Cast & Crew

Directed by

Matthew Heineman

Produced by

Baktash Ahadi
executive producer
Ahmad Shah Amin
associate producer
Carolyn Bernstein
executive producer
Richard Butler
Afghanistan unit producer
David Fialkow
executive producer
Nina Sing Fialkow
executive producer (as Nina Fialkow)
Timothy Grucza
co-producer
Matthew Heineman
producer
Lani Levine
co-producer
Caitlin McNally
producer
Cyrus Mirzashafa
UK Field Producer / associate producer
Saifullah Mohammadi
field producer
Joedan Okun
executive producer
Andrew Petrilak
line producer
Mohammad Anil Qasemi
associate producer
Javed Rezayee
story producer
Olivier Sarbil
co-producer
Mohammad Zaher Tahery
field producer
Grace Zahrah
co-producer

Music by

H. Scott Salinas

Cinematography by

Timothy Grucza
Matthew Heineman
Olivier Sarbil

Editing by

Pablo Garza
Matthew Heineman
Grace Zahrah

Production Management

Charlotte Zonis
production manager

Sound Department

Tristan Baylis
re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Leslie Bloome
foley artist
Ignacio Bonet
sfx editor / sound effects editor
Shaun Brennan
foley artist
Dhyana Carlton-Tims
dialogue editor
Ryan Collison
foley mixer
Curtis Henderson
foley artist
Connor Nagy
foley mixer
Jesse Peterson
sfx editor
Roni Pillischer
foley editor (as Ronnie Pillischer)
H. Scott Salinas
scoring mixer
Annie Taylor
supervising foley editor

Camera and Electrical Department

Brook Aitken
drone
Ryan Brooks
Colorado unit additional cinematographer
Ryan Brooks
Colorado unit additional cinematographer
Jacopo Campaiola
Colorado unit additional cinematographer
Peter Hutchens
Colorado unit additional cinematographer
Ross McDonnell
Colorado unit additional cinematographer

Editorial Department

Sheina Dao
color and finishing producer
Joe DeGrand
associate editor
Andrew Gersh
additional editor (as Andy Gersh)
Jim Hession
additional editor
Alex Linzmeier
associate editor
Seth Ricart
colorist / supervising colorist
Ruella Rouf
associate editor
Phill Skokos
additional editor
Daniel Toman
associate editor
Natasha Wong
additional colorist
Derrick Yuen
additional colorist
David Zieff
additional editor

Music Department

Jakob Freudendahl
music editor
D. Chris Smith
composer: additional music
Logan Stahley
musician: synthesizers
Trey Toy
additional music
Tomas Videla
additional music / composer additional music

Additional Crew

Siawash Aziz Ahmad
translator
Farid Ahmad Akrami
translator
Masood Amer
translator
Ehsan Bahrami
translator
Jay William Whittington Barrette
production assistant
Alejandro Basalo
production assistant
Charlie Ciporin
production assistant (as Charles Ciporin)
Marja Diaz
manager: National Geographic
Sebastian Duran
production assistant
Besmillah Ekhlas
translator
Hekmatullah Foushanji
translator
Esteban Frost
UK production services
Tim Horsburgh
Vice President: National Geographic Documentary Films
Said Sabir Ibrahimi
translator
Sayed Jawad
translator
Vivien Lee
transcripts
Zahra Lotfi
translator
Zohal Maqsoodi
translator
Malcolm Quinn Silver-Van Meter
production assistant
Saifullah Mohammadi
translator
Justin Morris
production accountant
Jawed Nader
translator
Zahidullah Nangrahary
translator
Atiqullah Nazari
translator
Rianne Pyle
production coordinator
Sayeed Mahdee Sanglakhee
translator
Balqees Sayed
translator
Deirdre Schutzman
transcripts
Samea Shanori
translator
Ahmad Tamim Sharifzai
translator
Anthony Smith
technical advisor
Mohammad Zaher Tahery
translator
Nabiullah Yousufzai
translator
Ahmad Zaki
translator
Raouf Zia
translator

Thanks

Adriana Banta
special thanks
Robert Bockholt
the producers wish to thank
Joey Marra
special thanks
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