Cast & Crew

Directed by

Brett Morgen

Writing Credits

Brett Morgen

Cast

Kurt Cobain
Self
Wendy O'Connor
Self - Kurt's Mother
Don Cobain
Self - Kurt's Father
Jenny Cobain
Self - Kurt's Stepmother
Kim Cobain
Self - Kurt's Sister
Buzz Osborne
Self
Krist Novoselic
Self - Kurt's Friend
Tracy Marander
Self - Kurt's Girlfriend
Courtney Love
Self - Kurt's Wife
Nirvana
Themselves
Dave Grohl
Self - Nirvana
Chad Channing
Self - Nirvana
Jason Everman
Self - Nirvana
Pat Smear
Self - Nirvana
Dale Crover
Self - Nirvana
Dan Peters
Self - Nirvana
Dave Foster
Self - Nirvana
Aaron Burckhard
Self - Nirvana
Lori Barbero
Self
Frances Bean Cobain
Self
Eric Erlandson
Self
Jennifer Finch
Self
Lori Goldston
Self

Produced by

Danielle Renfrew Behrens
producer
Jessica Berman Bogdan
archival producer (as Jessica Berman-Bogdan)
Sara Bernstein
senior producer: HBO Documentary Films
David Byrnes
executive producer
Frances Bean Cobain
executive producer
David Allen Cress
field producer: Portland/Seattle (as David Cress)
Debra Eisenstadt
co-executive producer
Julie Frankel
field producer
Cain McKnight
executive producer
Lawrence Mestel
executive producer
Brett Morgen
producer
Dave Morrison
co-executive producer
Chris Mouw
animation producer (as Chris Eimers-Mouw)
Sheila Nevins
executive producer: HBO Documentary Films
Thierry Paalman
animation producer
Lisa Poole
studio producer
James A. Smith
co-producer (as James Smith)
Michiel Snijders
animation producer
Ava Stander
associate producer

Music by

Nirvana
(music by)

Cinematography by

Eric Alan Edwards
(as Eric Edwards)
James Whitaker
Nicole Hirsch Whitaker

Editing by

Joe Beshenkovsky
Brett Morgen

Makeup Department

Danielle Barkat
make-up: Portland/Seattle
David Hernandez
make-up: Courtney Love Cobain
Jayson Medina
hair: Courtney Love Cobain

Production Management

Tracy Flannigan
post-production manager
Charlene Logan Kelly
production manager (as Charlene Logan-Kelly)
Justin Wagman
post-production supervisor

Art Department

Vincent Lucido
storyboard artist

Sound Department

Jason Lennart Anderson
sound recordist: Portland/Seattle (as Jason Anderson)
Jeff Berlin
sound engineer
Anthony Enns
sound recordist
Cameron Frankley
sound designer / sound mixer
Devin Golub
sound recordist
Dan Kenyon
sound effects editor
Kyle Lane
audio cassette transfer
Phill Lee
mix technician
Jon Michaels
sound editor
Steve Pederson
sound mix
Tony Pilkington
sound engineer
Darren Polish
audio description narrator
Mark Purcell
mix technician
Unsun Song
re-recording mix technician
Eric Thomas
sound recordist
Bryon Williams
sound engineer (as Byron Williams)

Visual Effects by

Sander Kamermans
digital artist

Camera and Electrical Department

Hassan Abdul Wahid
first assistant camera (as Hassan Abdul-Wahid)
Leo Abraham
second assistant camera
Matthew Barbee
first assistant camera: Portland/Seattle
Nils Benson
camera operator: Portland/Seattle
Eric Bixler
best boy electric: Portland/Seattle
Michael Caparelli
first assistant camera
Stephanie Choi
best boy electric
Carlos Escobar
key grip
Carlos Escobar
key grip
Laura Goldberg
camera operator
Russell Griffith
gaffer
Amos James
best boy grip
Reed Koppen
first assistant camera
Jamie Lagerhausen
camera operator
Patrick LaValley
second assistant camera: Portland/Seattle
Lee Majors
best boy electric
Bryce McDonald
digital imaging technician (as Bryce MacDonald)
Erica Mckee
digital imaging technician
Pablo Santiago-Brandwein
best boy grip (as Pablo Santiago)
Scott Smith
grip
Matt Sumney
second assistant camera
Brandon Szajner
second assistant camera
Jason Talbert
grip
Joe Timko
key grip: Portland/Seattle
Martijn Verlind
reference camera
Joe Vitellaro
best boy grip: Portland/Seattle (as Joe Vitellero)
Guy Wagner
digital imaging technician: Portland/Seattle
Justin C. Ward
gaffer: Portland/Seattle (as Justin Ward)
Greg Wick
grip: Portland/Seattle
Jeff Woodings
digital imaging technician (as Jeffrey Woodings)

