CAST & CREW
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
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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