also in production on a new documentary film focusing on New York’s Hasidic community. Heidi is a member of the Directors Guild and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

CRAIG ATKINSON

A multifaceted documentary filmmaker, Craig Atkinson is a notable director, editor and cinematographer. Most recently, Craig’s directorial debut DO NOT RESIST premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize for BEST DOCUMENTARY. Craig also produced and was the co-cinematographer on the feature-length documentary Detropia, a lyrical exploration of the city of Detroit trying to reinvent itself in a post-manufacturing United States. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and won the Editing Award for U.S. Documentary. Detropia went on to win 10 additional awards worldwide and was short-listed for an Academy Award. While in Detroit, Craig was also a cinematographer on The Education of Muhammed Hussein, a 40-minute short documentary exploring the Muslim population in the Detroit area. The film, made for HBO, was short-listed for an Academy Award in 2012. Earlier in his career, Craig was Enat Sidi’s (The Wolfpack, Jesus Camp) assistant editor during 12th and Delaware, an HBO film that takes a compelling look at the ongoing abortion debate in America. The film was an official selection at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Craig holds an MA in Visual Media Arts from Emerson College.

ENAT SIDI

Enat Sidi is a New York based editor.  She is a frequent collaborator with directors Heidi Ewing and RachelGrady, having edited most of their nonfiction feature films including “The Boys of Baraka” (2005 Emmy nominee), “Jesus Camp: (2006 Academy Award nominee), HBO’s 12th & Delaware (Peabody winner) and DETROPIA for which Enat won an Emmy and the editing award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. In addition, Enat has worked on many prestigious films for a myriad of diverse filmmakers including Ellen Kuras (“The Betrayal”) and Jennifer Vendiiti (“Billy the Kid”). In 2015 she edited “The Wolfpack” directed by crystal moselle (Grand jury at Sundance 2015) . Her latest editing achievement is Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You.

TONY HARDMON

Tony is a veteran cinematographer who has worked on numerous acclaimed documentaries. His credits include Barbara Kopple’s MISS SHARON JONES, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s BOYS OF BARAKA and DETROPIA,  Liz Garbus’ THE EXECUTION OF WANDA JEAN and GIRLHOOD, Stacey Peralta’s MADE IN AMERICA, Michael Moore’s SICKO  and  the Academy Award-winning short film CRISIS HOTLINE: VETERANS PRESS ONE (HBO).

He has also shot several ground-breaking documentary television series. These credits include Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s ICONOCLASTS, Mark Levin’s CHICAGOLAND and BRICK CITY  and the IDA Award-winning BOOMTOWN.

Tony was the Co-Director of the Emmy-nominated documentary SEMPER FI: ALWAYS FAITHFUL which exposed one of the largest water contamination incidents in US history. The film premiered at the Tribeca film festival and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. The film led to the passage of legislation to help the victims of the contamination and Tony was invited to the Oval Office for the signing ceremony.

Tony is the recipient of the 2012 Ridenhour Documentary Film Prize and is a Sundance Institute Documentary Fellow.

Steve “Stash” Kowalski


SOUND RECORDIST

Wolfgang Held


CINEMATOGRAPHY

Dial.81


COMPOSER

Blair French


Original Score

Tony Volante


Re-recording Mixer

Paul Bercovitch


Supervising Sound Editor

John Moros


Sound Effects Editor

Final Frame


Post Production Services

Owen Rucker


DI Online Editor

Caitlin Tartaro


DI Producer

Erin Casper


Associate Editor

Christina Gonzalez


Post Production Supervisor

Will Cox


DI Colorist

Nuncle


Graphics and Title Design

Nolan Finley


Consultant

Caleb Ford


Chinese Translator

Rob Jones at AnimalRummy


Poster Design

Cinetic Media


Distribution Advisory Services

Rob Browning


Studio Coordinator

D.Reiff & Associates


Production Insurance

Noah Stewart


Featured Tenor

Rachele Gilmore

Michael Wanko

Michigan Opera Theater Orchestra


Featured at the Detroit Opera House

The Nyce Band

94 East


Performers at the Raven Lounge

 Luann French

Schuyler Campbell

Todd Cochell

Dave Graw


Additional Musicians

Clayton Perry

Michael Lapp


Additional Sound Recordists

Steven R. Kowalski

Drew Dawson

Mandy Moran

Laura Hartrick


Production Assistants- Detroit

Robie Flores

Rachel Crane


Production Assistants- New York


IN MEMORY OF EILEEN EWING


THIS FILM IS DEDICATED TO THE MANY DETROITERS WHO WORK EVERY DAY TO MAKE THE CITY A BETTER PLACE


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