Animation Department

Mark Bastiaan
coloring and shadows
Yngwie Boley
coloring and shadows
Nicole Derksen
coloring and shadows
Ken Duncan
supervising animator: Duncan Studio
Joseph Gilland
animation: flower
Rogier Henkelman
coloring and shadows
Hisko Hulsing
animation by (as Hisko Hulsing Studio) / animation design / background painter
Stein Louisse
coloring and shadows
Samuel Michlap
background painting
Stefan Nadelman
animation by / animator: after effects / photo animator
Chris Sauve
animator
Jan-Jaap Schraverus
animator
Paul Schwarz
animator
Marlyn Spaaij
animator
Marcel Tigchelaar
animator
Merel van den Broek
coloring and shadows
Ronald van Vemden
3d character model
Stefan Vermeulen
animator
Florian Walraven
coloring and shadows
Peter Wassink
animator
Shawn Eddie
animation coordinator: duncan studio (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Marloes Liebrand
reference shoot stylist

Editorial Department

Takeia Burton
assistant editor
Mike Chiado
digital intermediate technologist
Shane Harris
colorist
Marc Jozefowicz
assistant editor
Andy Kaplan
digital intermediate head of production: Company 3
Kevin Klauber
additional editing
Ryan Loeffler
on-line assistant editor
Rudy Lopez
digital conform
Conor O'Neill
editorial consultant
Christian Prejza
digital intermediate producer (as Chris Prejza)
Glen Scantlebury
additional editing
Stefan Sonnenfeld
executive producer: CO3
Barb Steele
assistant editor
Ian Sullivan
digital intermediate accountant
Rachel Tejada
assistant editor
John Tripp
color assistant
Ciaran Michael Vejby
assistant editor (as Ciaran Vejby)
Joseph Volpe
after effects compositor
Arianna Shining Star
color assistant (uncredited)

Location Management

Brad Holtzman
location scout
Kathleen Lopez
location scout: Portland/Seattle

Music Department

Adam Bennati
assistant to music supervisor / music coordinator
Kurt Cobain
music by
Jeff Danna
musical score arranger / score produced and arranged by
Nicholas Dodd
orchestrator / score orchestrated and conducted by
Jon Michaels
music editor
Howard Paar
music supervisor
Mark Robertson
violin solos
John Whynot
score mixer / score recordist
John Fee
additional score arranger (uncredited)
Jeff Gartenbaum
assistant scoring engineer (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Sebastiaan Albers
reference actor
Mike Anker
photographs and artwork courtesy of (as Mike Anker/Retna/Photoshot/Everett Collection)
Sam Atraka Haozous
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Valentijn Bannier
reference actor
A.J. Barratt
photographs and artwork courtesy of (as A.J. Barrat/Retna/Photoshot/Everett Collection)
Gilbert Blecken
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Dana James Bong
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Calvin Bootsman
reference actor
Brent Bredwell
production assistant
Matt Brislawn
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Maryann Buchanan
photography consultant and image retouching
Doug Burack
accounting services provided by (as Douglas Burack)
Keith Cameron
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Jaclyn Cataldi
intern
Barry Clark-Ewers
Theatrical Distribution
Don Cobain
photographs and artwork courtesy of
Frances Bean Cobain
archival footage and audio courtesy of (as Frances Cobain) / photographs and artwork courtesy of (as Frances Cobain)
Jenny Cobain
photographs and artwork courtesy of
Kim Cobain
photo and ephemera coordinator (as Kimberly Cobain)
Sarah Copas
assistant: David Byrnes
Anton Corbijn
photographs and artwork courtesy of
Walter Dandy
production assistant
Chris DeJong
Driving PA
Randy Denicola
assistant production accountant
Emma Dobiash
intern
Nate Duran
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Jacqueline Eckhouse
production legal services (as Jackie Eckhouse)
Richard Eggly
intern
Richard Elfman
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Eric Erlandson
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Cam Everson
production coordinator: Portland/Seattle (as Cameron Everson)
Brad Featherstone
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Madeline Fendell
intern
Amy Finnerty
photographs and artwork courtesy of
Jesse Frohman
photographs and artwork courtesy of
Claire Gavin
production assistant
Andy Goldman
title design
Elise Golgowski
intern
J.J. Gonson
photographs and artwork courtesy of (as JJ Gonson)
Steve Gullick
photographs and artwork courtesy of (as Steve Gullick/Hell Gate)
Alice Gledhill Hall
press: international
Dora Handel
photographs and artwork courtesy of (as Dora Handel/Corbis Outline)
Chris Harrel
production assistant: Portland/Seattle
Tina Hertel
photographs and artwork courtesy of
Jesse Hixon
research assistant
Shelli Hyrkas
archival footage and audio courtesy of / photographs and artwork courtesy of
Aadam Jacobs
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Bruce A. Karsh
photographs and artwork courtesy of
Meredith Lanning
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Michael Lavine
photographs and artwork courtesy of
Albert Lee
production assistant
Mark Leialoha
photographs and artwork courtesy of
Youri Lenquette
photographs and artwork courtesy of
Bryan Li
intern: academy of motion picture arts and sciences
Courtney Love
archival footage and audio courtesy of (as Courtney Love Cobain) / photographs and artwork courtesy of (as Courtney Love Cobain)
Stephen Maloney
intern
Tracy Marander
photographs and artwork courtesy of
David Markey
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Jeff McLane
photography: Kurt Cobain's artwork
Liz Molholt
finance manager
Linde Notmeijer
reference actor
Krist Novoselic
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Wendy O'Connor
archival footage and audio courtesy of / photographs and artwork courtesy of
Christopher P. O'Toole
intern (as Chris O'Toole)
Lauren Ospala
production assistant
Marilyn Penn-Lindley
production accountant (as Marilyn Penn)
Alexandra Perez
production assistant
Chris Perez
clearance counsel (as Chris Perez Esq)
Charles Peterson
photographs and artwork courtesy of
John Purkey
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Kevin Rojas
production assistant
Ricardo Félix Rojas
production assistant
Andrew Rosenberger
intern
Jeff Rubie
archive administrator
Stacie Rubie
archive administrator
Jon Savage
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Patty Schemel
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Mark Seliger
photographs and artwork courtesy of (as Rolling Stone covers by Mark Seliger - April 16 1992 & January 27 1994 - appear courtesy of Rolling Stone LLC)
Aswin Sijm
reference actor
Tito Silvey Blatnik
intern
Richard Simmons
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Grant Singer
intern
Ed Sirrs
photographs and artwork courtesy of (as Ed Sirrs/Camera Press)
Jon Snyder
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Cesar Soriano
archival oversight
Shayne Stacy
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Wyatt Stone
research assistant
George Summers
intern
Christopher Swenson
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Robert Thompson
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Ian Tilton
photographs and artwork courtesy of (as Ian Tilton/Retna/Photoshot/Everett Collection)
Alexis Tucker
production legal services
Philip van der Steen
reference actor
Stan Visser
reference actor
Allison A. Waite
intern: academy of motion picture arts and sciences (as Allison Waite)
Kirk Weddle
photographs and artwork courtesy of
Jann Wenner
interview: David Fricke courtesy of (as Jann S Wenner)
Otto Weyer
archival footage and audio courtesy of
Alice Wheeler
photographs and artwork courtesy of
Katelyn Whitehead
intern
Sara Joe Wolansky
production assistant
Winnie Wong
insurance services provided by

Thanks

William Angarola
very special thanks
Tommy Blatnik
special thanks
Steffan Chirazi
special thanks (as Stefan Cherazi)
Don Cobain
very special thanks
Jenny Cobain
very special thanks
Kim Cobain
very special thanks (as Kimberly Cobain)
Charles Cross
special thanks
Chris Cuffaro
special thanks
Jonathan Daniel
special thanks
Aurelie de Troyer
very special thanks
Marie Walsh Dixon
special thanks
Scott Dunn
special thanks
Kevin Estrada
special thanks
Emma Feast
special thanks
David Fricke
special thanks to
Jeff Fura
special thanks
Jonathan Gardener
special thanks
Nelda Gil
special thanks
Tom Godici
very special thanks
Gregg Bryan Goldman
special thanks (as Gregg Goldman)
Darlene Gorzela
special thanks
Dave Grohl
very special thanks
Laura Kaltman
special thanks
David Karp
very special thanks
Bruce A. Karsh
special thanks
Kevin Kerslake
special thanks
Greg Ketchum
very special thanks
Graham Larson
special thanks
Nick Lee
special thanks
Courtney Love
very special thanks (as Courtney Love Cobain)
Tracy Marander
very special thanks
Jesse McBride
special thanks
Jacob McMurray
special thanks
Robert Mead
special thanks
Michael Meisel
very special thanks
Owen Miller
special thanks
Lorne Mitchell
special thanks
Jasper Morgen
very special thanks
Max Morgen
very special thanks
Skylar Morgen
very special thanks
Krist Novoselic
very special thanks
Wendy O'Connor
very special thanks
Francesca Orrach
special thanks
Helen Parker
special thanks
Jonathan Poneman
special thanks
Phil Raskind
very special thanks
Scott Ravine
special thanks
James Ring
special thanks
Raina Ring
special thanks
John Robb
special thanks
Chris Robertson
special thanks
Shari Rothseid
special thanks (as Shari Rothscheid)
Aimee Schechter
special thanks
James Sherry
special thanks
John Silva
very special thanks
Ben Silverman
special thanks
John Sloss
very special thanks
Kris Sproul
special thanks
Kurt St. Thomas
special thanks
Darcey Steinke
special thanks (as Darcy Steinke)
Eric Stern
very special thanks
Phil Sutcliffe
special thanks
Scott Taylor
special thanks
Angus Wall
very special thanks
Kim Waugh
very special thanks
Jann Wenner
special thanks to (as Jan S. Wenner) / special thanks: Rolling Stone (as Jann S. Wenner)
Andrew Winter
special thanks
Mark Zemel
special thanks
Mike Ziegler
special thanks
George Zorn
special thanks
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